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.

Ne’Kiya Jackson and Calcea Johnson have published a paper on a new way to prove the 2000-year-old Pythagorean theorem. Their work began in a high school math contest.

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 ...

Louisiana High School Seniors Say They Discovered a New Proof for 2,000-Year-Old Math Theorem Calcea Johnson and Ne'Kiya Jackson believe they can prove the Pythagorean Theorem using trigonometry ...

Five or ten new proofs of the Pythagorean theorem. American Mathematical Monthly. Published online October 28, 2024. doi: 10.1080/00029890.2024.2370240. N.D. Jackson and C.R. Johnson.

In 2022, U.S. high school students Calcea Johnson and Ne'Kiya Jackson astonished teachers when they discovered a new way to prove Pythagoras' theorem using trigonometry after entering a ...