Pythagoras' Theorem

First, lets find out who Pythagoras was, where he came from, what he did for a living, etc.

On your sheet of paper, answer the following questions.

1. Where was Pythagoras born? Did he live there all his life?

2. What three pursuits did Pythagoras dedicate his life to?

3. In what year was Pythagoras born? How old was he when he died?

4. What college did he attend?

5. According to Pythagoras, how could the world be understood?

6. What does his most famous contribution state?

7. In what other science did the make a contribution? What did he state?

8. What were the members of Pythagoras' Philosophical and Religious School expected to do?

9. Pythagoras had several rules for his members, but one rule in particular was quite interesting. What was it and why?

Now, lets explore The Pythagorean Theorem. You may answer the following questions :

10. What exactly does the Pythagorean Theorem state? What is the formula that represents this?

11. What does the a^2, the b^2, and the c^2 represent?