• NOT_RICK@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    The article states nobody has ever found a proof for the Pythagorean theorem utilizing trigonometry before until these young ladies did.

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      2 months ago

      There had been one other documented proof of the theorem using trigonometry by mathematician Jason Zimba in 2009

      No it doesn’t.

      • CancerMancer@sh.itjust.works
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        2 months ago

        I was going to say, I could have sworn someone else had done this before.

        Still this just makes me wonder what we could accomplish if we could get everyone the quality of education private schools offer, but as a public system. Finland banned schools from charging fees, meaning they have the same solid level of education for everyone, and it clearly has benefitted them and decreased inequality.

        So much wasted potential in our nations, it hurts to see it.

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          2 months ago

          Doesn’t matter in the US. “Education” is so focused on job training that guidance counselors will think you’re mental if you’re more interested in education then min-maxing your (promised)income.