Teen mathematicians Ne’Kiya Jackson (left) and Calcea Johnson (right) who have done what mathematics texts said was impossible, finding a non-circular trigonometric proof of Pythagoras Theorem.

For over 2,000 years, Pythagoras’ theorem has stood as one of the cornerstones of mathematics. It states that in a right-angled triangle, the sum of the squares of the two shorter sides equals ...

US Teens Discover New Proof For The Pythagoras' Theorem, Stun Mathematicians The students said they can prove the theorem by using trigonometry and without circular reasoning. Edited by: Ritu Singh ...

Nine more proofs just published So fundamental is the Pythagorean Theorem (a2 + b2 = c2) to trigonometry, proving it using that form of math didn'tappear doable without circular reasoning.

While Johnson and Jackson were both familiar with the Pythagorean Theorem’s a² + b² = c² concept, the idea of coming up with a proof using only trigonometry was considered nearly impossible.

“In the 2,000 years since trigonometry was discovered it’s always been assumed that any alleged proof of Pythagoras’s Theorem based on trigonometry must be circular,” the teenage authors ...

The two recent high school graduates are riding high after working together to figure out a new way of proving the Pythagorean Theorem, a 2,000-year-old math concept that hasn’t been expounded ...

Previous proofs have almost entirely avoided using trigonometry, as one of the discipline’s fundamental equations is itself largely built around Pythagoras’ theorem – meaning they would be ...

When it comes to the Pythagorean Theorem, however, you might think we'd be satisfied. Indeed, the Wikipedia page lists at least a half-dozen proofs, so it's not clear that we need another.