High schoolers find new way to solve Pythagorean theorem

Calcea Johnson and Ne’Kiya Jackson said they have found a way to prove the Pythagorean theorem using trigonometry without circular logic, a feat thought impossible by many scholars.

[OGPimpin]

This is really cool. Glad to see young ladies pursuing STEM fields and changing the game

[balemadhan]

Very surprising to see that kid's are no longer kid's, hence proved capable of mature enough to understand and solve unsolved problems once given chance and freedom of thinking. Kudos 👏 💐 🥳

[miryoa]

I love the fact that these students are having fun and doing math during a break?!?!?

[richiejohnson]

I don't understand the details, but I'm thrilled that these Princesses have made a splash. Anything like this helps give us confidence in our schools, and in the potential for everyone to achieve remarkable individuality. 🥰

[juicesnap]

I wish they talked more about what they did or showed the proof...

[DNNWorld-Wide]

These young ladies have made history. Congratulations 👏👏👏.

[GameDesignDude]

Bless you young queens, your parents, and your teachers!

[SusieGr]

These girls are A-MAZING!!! I'm sooo impressed. Congrats ladies!

[tao]

Pythagoras' theorem is not a problem that can be solved it needs to be proven true and Euclid himself proved it 2300 years ago already. It has inspired dozens of proofs since. Trigonometry follows from Pythagorean theory so the latter cannot be proven using the former.

[GPS]

Thanks 👍

I would like to have a deeper view of their work

[DerProfessor]

Why don't the explain the prove?!?
I wanna know

[Christobanistan]

It's a great proof, but there are handful of existing proofs like it already. It's not true that this proof has not been done before.

[irvinarias]

why is no one sharing what they actually did?

[caprarolaable]

This is awesome! Very impressive!!! Nice work ladies! I can't wait to see what other amazing things these two achieve in their lives sky's the limit for these two!! 🙏😊

[jimhabegger]

I would want those students to know that a person doesn't have to believe any false stories about what's new in their proof, to see value in it and in what they did.

[lamarcraven]

Was it approved yet or is it not approved because I went through this in school and I was dumbfounded I did not know how to figure this out even through college so if they did it I salute you People God bless you ladies

[RSLT]

Wow, that's intriguing! Could someone kindly explain how to define the sin function without relying on the Pythagorean theorem? What is the definition of sine that doesn't involve the Pythagorean theorem?

[daniellaspace]

THAT IS GROUND BREAKING NEWS. CONGRATS LADIES 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[poosywoosy]

They prove it and don’t show the proof.

[perennialbeachcomber.]

RE: The 'Pythagorean' theorem:
Wikipedia: Pythagoras.
Wikipedia: Greek colonies in antiquity (c. 6th century BC).