Pythagorean Theorem Discoveries

By BJohnson1124
  • 2000 BCE

    Berlin Papyrus

    Berlin Papyrus
    The Berlin papyrus 6619, a papyrus from the Middle Kingdom Egyptian, contains a problem with a solution that suggests there was some knowledge of the Pythagorean Theorem, though the papyrus only shows the solving of two equations.
  • 1822 BCE

    Plimpton 322

    Plimpton 322
    The Mesopotamian Tablet, Plimpton 322, contains columns of many writings (numbers) that resemble what are now known as Pythagorean Triples.
  • 800 BCE

    Buadhayana Sulba-Sutra

    Buadhayana Sulba-Sutra
    Buadhayana, an Indian mathematician, was the author of the oldest Sulba Sutra which included a list of Pythagorean Triples discovered through algebra. As well as a statement of the Pythagorean Theorem and the Pythagorean Theorem used for a isosceles right triangle with a geometric proof.
  • 570 BCE

    Pythagoras is born

    Pythagoras is born
    Pythagoras is born. He is the man who would be credited with the discovery of the Pythagorean Theorem later in his lifetime.
  • 300 BCE

    Euclid's Elements

    Euclid's Elements
    The Pythagorean Theorem is published in a book for the first time. That book is called Euclid's Elements.

  • Pythagorean Theorem Today

    Pythagorean Theorem Today
    The "square method" is a great way to use the Pythagorean Theorem today to help you solve for a missing leg or the hypotenuse.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EKUVmx4-OY