Happy Pythagorean Day!

[Astronuc]

In mm/dd/yy format, 9/16/25 is 3²/4²/5².

In dd/mm/yy, it's 4²/3²/5², still Pythagorean, but not monotonically sequential.

 

[BillTre]

In mm/dd/yy format, 9/16/25 is 3²/4²/5².

In dd/mm/yy, it's 4²/3²/5², still Pythagorean, but not monotonically sequential.

Well, I'll be squared!

 

[SleipnirTheHorse]

I'm wondering if I should study Pythagoras's Philosophy, I'm studying a lot of Stoicism right now, in fact I bought a book for 0.25$ at the library.

But it seems that Pythagoras could give me more of the answers of why and how?

 

[WWGD]

I'm wondering if I should study Pythagoras's Philosophy, I'm studying a lot of Stoicism right now, in fact I bought a book for 0.25$ at the library.

But it seems that Pythagoras could give me more of the answers of why and how?

Ask the horse nir where you sleip.

 

[neilparker62]

Diophantus Book II Problem VIII. To divide a square (of a rational number) into two other squares - also of rational numbers. Let the first of these be N and the second an arbitrary multiple of N diminished by the square root of the chosen square. Solve for N.

 

[WWGD]

Well, century-wide , there are 3 choices for month : 1,4,9, and 5 choices for day: 1,4,9,16,25 , and , if we use just 2 digits for the year, (allowing 00, 01,04,09 as squares ), 10 choices, for a total of (3)(5)(10)=150 choices per century. Out of a total of 36500 days, give-or-take (Leap year or not, whether the first year is leap or not, etc) , for a ratio of 15/3650=3/730 , or an average of around 1.5 per year, though 90% of the years, those not ending in a square, there will be none.

 

[SleipnirTheHorse]

I don’t think you know who Sleipnir is?

 

[WWGD]

I don’t think you know who Sleipnir is?

Sorry, a joke. Hope you didn't find it offensive. ' Sleipnir' reads like 'Sleep near'.

 

[SleipnirTheHorse]

Sorry, a joke. Hope you didn't find it offensive. ' Sleipnir' reads like 'Sleep near'.

Ok, wasn't offensive, just I am a Norse Pagan and Sleipner is a big part of my religion. By the way my favorite cartoon has two characters who are based of horses in my religion who bring up the sun and moon.