Re: Pythagorean Theorem is Wrong
- From: Stephen Montgomery-Smith <stephen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2006 14:06:53 GMT
Rod Reynolds wrote:
N. Silver wrote:
Rod Reynolds wrote:
I've shown it in my blog
http://aspoonfulweighsaton.blogspot.com/
You are claiming that 10, 20, 25 are lengths
of sides of a right triangle. If this is the case,
then the Pythagorean Theorem fails for this
particular triangle. Is that right? (Pun intended.)
We can construct a 30 by 30 square as follows.
A
________20_______|___10____
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
| 20
D_|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|---
|--- B
20 |
|
|
|
| 10
|___10____|______20________|
C
Connect points on the square with line segments:
AB, BC, CD, AD.
The area of the big square is 900 square units. The
areas of each
of the right triangles is 100 square units, giving
400 square units for
the four triangles. Subtracting we get the area of
the smaller square,
inside the big square, which is 900 - 400 = 500.
Then each hypotenuse
has length = sqrt(500) which is different than 25.
Therefore, the triangle
10, 20, 25 is not a right triangle.
But you are trying to provide a proof of Pythagorus
by providing a proof of Pythagorus. This is a circular argument,
particularly in view of the OP's assertion that all of the proofs of Pythagorus
are wrong.
It is mind boggling how stupid some people can be. "I'm right, because of the following reasons". Well, I've already told you that I'm not going to believe your reasons. Jeez...
Yes, that is a much more direct counter-argument.
.
- References:
- Re: Pythagorean Theorem is Wrong
- From: Stephen Montgomery-Smith
- Re: Pythagorean Theorem is Wrong
- From: Rod Reynolds
- Re: Pythagorean Theorem is Wrong
- Prev by Date: Re: minimal prime ideals in local noetherian rings
- Next by Date: Universal Anarchy Theory
- Previous by thread: Re: Pythagorean Theorem is Wrong
- Next by thread: Re: Pythagorean Theorem is Wrong
- Index(es):
Relevant Pages
|
Loading
