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Trigonometric identities are powerful tools for simplifying complex equations in math and science. Three core groups—reciprocal, quotient, and Pythagorean—form the foundation. Effective ...

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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 ...

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How did the teens solve the Pythagorean Theorem? Congratulations to two college students, Calcea Johnson and Ne'Kiya Jackson, for publishing five new proofs of the Pythagorean Theorem in American ...

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Ne’Kiya Jackson and Calcea Johnson of Louisiana published a new study proving the Pythagorean theorem using trigonometry, a feat mathematicians long thought could not be done ...

Students who made math history when they were in high school have now published new ways of proving the Pythagorean Theorem using trigonometry.