Pythagorean Theorem: Some False Proofs Even smart people make mistakes. Some mistakes are getting published and thus live for posterity to learn from. I ’ll list below some fallacious proofs of the Pythagorean theorem that I came across. Some times the errors are subtle and involve circular reasoning or fact misinterpretation. On occasion‚ a glaring error is committed in logic and leaves one wondering how it could have avoided being noticed by the authors and editors. Proof 1 One such error appears
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Gauss Markov Theorem In the mode [pic]is such that the following two conditions on the random vector [pic]are met: 1. [pic] 2. [pic] the best (minimum variance) linear (linear functions of the [pic]) unbiased estimator of [pic]is given by least squares estimator; that is‚ [pic]is the best linear unbiased estimator (BLUE) of [pic]. Proof: Let [pic]be any [pic]constant matrix and let [pic]; [pic] is a general linear function of [pic]‚ which we shall take as an estimator of [pic]. We must specify
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Chebyshev’s Theorem and The Empirical Rule Suppose we ask 1000 people what their age is. If this is a representative sample then there will be very few people of 1-2 years old just as there will not be many 95 year olds. Most will have an age somewhere in their 30’s or 40’s. A list of the number of people of a certain age may look like this: |Age |Number of people | |0 |1 | |1 |2 | |2 |3
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Greek mathematician and philosopher. Pythagoras was responsible for important developments in the history of mathematics‚ astronomy‚ and the theory of music. The thing that Pythagoras is probably the most famous for is the Pythagorean Theorem. The Pythagorean Theorem is used in the field of mathematics and it states the following: the square of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is equal to the sum of the squares of the two other sides. This means that if one makes a square (with all sides equal in
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DURABILITY AND MONOPOLY R. H. COASE Universityof ChicagoLaw School that A SSUME a supplier owns the total stock of a completely durable good. At what price will he sell it? To take a concrete example‚ assume that one person owns all the land in the United States and‚ to simplify the analysis‚ that all land is of uniform quality. Assume also that the landowner is not able to work the land himself‚ that ownership of land yields no utility and that there are no costs involved in disposing
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Geometry Definitions‚ Postulates and Theorems Definitions Name Complementary Angles Supplementary Angles Theorem Vertical Angles Transversal Corresponding angles Same-side interior angles Alternate interior angles Congruent triangles Similar triangles Angle bisector Segment bisector Legs of an isosceles triangle Base of an isosceles triangle Equiangular Perpendicular bisector Altitude Definition Two angles whose measures have a sum of 90o Two angles whose measures have a sum of 180o A statement
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display the temperature at that depth in degrees Celsius and Fahrenheit. The relevant formulas are: Celsius = 10 x (depth) + 20 (Celsius temperature at depth in km) Farhrenheit = 1.8 x (Celsius) + 32 8. The Pythagorean Theorem states that the sum of the squares of the sides of a right triangle is equal to the square of the hypotenuse. For example‚ if two sides of a right triangle have lengths 3 and 4‚ then the hypotenuse must have a length of 5. The integers 3‚ 4‚ and 5
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Introduction This experiment focuses on two concepts. These concepts are Proportionality and Superposition theorems. Proportionality is a way to relate two quantities together. This means that when more input is supplied‚ you get more output which is proportional to the input. The Proportionality Theorem states that the response in a circuit is proportional to the source acting in the circuit. This is also known as Linearity. The proportionality constant (K) relates the input voltage to the
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properties of actual procedures for aggregating preferences via voting rules. The problem is finding a social choice function that satisfies normative criteria and establishing equilibrium under voting rules. (Mueller‚ 3‚ 1989) Arrow’s Impossibility Theorem set out to prove that democratic social choice processes were inherently flawed and had no way to be fixed. In order for a person to vote there must be a social welfare function that satisfies unrestricted domain‚ positive association‚ independence
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EXPERIMENT NO. 10 Thevenin’s Theorem Objectives: 1. To verify the Thevenin’s theorem through an experiment. 2. To find the Thevenin’s resistance RTH by various methods and compare values. Equipment: Resistors‚ DMM‚ breadboard‚ DC power supply‚ and connecting wires. Theory: Thevenin theorem states that any linear two-terminal circuit can be replaced by an equivalent circuit consisting of a voltage source VTH in series with a resistance RTH where * VTH is the open-circuit voltage at
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