"Two students who discovered a seemingly impossible proof to the Pythagorean theorem in 2022 have wowed the math community again with nine completely new solutions to the problem."

https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/mathematics/high-school-students-who-came-up-with-impossible-proof-of-pythagorean-theorem-discover-9-more-solutions-to-the-problem

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High school students who came up with 'impossible' proof of Pythagorean theorem discover 9 more solutions to the problem

In a new peer-reviewed study, Ne'Kiya Jackson and Calcea Johnson outlined 10 ways to solve the Pythagorean theorem using trigonometry, including a proof they discovered in high school.

Live Science

@KPED I love how casually "they outlined 9 additional proofs..." was tossed out there.

Damn! Good job!

@Jon_Kramer @KPED

This is the way it often works in math: once a tiny window is opened into a new trail of thought, a flood follows… very cool!

@DavidM_yeg @KPED Yep, but still so casually impressive.