By using the Law of Sines, and avoiding the Pythagorean theorem’s trig identity (sin²α + cos²α ... The Inmate Solving the World's Hardest Equations “It’s really an unparalleled feeling ...

But for husband and wife mathematics team Robert and Ellen Kaplan, there's much more to this equation. In their new book Hidden Harmonies, they write that the Pythagorean theorem is an ancient oak ...

One of the first theorems anyone learns in mathematics is the Pythagorean Theorem ... If you were intent on solving this type of equation with algebra, you'd still be able to do it, but it ...

Jackson and Johnson found the first proof to the equation during their senior ... showed that the "proof is independent of the Pythagorean trig identity sin2x + cos2x = 1." In their published ...

So what exactly is a trigonometric proof of the Pythagorean theorem, and why was Loomis so closed off to the idea? Meanwhile trigonometry focuses on functions that depend on angles. These ...

NEW ORLEANS — The two women and St. Mary’s Academy graduates who used trigonometry to prove the 2000-year-old Pythagorean Theorem math equation, had their findings confirmed by the math ...