Teens who discovered new way to prove Pythagoras' theorem uncover more proofs

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/06/pythagoras-theorem-proof-new-orleans-teens

by contingencies • 2 years ago

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gnabgib• 2 years ago

Two small discussions [0](6 points, 22 hours ago, 4 comments), [1](17 points, 8 hours ago, 3 comments)

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40269677 [1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40274980

OJFord• 2 years ago

Bigger discussion (949 points, April 2023, 269 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35497696

(The news in this submission is the new ones, but that's on the older Pythagorean theorem news, as those linked above are, in headline at least.)

schaefer• 2 years ago

kids these days, always cutting corners!

(in the coolest possible way) :P

boothby3• 2 years ago

I may take up a minor in math, but I don’t want that to be my job job.

Oof, I died a little. Mathematics, and mathematicians, are so misunderstood. There's no one way to be a mathematician! Some of us just see the world through a different lens, find academia tedious, and end up solving other people's problems, well outside of the conventional realm of mathematics.

And speaking from personal experience, when people dismiss you on account of your appearance, "I've got a PhD in math" can punch through the prejudice.

euroderf2• 2 years ago

Somewhere on the web is the internet hair club for physicists. Is there anything similar for mathematicians, I wonder.

boothby3• 2 years ago

What a curious comment: remarking on my appearance in direct response to my report that people judge me on my appearance. No matter that you meant it as a compliment (I must assume, despite your cryptic and neutral phrasing). This may surprise you, but I'd rather be known for the output of my brain than that of my follicles.

drewcoo• 2 years ago

https://improbable.com/airchives/paperair/volume10/v10i1/LFH...

doubloon• 2 years ago

This is cool, i wonder if it would help prove the integer box conjectute?

moi2388• 2 years ago

This was such a cool feat. Imagine being a student and solving such a problem. Must feel amazing!

matthewfelgate• 2 years ago

Cool. Next do the four color theorem.

hoseja• 2 years ago

Oh come on.

Teens who discovered new way to prove Pythagoras' theorem uncover more proofs

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