As high school students, Calcea Johnson and Ne’Kiya Jackson embarked on a quest to uncover a valid new proof for the age-old Pythagorean theorem. 💪🏾💪🏾

New Orleans students Ne’Kiya Jackson, left, and Calcea Rujean Johnson say they have found a new way to prove the Pythagorean theorem using trigonometry. Photograph: WWL-TV

During their final year of high school, these two exceptional individuals, now college freshmen, astounded the mathematical world by unveiling a groundbreaking method to prove Pythagoras’s theorem using trigonometry. Their revelation, long deemed impossible by generations of mathematicians, was shared during a national interview on Sunday.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=4wbuVUt04zg%3Fsi%3DVaqtY5UGKkaWpoaE

The Pythagorean theorem, dating back 2,000 years, asserts that the sum of the squares of a right triangle’s two shorter sides equals the square of the hypotenuse—the longest side opposite the triangle’s right angle. This fundamental principle, often summarized as 𝑎2+𝑏2=𝑐2a2+b2=c2, has been a cornerstone of geometry education for countless students.

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/apr/07/new-orleans-teens-pythagorean-theory