Pythagorean Triangle/Examples/3-4-5/Historical Note
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Historical Note on $3-4-5$ Triangle
To the Pythagoreans, the $3-4-5$ triangle had particular significance: the sides of lengths $3$ and $4$ denoted the male and female principles, while the hypotenuse of length $5$ denoted their offspring.
Sources
- 1986: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers ... (previous) ... (next): $5$
- 1997: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): $5$