Louisiana students find new way to solve Pythagorean theorem | GMA

While solving a bonus math problem for school, Calcea Johnson and Ne'Kiya Jackson discovered a new proof for the Pythagorean theorem using trigonometry.

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[pumpkinspice]

All I can say is WoW! They both have brilliant minds! 👏 May they go a long way in their future occupations. Fabulous!

[jeanpinder]

Wow. I’m totally impressed and proud of these 2 young ladies.

[IntergalacticSpaceKitten]

They are so intelligent! I bet their families are so proud. Bravo girls! 👏 That's so awesome!

[TheMrmoc]

All it takes is a spark....just one tiny spark. Give me a place to stand, and I will move the earth. Congratulations to these women, for what they did for themselves, and their communities at large.

[patriciathomas]

Congratulations young ladies!! So proud of you! Trigonometry used to be my thing too (way back in high school and my college freshman year).👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🏆

[avirei]

Yes, if they don't do anything else for the rest of their lives this moment right here was another contribution to humanity and you have done your part girls. Congratulations! 😊

[TheDivasoprano]

Hello scholarships! These girls must be highly sought after.

[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.

[mokuba]

Great video! One quick correction on the captions, there's a line that says "Law of science." It's actually Sines, not science. They used the Law of Sines in their proof.

[ritamariekelley]

Your families must be so proud of you! You must be so proud. Love to you Girls.

[kirkb]

No they didn't.
SIn = Opposite/hypotenuse.
Law of Sines: a/sin(a) = b/sin(b) = c/sin(c)
For any Right triangle: a/sin(a) = b/sin(b) = c/sin(c) = c
Which means: (a/sin(a))^2 = (b/sin(b))^2 = (c/sin(c))^2 = c^2
Therefore: a^2 + b^2 = (a/sin(a))^2 = (b/sin(b))^2 = (c/sin(c))^2 = c^2
You can use the Law of Sines with ANY and ALL proofs of the Pythagorean Theorems.

[shirl]

That's what intelligence looks like.

[nicford]

Black Girl Magic! So proud of them. Hoping to see great things in their future!!

[djcuriosity]

Amazing work, ladies! Pioneering the future of mathematics with style! 🌟"

[okayimbackwhateverjones]

Very exciting! It is my first summer without TJ and Amy, so there is a bit of a twinge of missing them but also... I will be moving forward. In the spirit of such, what is going on with the ballooning of the vena cava just below the heart in Black men? I heard something about this but can't find the exact diagnosis...

[AlongtheRiverLife]

I don't understand? What exactly did they do? Figure a new solution or just used trigonometry verse algebra?

[TheGeneralCase]

Pretty sure Euclid did this with ratios of the sides of any triangle over 2000 years ago. In fact Euclid proved the law of cosines which is the general case of the Pythagorean theorem. Get it? The general case? All the praise on these two just emphasizes the deep ignorance of people in the US. And if anything, they should have given a brief explanation of what they actually did instead of whatever that interview was.

[ChiefCedricJohnson]

1 Peter 1:25
But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.

[SavorTheWin]

Lol. my trigonometry teacher back in highschool taught us how to do that. They didn't discover anything.

[farmerbold]

Calcea Johnson and Ne'Kiya Jackson have impressed many. (PS: Please note that "race" is a distraction to far too many.