And girls of the African American persuasion, to boot 🙂
Louisiana Teens Solve Trigonometry Puzzle Thought to Be Impossible for 2,000 Years
Two Catholic high school students in New Orleans, Louisiana, used trigonometry to prove a mathematical puzzle that was thought to be unsolvable for 2,000 years.
St. Mary’s Academy — an all-girls school that a nun founded to help other young black women after the Civil War — is where Calcea Johnson and Ne’Kiya Jackson were challenged to participate in a math contest for a $500 prize.
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I wonder if this is a boost for gendered education!?
https://www.breitbart.com/education/2024/05/09/louisiana-teens-solve-trigonometry-puzzle-thought-to-be-impossible-for-2000-years/
@Earl-of-Trumps saidDoes Breitbart even mention what the "math puzzle" is?
And girls of the African American persuasion, to boot 🙂
Louisiana Teens Solve Trigonometry Puzzle Thought to Be Impossible for 2,000 Years
Two Catholic high school students in New Orleans, Louisiana, used trigonometry to prove a mathematical puzzle that was thought to be unsolvable for 2,000 years.
St. Mary’s Academy — an all-girls school that a nun foun ...[text shortened]... cation/2024/05/09/louisiana-teens-solve-trigonometry-puzzle-thought-to-be-impossible-for-2000-years/
Coulda started there.
@Suzianne saidSuzie, it says it right in there.
Does Breitbart even mention what the "math puzzle" is?
Coulda started there.
"The theorem is best known for being a fundamental principle of geometry, demonstrating how one can figure out the length of a side of a right triangle if one knows the lengths of the other two.
Both girls had studied geometry and some trigonometry, and both told CBS News that they did not find it easy. "
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@Earl-of-Trumps saidOMG, just ask Pythagoras, right?
Suzie, it says it right in there.
"The theorem is best known for being a fundamental principle of geometry, demonstrating how one can figure out the length of a side of a right triangle if one knows the lengths of the other two.
Both girls had studied geometry and some trigonometry, and both told CBS News that they did not find it easy. "
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@Earl-of-Trumps saidI mean, what am I missing here, right?
Suzie, it says it right in there.
"The theorem is best known for being a fundamental principle of geometry, demonstrating how one can figure out the length of a side of a right triangle if one knows the lengths of the other two.
Both girls had studied geometry and some trigonometry, and both told CBS News that they did not find it easy. "
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pythagorean_theorem
@Earl-of-Trumps saidIt's the only way to figure out the third side length after being given the other two sides' lengths.
I don't know what you are missing.
Pythagoras theory was not used by the girls, I believe.
@Earl-of-Trumps saidYou don't need either geometry or trigonometry for this. Just some algebra.
Suzie, it says it right in there.
"The theorem is best known for being a fundamental principle of geometry, demonstrating how one can figure out the length of a side of a right triangle if one knows the lengths of the other two.
Both girls had studied geometry and some trigonometry, and both told CBS News that they did not find it easy. "
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And not really that, even. Just math.
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@Suzianne said@Suzianne said
It's the only way to figure out the third side length after being given the other two sides' lengths.
I mean, what am I missing here, right?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pythagorean_theorem
It's the only way to figure out the third side length after being given the other two sides' lengths...... You don't need either geometry or trigonometry for this. Just some algebra. And not really that, even. Just math.
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What you missed is the following: ....students were asked to create A NEW PROOF for the Pythagorean Theorem, a fundamental principle of geometry, USING TRIGONOMETRY. The teachers weren't necessarily expecting anyone to solve it, as proofs of the Pythagorean Theorem using trigonometry were believed to be impossible for nearly 2,000 years.
When the pair started working on the math contest they were familiar with the Pythagorean Theorem's equation: A² + B² = C², which explains that by knowing the length of two sides of a right triangle, it's possible to figure out the length of the third side.
When Calcea and Ne'Kiya set out to create a new Pythagorean Theorem proof, they didn't know that for thousands of years, one using trigonometry was thought to be impossible. In 2009, mathematician Jason Zimba submitted one, and now Calcea and Ne'Kiya are adding to the canon.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/high-school-students-pythagorean-theorem-trigonometry-proof-60-minutes/#textThe20teachers20werent20necessarilystepped20up20to20the20challenge