Louisiana students Ne'Kiya Jackson and Calcea Johnson wowed their teachers in 2022 when they discovered a new way to prove the 2000-year-old Pythagorean theorem in response to a bonus question in a high school math contest. But that was only the beginning.
Ne'Kiya Jackson, left, and Calcea Johnson have published an academic paper detailing how they proved Pythagoras' theorem. Louisiana students Ne’Kiya Jackson and Calcea Johnson wowed their teachers in 2022 when they discovered a new way to prove the 2000-year-old Pythagorean theorem in response to a bonus question in a high school math contest. But that was only the beginning.
“I didn’t think it would go this far,” said Jackson, who is pursuing a doctoral degree in pharmacy at Xavier University of Louisiana. Tom Murdoch, an honorary professor at the University of Bristol’s School of Mathematics in the United Kingdom, described the study as “impressive.”“Trigonometric functions are based on sine and cosine, which are expressed as ratios of certain lengths of a right-angled triangle. It’s quite easy to get into a circular argument, and what’s so appealing about this is they found a line of argument using sine and cosine that doesn’t assume Pythagoras is true,” he added.
“I am very proud that we are both able to be such a positive influence in showing that young women and women of color can do these things, and to let other young women know that they are able to do whatever they want to do. So that makes me very proud to be able to be in that position,” Johnson saidBloc Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet is starting to talk to other opposition parties about bringing down Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's minority Liberal government.
Renowned French actor Anouk Grinberg says the sexual assault trial against fellow actor Gerard Depardieu reflects the slow path toward awareness of sex abuse in France, especially in the film industry, after years of silence.The headliners for the region’s biggest outdoor country music festival are locked in, and once again, the multi-day event has garnered big names.
Hundreds of people ran to the music of German composer and pianist Beethoven Wednesday night in a unique race in Halifax.Sky over Lake Erie lights up with fireball as Orionid meteor shower peaks The O-Train is closed between Blair and Tremblay Stations today, as crews assess an “area of concern” on the south side of the tunnel at St. Laurent Station.Police say the homicide unit is investigating after a man was stabbed and later died Monday night. One person has been arrested.The Ontario government will give each taxpayer a $200 rebate.
Three suspects arrested in West Nipissing earlier this year were part of a group of five who robbed banks across the province, Ontario Provincial Police said Tuesday.The Ontario government will give each taxpayer a $200 rebate. Premier Doug Ford made the announcement Tuesday and said the rebate will also extend to families with children, with an additional $200 per eligible child.
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