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Submitted July 24, 2023
Published 2023-07-27

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Vol. 6 No. 2 (2023): Revista Saberes APUDEP

EXTENSIONS OF THE PYTHAGORAS THEOREM THROUGH HISTORY, FOR REGULAR POLYGONS


DOI https://doi.org/10.48204/j.saberes.v6n2.a4077

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DOI: 10.48204/j.saberes.v6n2.a4077

Published: 2023-07-27

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Caballero Vigil , L., & Castillo Mendoza , J. E. (2023). EXTENSIONS OF THE PYTHAGORAS THEOREM THROUGH HISTORY, FOR REGULAR POLYGONS. Revista Saberes APUDEP, 6(2), 8–26. https://doi.org/10.48204/j.saberes.v6n2.a4077

Abstract

The objective of this article is to highlight how captivating and transcendent the Pythagorean theorem is, as well as, how striking and beautiful it is to go beyond verifying that it is true only for squares built on the sides of a right triangle; and that, it ceases to be perceived as a simple formula that is recited mechanically and coldly.  Two famous proofs of this theorem are presented, then this theorem is extended to equilateral triangles, regular hexagons, and semicircles until it is generalized to all regular polygons.

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