Students discover and publish unexpected proof for 2,000-year-old mathematical theory
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Louisiana students Ne’Kiya Jackson and Calcea Johnson wowed their teachers a few years ago when they discovered a new way to prove the 2,000-year-old Pythagorean theorem in response to a bonus question in a high school math contest. But that was only the beginning.
A school volunteer encouraged them to submit their work on the famous mathematical theory to a professional conference, and last year they became the youngest people to present at the American Mathematical Society’s Southeastern Sectional conference in Atlanta. Their appearance elicited a wave of media coverage, including a spot on “60 Minutes .” The pair also received symbolic keys to the city of New Orleans and a shout-out from Michelle Obama.
Now Jackson and Johnson, who started college last year, have notched another achievement: authoring an academic paper detailing their original proof — plus nine more.
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