Surprising Uses of the Pythagorean Theorem

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By kurious
via betterexplained.com
Published: Oct 29 2007 / 06:32

Surprising Uses of the Pythagorean Theorem

The Pythagorean Theorem isn't just about triangles; it can generalize to any formula that squares a number. Bubble sorting 50 elements [O(n^2)] takes as long as bubble sorting two separate lists of 30 and 40. Read on for other applications of this 2000-year-old result.

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