Instead of presenting the theorem as an abstract formula, the book draws from Baudhayana's Sulba Sutra to explain the concept ...

NCERT’s new Class 8 maths book now calls it the Baudhayana–Pythagoras Theorem, crediting ancient Indian scholar Baudhayana.

The textbook uses examples from Indian monuments and cultural contexts to explain key concepts of the subject, including ...

If you’ve ever heard the phrase “the music of the spheres,” your first thought probably wasn’t about mathematics. But in its historical origin, the music of the spheres actually was all about math. In ...

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 ...

The longest side of a right-angled triangle is the hypotenuse. The hypotenuse is always opposite the right angle. Draw a square on each side of a right-angled triangle. Calculate the area of each ...

Ne’Kiya Jackson, left, and Calcea Rujean Johnson found the proof as part of a maths contest their school held for over the Christmas break (Picture: WWLTV) A pair of high school students in the US ...