New Orleans teenagers found a new proof of the Pythagorean Theorem
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New Orleans teenagers found a new proof of the Pythagorean Theorem
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Re: New Orleans teenagers found a new proof of the Pythagorean Theorem
#2The actual title is "Here’s How Two New Orleans Teenagers Found a New Proof of the Pythagorean Theorem" but I don't know why HN automatically converted it to this title.
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Excellent points, I am not sure why you were flagged as dead.
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There's no actual requirement for a proof to give you a "why." The steps just all have to be be logically correct and not accidentally, eg, assume what is to be proven.
Lots of proofs are basically unhelpful at giving you a "why," that doesn't disqualify them from being a proof.
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Excellent points, I am not sure why you were flagged as dead.
Because they are wrong? Read the article.
> to make a proof of it would be to show why a^2 + b^2 = c^2
That's what the article shows as a final step. And it outlines what assumptions are made and how the final step is demonstrated. I have no idea what OP is rambling about.
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Apparently there are some university math professors such as Lozano-Robledo who disagree with you.
I can't say if their proof will hold up under real peer review but I hope it does.
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Can you elaborate on what is a proof in your opinion? Having a degree in applied physics and mathematics from MIPT I’m struggling to understand your point. It does look like a proof of the theorem to me.
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#9> By all accounts, these two teenage math students are the exact opposite of the majority of the math establishment. They are female, they are African-American, and they come from an area which is not particularly renowned for producing high academic achievers. This is just an awesome turn of events and one which should inspire anyone — no matter what their ethnic, gender or socio-demographic background — that excellence in your chosen field of study is always attainable
I think it’s remiss not to point out here that these students attend a private, fee-paying Catholic all-girls academy.
None of that detracts from the impressive achievement of discovering this elegant proof, of course.
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The proof does indeed seem to demonstrate a^2 + b^2 = c^2 from first principles. If you have specific problems with assumptions the proof is making you should state them; as it is it’s unclear what problem with the proof your post is responding to.