High School Students Finding New Proofs of Old Theorems (Part 2): Pythagorean theorem

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This is a new favorite story to share with students: two high school students recently figured out multiple new proofs of the Pythagorean theorem.

Professional article in the American Mathematical Monthly (requires a subscription): https://maa.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00029890.2024.2370240

Video describing one of their five ideas:

Interview in MAA Focus: http://digitaleditions.walsworthprintgroup.com/publication/?i=836749&p=14&view=issueViewer

Interview by 60 Minutes:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHeWndnHuQs

Praise from Michelle Obama: https://www.facebook.com/michelleobama/posts/i-just-love-this-story-about-two-high-school-students-calcea-johnson-and-nekiya-/750580956432311/

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Published by John Quintanilla

I'm a Professor of Mathematics and a University Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University of North Texas. For eight years, I was co-director of Teach North Texas, UNT's program for preparing secondary teachers of mathematics and science.

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