Pythagorean Theorem: Simplifying with Ab/Ab + Bc/Bc = Ac/Ac

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The discussion centers on the Pythagorean Theorem, specifically the equation Ab2 + Bc2 = Ac2, and its proposed alternative representation Ab/Ab + Bc/Bc = Ac/Ac. Participants debate the validity of this notation, with some asserting that it is mathematically incorrect unless Ab and Bc are zero. The conversation highlights misunderstandings of basic algebra and the implications of dividing by zero, ultimately concluding that the original theorem does not support claims about the speed of light being zero.

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  • #31
You simply don't know (for starters) the difference between traversed distanced and velocity.
 
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  • #32
rudeonline said:
Correct 1+1=1...



c + c = [ c + c ]/ [ 1 + c^2 / c^2] = 2*c / 2 = c = 1

The maximium speed limit in the universe is c according to Einstein's relativity.

c can be set equal to one. It can be set equal to zero as an axis of symmetry?
 
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  • #33
Are you stating that c in a^2 + b^2= c ^2 is light speed?
 
  • #34
The reason why..
Ab2 + Bc2 = Ac2 is that the 2 constants of Ab and Bc are melting together as one. If time increase, the same happens with distance. If something is always the same ( like a continue speed) Space and time are 0.
All is one. Can you proof god with math??
Ab/Ab + Bc/Bc = Ac/Ac is the same as Ab2 + Bc2 = Ac2.
 
  • #35
rudeonline said:
The reason why..
Ab2 + Bc2 = Ac2 is that the 2 constants of Ab and Bc are melting together as one. If time increase, the same happens with distance. If something is always the same ( like a continue speed) Space and time are 0.
All is one. Can you proof god with math??
Ab/Ab + Bc/Bc = Ac/Ac is the same as Ab2 + Bc2 = Ac2.

I took the liberty of highlighting your errors.

1 - Ab, Bc, and AC are not constants, they are just related.
2 - "Melting"? :smile:
3 - Distance, though related to time, doesn't necessarily increase with time (try "STANDING STILL" (aka no acceleration))
4 - So as long as I don't accelerate I'm not moving through space or time? That's only true in my own frame (according to me)
5 - Wow, that sentence made lots of sense. and I highly doubt you can prove god's existence with a^2 + b^2 = c^2.
6 - No it is not. Unles you mean 2*Ab + 2*Bc = 2*Ac, in which case it's not even pythagoras theorem anyways.
 
  • #36
This thread is making me cry : (
 
  • #37
You will cry, if you understand...calculaters are making you stupid. It workt well for you.
 
  • #38
rudeonline said:
You will cry, if you understand...calculaters are making you stupid. It workt well for you.
LOL! You do not understand even the most basic concepts of Physics or Math and claim that we are made stupid by calculators! Sorry, this thread is of no use.
 

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