They achieved the impossible: two students stun experts with a 2000-year-old mystery

A theorem as old as time… or almost For more than two millennia, Pythagoras’ theorem has stood as one of the cornerstones of ...
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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 ...
The Hill

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 ...
The Guardian

The wrong angle on Pythagoras’s theorem

Catherine Scarlett responds to an article about US teenagers who claim to have proved the theorem using trigonometry While it is heartening to see enthusiastic mathematical inquiry in young people and ...
BBC

National 5 Applications of Maths quiz - Pythagoras' theorem

Looking for more on Pythagoras' theorem? Revise with our National 5 Applications of Maths guide. N4 Applications of Maths - Pythagoras' theorem. revision-guideN4 Applications of Maths - Pythagoras' ...
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Uncovering myths and facts: Did Indians know about Pythagoras’ Theorem before Pythagoras himself? Let’s find out

Karnataka government’s position paper on the National Education Policy has sparked a debate over the Pythagoras theorem. It has highlighted what historians and mathematicians have been claiming for a ...
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NCERT maths textbook adds Baudhayana's name to Pythagoras' theorem

For generations, Indian students have learnt it simply as the Pythagoras Theorem. In a quiet but significant shift, the Class 8 NCERT mathematics textbook has now introduced it as the ...
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National 4 Applications of Maths quiz - Pythagoras' theorem

Looking for more on Pythagoras' theorem? Revise with our National 4 Applications of Maths guide. N4 Applications of Maths - Pythagoras' theorem. revision-guideN4 Applications of Maths - Pythagoras' ...