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Louisiana High School Seniors Say They Discovered a New Proof for 2,000-Year-Old Math Theorem

Calcea Johnson and Ne'Kiya Jackson believe they can prove the Pythagorean Theorem using trigonometry — and are being encouraged to submit their work for peer review Jason Hahn is a former Human ...
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Black New Orleans Teens Provide Trigonometry Proofs for Pythagorean Theorem, Once Thought To Be Impossible

Two New Orleans teens joined an exclusive club of mathematicians when they discovered trigonometry proofs for Pythagorean's Theorem. Two teens in New Orleans joined an exclusive club of mathematicians ...
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2 high schoolers say they've found a proof for the Pythagorean theorem which mathematicians thought was impossible

Two US high schoolers believe they have cracked a mathematical mystery left unproven for centuries. Calcea Johnson and Ne'Kiya Jackson looked at the Pythagorean theorem, foundational to trigonometry.
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Teens Who Say They Found New Proof for Pythagorean Theorem Honored as They Head to College (Exclusive)

New Orleans math whizzes Calcea Johnson and Ne'Kiya Jackson were recognized during Essence Festival — and gifted new tech by AT&T’s Dream in Black initiative Janine Rubenstein / People Calcea Johnson ...
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2 US teens solve impossible 2,000-year-old Pythagorean Theorem with trigonometry

Ne'Kiya Jackson and Calcea Johnson from Louisiana blew the math community away when they presented a solution to the Pythagorean theorem using trigonometry, an impossible feat for 2,000 years. They ...
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Black Students Who Discovered ‘Impossible’ Proof Of Pythagorean Theorem Develop 9 More Solutions

In 2022, Ne'Kiya Jackson and Calcea Johnson were able to prove that trigonometry can prove the theorem. Two Black students continue to showcase their prowess in math. The young women from Louisiana ...
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High school students say they’ve found new way to prove Pythagorean theorem

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) – Two students at a school in New Orleans have presented evidence of a mathematical discovery that scholars have been trying to prove for 2,000 years. School officials at St. Mary’s ...
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An old tadpole, new Pythagorean Theorem proof and how fruit may have affected evolution

All right. It's time now for our science news roundup from Short Wave, NPR's science podcast. I'm joined by the show's dynamic duo, Regina Barber and Emily Kwong. Hey, ladies. REGINA BARBER, BYLINE: ...