Two Teens May Have Finally Proven This “Impossible” 2,000-Year-Old Theorem

Despite it being a fundamental concept in every high school math class, I’m not going to do you the disservice of pretending like I recall any of the details or nuances of the Pythagorean theorem (sorry, Mr. Keller). The gist of it, however, is a²+b²=c², and while it’s been proven many times over, it’s never been so with trigonometry as it constitutes “circular reasoning” — or an argument that assumes what it’s meant to prove.
That said, per a new report from The Guardian, two high school seniors from New Orleans have purportedly cracked the code doing just that — a feat that mathematicians have believed to be impossible for more than 2,000 years.
Two Teens May Have Finally Proven This “Impossible” 2,000-Year-Old Theorem