Re: Pythagorean Theorem is Wrong

skuesey wrote:

Rod Reynolds wrote:

I've shown it in my blog
http://aspoonfulweighsaton.blogspot.com/


Guess what? I can also think of three numbers that don't fit
Pythagoras' theorum - 1, 2 and 3.

Since I believe Pythagorus' theorum to be right, I believe (sorry, I
know) that you can't draw a right angled triangle with sides of length
1, 2 and 3 units. Since you obviously think Pythagoras' theorum is
wrong, would you like to draw me such a triangle to prove your point?

Yoo hoo? In a triangle the sum of the lengths of two sides must exceed the length of the third. 1 + 2 does not exceed three so there is not 1,2,3 triangle.

Bob Kolker

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