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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 ...
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2 High School Students Have Proved the Pythagorean Theorem. Here’s What That Means
Two high school students have proved the Pythagorean theorem in a way that one early 20th-century mathematician thought was impossible: using trigonometry. Calcea Johnson and Ne’Kiya Jackson ...
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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 Have Proven the Pythagorean Theorem With Trigonometry. That Should Be Impossible.
The Pythagorean Theorem—discovered by the Greek mathematician Pythagoras in the 6th century BCE—is a cornerstone of mathematics. Simply stated as a 2 + b 2 = c 2, the theorem posits that the ...
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High school students say they’ve found new way to prove Pythagorean theorem
The standard Pythagorean theorem is used on an everyday basis in professions like architecture, building construction, navigation, spaceflight, computer sciences, and more. Calcea Johnson and Ne ...
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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 ...