Prunebutt

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May 26 at 3:28pmWeb
Show threadComicalMayhemMay 26
Context?
Show threadRedjardMay 26
Pythagoreans were a math sect, and irrational numbers went against their holy doctrine when a member of the sect proved them to exist.
Show threadpomfegranateMay 26
Also, he wouldn’t let you eat beans
Show threaddeftMay 26
That sicks fuck
Show threadDragonTypeWyvernMay 27

Although Pythogoras is probably just semi-historical. Pythogoras himself would probably have been quite excited about the revelation, but among other things his cult attributed basically all existing math to him while also doing a really, really bad job of preserving any of his actual writings.

Anyways, “his” theorum was being used in Babylon and Egypt centuries before his birth. He just popularized it in Greece.

Show threadhumanspiralMay 27
different theorem? how do triangle sides have negative length?
Show threadPrunebuttMay 27

Wrong class of numbers you’re thinking of. Irrational numbers are the ones that can’t be represented in fractions.

Example: A right triangle where both legs have length 1.

a^2^ + b^2^ =c^2^
1^2^ + 1^2^ =c^2^
1+1=c^2^
2=c^2^ => c = sqrt(2)