More advanced mathematics can be traced to ancient Greece over 2,500 years ago. Ancient mathematician Pythagoras had questions about the sides of a right triangle. His questioning, research, and testing led to a basic understanding of triangles we still study today, known as the Pythagorean Theorem.

Is mathematics discovered or invented?

Mathematics is an intricate fusion of inventions and discoveries. Concepts are generally invented, and even though all the correct relations among them existed before their discovery, humans still chose which ones to study.

What was the first form of math?

We have considered some very early examples of counting. At least one dated to 30,000B.C. Counting is but the earliest form of mathematics. It was first a simple device for accounting for quantity.