LSU Freshman Discovers New Pythagorean Theorem Proof While in High School
March 22, 2024
March 22, 2024
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, March 22 -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release:
An LSU freshman is on her way to having her name and work part of mathematics history. Meet Calcea Johnson. While in high school in New Orleans, Johnson discovered a new proof for the Pythagorean Theorem.
"It really started with a math contest by our high school. This was its second year, and it had a bonus question: to create a new proof of the Pythagorean Theorem,&qu . . .
An LSU freshman is on her way to having her name and work part of mathematics history. Meet Calcea Johnson. While in high school in New Orleans, Johnson discovered a new proof for the Pythagorean Theorem.
"It really started with a math contest by our high school. This was its second year, and it had a bonus question: to create a new proof of the Pythagorean Theorem,&qu . . .