In what year was the Pythagorean Theorem developed?

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George C.
Nov 22, 2015

The Pythagorean Theorem was known to the Babylonians about 1000 years before Pythagoras was born, though Pythagoras is credited with the first recorded proof.

Explanation:

Though we name this theorem after the Greek mathematician Pythagoras who lived approximately 570-495 BC, it was known and recorded by the Babylonian mathematicians about 1000 years earlier. It was also discovered independently by other ancient civilisations in Mesopotamia, India and China.

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