A high school teacher didn't expect a solution when she set a 2,000-year-old Pythagorean Theorem problem in front of her ...

A one-minute video showing you how to prove Pythagoras' theorem: that the area of the square on the longest side of a right-angled triangle is equal to the sum of the squares on the other two sides.

This is an updated version of a story first published on Nov. 1, 2024 For centuries, students have learned that in a right ...

Two young mathematicians, Calcea Johnson and Ne'Kiya Jackson, made headlines with a groundbreaking discovery in mathematics. In 2022, as high school students, they found a new approach to proving ...

In 2022, two high school students created a trigonometric proof of the Pythagorean Theorem—something that’s only ever been accomplished by a few professional mathematicians. Now, a new article ...

Ne’Kiya Jackson and Calcea Johnson have published a paper on a new way to prove the 2000-year-old Pythagorean theorem. Their work began in a high school math contest.

Pythagoras Theorem: This article explains the concept of Pythagoras Theorem and its converse. Know the definition, formula, proof, examples and applications of Pythagoras Theorem.

US teens have come up with new proof to prove the Pythagoras theorem in a novel manner that makes use of trigonometry and not circular reasoning. Here is everything you need to know about the story.

Two Black teenage girls from New Orleans could be the first mathematicians in at least 2000 years to find trigonometric proof for the Pythagorean Theorem.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Regina Barber and Emily Kwong of Short Wave about the oldest known tadpole, new proofs of the Pythagorean Theorem, and the evolutionary roots of alcohol consumption.