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Yes, the distance formula for a line segment was derived from Pythagoras' theorem.
Length is fundamental, area is derived.
Pythagoras
Yes, the distance formula for a line segment was derived from Pythagoras' theorem.
FT is a derived unit and not a fundamental unit. The fundamental unit cannot be broken down into different forms. The derived units on the other hand are made up of the fundamental units.
the differentiate between fundamental quantity and derived quantity?
fundamental
It was derived to mathematicians of the time and ever since.
No.
Fundamental quantity
Volume is derived, from length.
a fundamental unit is fixed in unlike a derived unit which is varying