re: Actual proof released from the two NOLA girls proving Pythagorean theorem

First, thrilled to see young people vibing on math. Good for everyone involved.

However, a diminishing series is not a proof. It is essentially a limits approach that get gets you very close, but it is not a proof.

If it were a proof, the Pythagorean theorem would be a law.

If it were a proof, they would collect the bounty on Beal's conjecture, and also prove up Fermat's Enigma.

But alas, it is not. A diminishing series is just that. But it does not prove this theorem.

Still, congrats to these curious minded young people for getting into it and working so hard.

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427Nova

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Have another downvote.

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They ended up using some infinite series along with trigonometric identities.

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Obviously.

So can some baws building a deck prove it with a tape measure equilibrating the diagonal length of the deck corners both ways, therefore squaring a deck of all 4 corners at a 90 degree angle without using a square?

A group in Switzerland anyway...not quite in that category but impressive

Any news yet?