The US President To Prove The Pythagorean Theorem 🇺🇸
Maths with James Garfield
US President: James A Garfield
As the 20th President of the United States in 1881, James Garfield came up with an elegant proof of the Pythagorean Theorem in 1876 while being a Congressman. His proof of this well-known theorem was later published in the New England Journal of Education
Without further ado, let’s dive in!
a² + b² = c² 👨⚖️
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