A cable is attached, 30 metres above ground level, to a post. The other end of the cable is 14 metres from the base of the post. Regulations state that the cable must measure less than 35 metres. If A ...

Two New Orleans high school students recently attended a conference where they proved an “impossible” math problem by using trigonometry. For more than 2,000 years, mathematicians worldwide have ...

Two New Orleans students who solved the Pythagorean theorem using trigonometry have had their discovery confirmed by the math community after their findings were published in the American Mathematical ...

New Orleans High School seniors Calcea Johnson and Ne’Kiya Jackson were honored at the 2023 Essence Festival through AT&T’s Dream in Black program. The Math geniuses proved the 2,000-year-old theory ...

The Pythagorean Theorem, a cornerstone of geometry, empowers students to solve right triangle problems and unlock advanced mathematical concepts. Mastering this theorem enhances logical reasoning, ...

Two teenagers made significant strides in Mathematics after proving the Pythagorean Theorem with trigonometry. Even better, the US youths provided nine solutions after presenting their previous one, ...

Two US college students, who discovered a new way to prove Pythagoras' famous 2,000-year-old theorem in 2022 have now come up with five different ways of solving the problem using trigonometry. Their ...

Two vectors close vectorA vector quantity has both direction and magnitude (size). are parallel if they have the same (or opposite) directions. Their magnitude can be different. In the image to the ...

Pythagoras was an influential Greek mathematician and philosopher, best known for the theory which he gave his name. Very little is known about his life, however. He is believed to have been born on ...

Mathematics students frequently encounter challenges when tackling geometric concepts, especially those requiring spatial visualisation skills. The transition from basic arithmetic to geometric ...