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Mathematics

The Pythagorean Theorem and Its Surprising Geometric Generalizations

Quick fact

The theorem is named after Pythagoras, but it was known to Babylonian and Indian mathematicians over a thousand years earlier.

Why this is interesting

You've known a² + b² = c² for right triangles, but did you know this ancient theorem secretly works for any shape you put on the sides, and even in higher dimensions?