Pythagorean Theorem: There's More To This Equation In their new book, Hidden Harmonies, husband and wife mathematics team Robert and Ellen Kaplan pay tribute to that familiar formula you learned ...

The Pythagorean theorem, a cornerstone of mathematics for millennia, provides a method for determining unknown sides in right ...

While Johnson and Jackson were both familiar with the Pythagorean Theorem’s a² + b² = c² concept, the idea of coming up with a proof using only trigonometry was considered nearly impossible.

Ne’Kiya Jackson and Calcea Johnson have published a paper on a new way to prove the 2000-year-old Pythagorean theorem. Their work began in a high school math contest.

An old tadpole, new Pythagorean Theorem proof and how fruit may have affected evolution NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Regina Barber and Emily Kwong of Short Wave about the oldest known tadpole, new ...

Pythagoras’ famous 2,000-year-old theorem, summarized neatly as a 2 + b 2 = c 2, means that you can work out the length of any side of a right-angled triangle as long as you know the length of ...

And if solving Pythagoras' theorem wasn't challenging enough, the young women, now college freshmen, ... while Johnson studies environmental engineering at Louisiana State University.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Regina Barber and Emily Kwong of Short Wave about the oldest known tadpole, new proofs of the Pythagorean Theorem, and the evolutionary roots of alcohol consumption.