Two young mathematicians, Calcea Johnson and Ne'Kiya Jackson, made headlines with a groundbreaking discovery in mathematics.

A pair of teenage girls who participated in a high school math contest made history after they developed five new proofs of ...

Ne’Kiya Jackson and Calcea Johnson have published 10 trigonometric proofs of the Pythagorean theorem, a feat thought impossible for 2,000 years.

Two teenagers made significant strides in Mathematics after proving the Pythagorean Theorem with trigonometry. Even better, ...

In a new peer-reviewed study, Ne'Kiya Jackson and Calcea Johnson outlined 10 ways to solve the Pythagorean theorem using trigonometry, including a proof they discovered in high school.

The students started researching as part of a school-wide math contest with a challenging bonus question, which asked students to create a new proof for the Pythagorean Theorem, a fundamental ...

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The young women from Louisiana have found nine more solutions to the Pythagorean theorem after discovering proof to the problem in a way once considered impossible. The college students found this ...

Ne'Kiya Jackson and Calcea Johnson’s solution was solidified by math peers last week and since then the pair have discovered ...

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.

Two New Orleans students who solved the Pythagorean theorem using trigonometry have had their discovery confirmed by the math community after their findings were published in the American ...