From the Wizard of Oz:
- Summary: The Scarecrow still might not have a brain.
- Details: When the Scarecrow receives his diploma he supposedly
proves the existence of his brain by spewing out the Pythagorean theorem but
what he actually says is 'The sum of the square roots of any two sides of an
isosceles triangle is equal to the square root of the remaining side.' He's
close but incorrect. The Pythagorean Theorem states : the sum of the SQUARES of
the LEGS of a RIGHT triangle is equal to the SQUARE of the HYPOTENUSE. (from
http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Hills/6396/ozmath.htm)
According to another site,
"In the movie The Wizard of Oz, the Scarecrow, upon receiving his Degree of
Thinkology from the Wizard, says 'The sum of the square roots of any two sides
of an isosceles triangle is equal to the square root of the remaining side
. . . Oh joy! Rapture! I've got a brain.'"
Note that these two sites dispute our authors' version, which is in problem 7.