For four decades, a quiet boundary in pure mathematics kept a powerful theorem locked inside the safe world of finite quantities. Now a new result known as Sebestyen’s theorem has pushed that boundary ...

Pythagoras Theorem: The Pythagoras Theorem is a fundamental principle in geometry, attributed to the ancient Greek mathematician Pythagoras. This theorem establishes a relationship between the sides ...

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“You don’t have to believe in God, but you have to believe in The Book,” the Hungarian mathematician Paul Erdős once said. The Book, which only exists in theory, contains the most elegant proofs of ...

A proof is a rigorous argument that shows a mathematical claim to be true. Mathematics is different from other fields of science because claims are held to a different standard. Using the scientific ...

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A post is \(30\,m\) high. A cable is attached to the top of the post. The other end of the cable is \(14\,m\) from the base of the post. Regulations state that the cable must measure less than \(35\,m ...

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