Multiple choice general knowledge

This person originally propounded the Pythagorus theorem

  1. Aryabhat

  2. Pythagorus

  3. Budhayana

  4. Aristotle
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Baudhayana (or Budhayana), an ancient Indian mathematician from circa 800 BCE, documented the Pythagorean theorem in his Baudhayana Sulba Sutra, predating Pythagoras (circa 570-495 BCE) by several centuries. The theorem was known to ancient Indian, Babylonian, and Chinese mathematicians before Pythagoras. Option C is correct.

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