"‘You Don’t See Kids Like Us Doing This’: Two Black Girls from New Orleans May Have Made History By Proving the Pythagorean Theorem Through Trigonometry

Two Black teens from New Orleans may have made mathematical history by proving the Pythagorean theorem by using trigonometry.

In a presentation at one of the nation’s most esteemed math societies, the girls claimed they’ve done something that no academic in the past 2,000 years has done.

Calcea Johnson and Ne’Kiya Jackson presented their findings at the American Mathematical Society’s Annual Southeastern Conference on Saturday, March 18."

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