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High school students who came up with 'impossible' proof of Pythagorean theorem discover 9 more solutions to the problem
In a new peer-reviewed study, Ne'Kiya Jackson and Calcea Johnson outlined 10 ways to solve the Pythagorean theorem using trigonometry, including a proof they discovered in high school. Two ...
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Louisiana students who solved the Pythagorean theorem discover nine more solutions to it
Two New Orleans students who solved the Pythagorean theorem using trigonometry have had their discovery confirmed by the math community after their findings were published in the American ...
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An old tadpole, new Pythagorean Theorem proof and how fruit may have affected evolution
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Regina Barber and Emily Kwong of Short Wave about the oldest known tadpole, new proofs of the ...
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Black Students Who Discovered ‘Impossible’ Proof Of Pythagorean Theorem Develop 9 More Solutions
The young women from Louisiana have found nine more solutions to the Pythagorean theorem after discovering proof to the problem in a way once considered impossible. The college students found this ...
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Two teenagers have once again proved an ancient math rule
Two years ago, a couple of high school classmates each composed a mathematical marvel, a trigonometric proof of the Pythagorean theorem. Now, they’re unveiling 10 more. For over 2,000 years ...
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High-schoolers come up with 'impossible' trigonometry proofs for Pythagorean theorem
Two Louisiana high school students, Ne'Kiya Jackson and Calcea Johnson, have achieved a remarkable feat by proving the Pythagorean theorem using trigonometry, an accomplishment long considered ...
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Students discover and publish unexpected proof for 2,000-year-old mathematical theory
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Louisiana students ...
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Teens who solved 2,000-year-old math puzzle expand on their work in publication
The students started researching as part of a school-wide math contest with a challenging bonus question, which asked students to create a new proof for the Pythagorean Theorem, a fundamental ...
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Two High Schoolers Found an ‘Impossible’ Proof for a 2,000-Year-Old Math Rule—Then, They Discovered Nine More
Ne’Kiya Jackson and Calcea Johnson of Louisiana published a new study proving the Pythagorean theorem using trigonometry, a feat mathematicians long thought could not be done Alexa Robles-Gil ...
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High school students who came up with 'impossible' proof of Pythagorean theorem discover 9 more solutions to the problem
Two students who discovered a seemingly impossible proof to the Pythagorean theorem in 2022 have wowed the math community ...