| Peer-Reviewed

Generalizations of Pythagoras’ Theorem

Received: 12 November 2014     Accepted: 25 December 2014     Published: 6 January 2015
Views:       Downloads:
Abstract

Pythagoras’ Theorem is one of the most fascinating results in the History of Mathematics. Although there are indications that the result was already known before by the Babylonians, was with the Pythagorean School that there was a formal demonstration of this theorem. As Loomis (1972), in 1940 were known at least 340 different demonstrations of the Pythagoras’ Theorem, whose enunciation is as follows: “In any right triangle, the area of the square whose side is the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the areas of the squares whose sides are over each cathetus”. This article discusses Pythagoras’ Theorem and some generalizations, and introduces a new generalization of this important theorem.

Published in Science Journal of Education (Volume 2, Issue 6)
DOI 10.11648/j.sjedu.20140206.13
Page(s) 185-187
Creative Commons

This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.

Copyright

Copyright © The Author(s), 2015. Published by Science Publishing Group

Keywords

Mathematics Education, Geometry, Pythagoras’ Theorem

References
[1] Boyer, C. B. (1991). A History of Mathematics. USA: John Wiley. ISBN: 13: 978-0471543978
[2] Eves, H. (1990). An Introduction to History of Mathematics. (Saynders Series). USA: Cengage Learning. ISBN: 13: 978-0030295584
[3] Loomis, E. (1972). The Pythagorean Proposition. Publication of the National Council of Teachers. USA.
Cite This Article
  • APA Style

    Luiz Gonzaga Xavier de Barros. (2015). Generalizations of Pythagoras’ Theorem. Science Journal of Education, 2(6), 185-187. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.sjedu.20140206.13

    Copy | Download

    ACS Style

    Luiz Gonzaga Xavier de Barros. Generalizations of Pythagoras’ Theorem. Sci. J. Educ. 2015, 2(6), 185-187. doi: 10.11648/j.sjedu.20140206.13

    Copy | Download

    AMA Style

    Luiz Gonzaga Xavier de Barros. Generalizations of Pythagoras’ Theorem. Sci J Educ. 2015;2(6):185-187. doi: 10.11648/j.sjedu.20140206.13

    Copy | Download

  • @article{10.11648/j.sjedu.20140206.13,
      author = {Luiz Gonzaga Xavier de Barros},
      title = {Generalizations of Pythagoras’ Theorem},
      journal = {Science Journal of Education},
      volume = {2},
      number = {6},
      pages = {185-187},
      doi = {10.11648/j.sjedu.20140206.13},
      url = {https://doi.org/10.11648/j.sjedu.20140206.13},
      eprint = {https://article.sciencepublishinggroup.com/pdf/10.11648.j.sjedu.20140206.13},
      abstract = {Pythagoras’ Theorem is one of the most fascinating results in the History of Mathematics. Although there are indications that the result was already known before by the Babylonians, was with the Pythagorean School that there was a formal demonstration of this theorem. As Loomis (1972), in 1940 were known at least 340 different demonstrations of the Pythagoras’ Theorem, whose enunciation is as follows: “In any right triangle, the area of the square whose side is the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the areas of the squares whose sides are over each cathetus”. This article discusses Pythagoras’ Theorem and some generalizations, and introduces a new generalization of this important theorem.},
     year = {2015}
    }
    

    Copy | Download

  • TY  - JOUR
    T1  - Generalizations of Pythagoras’ Theorem
    AU  - Luiz Gonzaga Xavier de Barros
    Y1  - 2015/01/06
    PY  - 2015
    N1  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.sjedu.20140206.13
    DO  - 10.11648/j.sjedu.20140206.13
    T2  - Science Journal of Education
    JF  - Science Journal of Education
    JO  - Science Journal of Education
    SP  - 185
    EP  - 187
    PB  - Science Publishing Group
    SN  - 2329-0897
    UR  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.sjedu.20140206.13
    AB  - Pythagoras’ Theorem is one of the most fascinating results in the History of Mathematics. Although there are indications that the result was already known before by the Babylonians, was with the Pythagorean School that there was a formal demonstration of this theorem. As Loomis (1972), in 1940 were known at least 340 different demonstrations of the Pythagoras’ Theorem, whose enunciation is as follows: “In any right triangle, the area of the square whose side is the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the areas of the squares whose sides are over each cathetus”. This article discusses Pythagoras’ Theorem and some generalizations, and introduces a new generalization of this important theorem.
    VL  - 2
    IS  - 6
    ER  - 

    Copy | Download

Author Information
  • Programa de Pós-gradua??o em Educa??o Matemática, Universidade Anhanguera de S?o Paulo (UNIAN), S?o Paulo, Brasil

  • Sections