Question

What is Pythagoras famous for?

writing the history of the peloponnesian war
writing a history of the persian wars
developing an important mathematical theorem
his early studies in astronomy

Answer 1

developing an important mathematical theorem

Answer 2

He is best known in the modern day for the Pythagorean Theorem, a mathematical formula which states that the square of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is equal to the sum of the squares on the other two sides.