Re: Medieval mathematics well just

Scotty <nobody@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Wed, 17 Sep 2008 07:56:32 -0500, Robert Grumbine <bobg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

In article <ga8pri$6m4$7@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Paul J Gans wrote:
SolomonW <SolomonW@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > wrote:

[trimmage]

To someone like myself although I confess I have forgotten much of my
mathematics, it has both beauty and aesthetics. For example I find this
equation magnificent.

e^(i*pi)=-1

That's probably the most beautiful equation in mathematics.

It's missing an important number, which is why I prefer:
e^(i*pi) + 1 = 0

First heard that form from the same teacher who told me
about a native American grave marker which included a
diagram for a proof of the Pythagorean theorem, and a
symbol translated as 'Behold!'.

Three irrational numbers produce a rational solution?

While it looks elegant, have you tested it?

Google for it. The proof is trivial if you've had a
course in complex numbers.

To stay on topic, the medievals didn't know about imaginary
numbers.
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--- Paul J. Gans
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