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Nathaniel Kuffner
12/6/13
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Who is Pythagoras?
Pythagoras, a Greek mathematician,
impacted the world today with his
discoveries. Pythagorass main discovery was
that of the Pythagorean Theorem. The
Theorem can be used to today for many a
things, but it is most commonly used for
carpentry and architecture. He was the
founder of a religion called Pythagoreanism.
He also realized that musical strings can be
turned into mathematic symbols. Pythagoras
was known as one of the greatest ancient
mathematicians ever.
Pythagorean Theorem
The Pythagorean theorem states
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