Visualization of the famous Yang Hui or Pascal Triangle, dimensions 0, 1, 2 (relevant for the Pythagoras theorem 2.0) and 3
In the not yet published novel "Fluten", a combination of thriller and textbook, the characters Sheldon and Hasan, students at the fictional University of Aachen, develop this elegant formula and call it the first Shalan theorem. In German, “Fluten” has a double meaning. It is both the plural of flood and a verb.
Pythagoras: a²+b²=c²
=a²+2ad+d²
=(a+d)²
Cheap trick: Outsourcing of d² leads to d²(2a/d+1), 2a/d+1 becomes m²
Solve for a
2a/d+1=m²
a/d=(m²-1)/2
a=d(m²-1)/2
First Shalan theorm
(d(m²-1)/2)²+d²m²=(d(m²+1)/2)²
Take any natural number >2 and call it dm. "d", as the distance between a and c, must be natural. But not "m" which must be >1.
HERE I FORGOT SOMETHING IMPORTANT; SOME PRIME NUMBERS CAN BE THE HYPOTENUSE!
17=2(4²+1)/2 So m=4, d=2 In this case d must be even.
The great thing about this quadratic formula for lazy people is that all you have to do is square m!
And this is how it works: Let dm=24
Find two factors that give the product 24
d=12, m=2
(12(2²-1)/2)²+24²=(12(2²+1)/2)²
=>18²+24²=(18+12)²
=30²
d=18,m=4/3
(18(16/9-1)/2)²+24²=(a+d)²
18(7/9)/2=7
=>7²+24²=25² 7,24,25 is a primitive Pythagorean triple. With d=2,m=12, you get the other primitive triple 24,143,145: 143²+24²=145²
d=16,m=3/2
8(9-4)/4=10, 10²+24²=26²
d=8,m=3
32²+24²=40²
d=6,m=4
45²+24²=51²
d=4,m=6
70²+24²=74²
If dm is a prime number, d must be 1:
dm=17
=> 288/2=a, 144²+17²=(144+1)²
This is shockingly simple, isn't it?
This is just a screenshot of the alternative text of the photo that shows a visualization of the Yang Hui or Pascal Tringle, dimensions 0, 1, 2, 3..
I FORGOT SOMETHING IMPORTANT; SOME PRIME NUMBERS CAN BE THE HYPOTENUSE!
17=2(4²+1)/2 So m=4, d=2 In this case d must be even.
Visualization of enlarged n-dimensional cubes, dimensions 0,1,2,3
(a+b)⁰=1
(a+b)¹=1a+1b
(a+b)²=1a²+2ab+1b²
(a+b)³=1a³+3a²b+3ab²+b³
My screenshot reads:
Today I have one of my Cassandra days. But my truth, which no one wants to hear, is such a beautiful one. And I wouldn't have pushed Apollon off the edge of the bed.
For Pythagoras 2.0 you only need a single number greater than two and you can immediately tell which Pythagorean triples it belongs to!
This is so much less complicated than the traditional methods.
And you only have to square one number. Which doesn't always have to be natural!
The Shalan theorems deserve more attention.
Pythagoras theorem: a²+b²=c²
1st Shalan theorem
d(m²-1)/2 as "a"
dm as "b", d(m²+1)/2 as "c" with c=a+d
In my pinned tweet I was guilty of an omission: prime numbers can not only appear as legs of right-angled triangles, but some can also become hypotenuses. I forgot to mention that. Those prime numbers, successors of even square numbers (16+1=17)* or half of the successors of odd square numbers ((25+1)/2=13)**, can be a hypotenuse; If so, d must be even.
*d=2,m=4: 2(4²-1)/2=15
=> 15²+8²=17²
**d=8,m=3/2: 8(9/4-4/4)/2=5
=> 5²+12²=13²
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