US EditionStudents discover and publish unexpected proof for 2,000 year-old mathematical theory
- Louisiana students Ne'Kiya Jackson and Calcea Johnson discovered a new way to prove the 2000-year-old Pythagorean theorem during a high school math contest in 2022.
- They authored an academic paper with their original proof and nine others, published in the American Mathematical Monthly.
- Johnson expressed pride in showing women and women of color that they can excel in mathematics, a traditionally male-dominated field.
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The two high school girls proposed an innovative way to prove the theorem after answering a bonus question in a school math competition in 2022. Encouraged by a volunteer from their school, St. Mary\"s Academy in New Orleans, they ended up presenting their work at the Southeastern Sectional conference of the American Mathematical Society in Atlanta, becoming the youngest participants in this prestigious event. Their discovery attracted internati…
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