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Ne'Kiya Jackson and Calcea Johnson, two high school students in New Orleans, presented in March 2023 a new proof of the Pythagorean Theorem, based on trigonometry. Here is a general outline of their argument. Required math nomenclature: ★ Algebra, trigonometry, Euclidean/analytic geometry ★★ Infinitesimal calculus (differential, integral, series), linear algebra, algebra in C ★★★ Multivariable/vector/tensor calculus, differential equations, complex variable #pythagoras Music in this video: 10 Preludes Op. 23 - 5. Alla marcia, G minor (Rachmaninoff) https://musopen.org/ Licensed under Creative Commons: CC PD https://creativecommons.org/publicdom...