![]() ![]() “The sum of the squares of the leg lengths of a right triangle is equal to the square of the length of its hypotenuse.” With this language, we can write the Theorem in one nice sentence, a sentence that sounds vaguely similar to Homer’s proclamation: Remember that c is the length of the “hypotenuse”, and a and b represent the lengths of the “legs”. Someone offscreen promptly tries to corrects him:Ī cute scene, but we math people are dying to know: who’s right? Does Homer know what he’s talking about, or not?īasically, if you have a right triangle, then there is a nifty equation involving the lengths of the triangle’s sides. ![]() “The sum of the square roots of any two sides of an isosceles triangle is equal to the square root of the remaining side.” There’s a fun episode of the Simpsons (season 5, episode 10) where Homer puts on a pair of glasses he finds in a public bathroom, and with newfound super-smartness, proclaims the following: ![]() Occasionally, there’s actually a lovely math story lurking behind an episode of a favorite program! As we will see, even Homer Simpson takes a stab at mathematics, which leads us to revisit a very famous geometry theorem, and then dive into some higher-level thinking when we examine what Homer’s really saying! Homer the mathematician But math does pop up from time to time, even in popular shows. Given that most people don’t particularly want to think about math when they’re relaxing and watching their favorite TV show, you won’t find much mathematics on the television. ![]()
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