Pythagoras's theorem explained – audio slideshow
Monday, March 5, 2012 - 07:00
in Earth & Climate
Ian Stewart, author of Seventeen Equations that Changed the World, explains how Pythagoras's theorem can be used to calculate the length of a right-angled triangle's side from the lengths of its other two sidesEric HilaireJason Phipps
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