From trigonometry to Pythagoras' theorem, there are plenty of mathematical terms you might remember from school – but could you actually answer a question now? After a survey found half of British ...

Pythagoras Theorem states that for a right-angled triangle, the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides. Practice applying Pythagoras’ theorem ahead of your ...

What began as a bonus question in a high school math contest has resulted in a staggering 10 new ways to prove the ancient ...

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Nick Gibb, the Education Minister, has hit out at the popstar Lily Allen after she questioned the value of children learning Pythagoras's theorem and using bunsen burners in schools. By Laura Hughes ...

For over two millennia, mathematicians agreed on one thing: you can’t use trigonometry to prove Pythagoras’ Theorem—because trigonometry is built on it. That logic, drilled into students and scholars ...