On 9/16/25, celebrate a date of mathematical beauty

Pi Day (3/14) often comes with sweet treats; Square Root Day (4/4/16 or 5/5/25, for example) has a certain numerical rhyme.
WUNC

An old tadpole, new Pythagorean Theorem proof and how fruit may have affected evolution

All right. It's time now for our science news roundup from Short Wave, NPR's science podcast. I'm joined by the show's dynamic duo, Regina Barber and Emily Kwong. Hey, ladies. REGINA BARBER, BYLINE: ...
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The Secret of the Pythagorean Theorem Revealed! You'll Never See It the Same Way Again!

Discover how the Pythagorean Theorem can solve all your right triangle problems! Learn how to use it easily with clear examples and quick tips. Ideal for students, math enthusiasts, and math Olympiads ...
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Teens come up with trigonometry proof for Pythagorean Theorem, a problem that stumped math world for centuries

This is an updated version of a story first published on May 5, 2024. For many high school students returning to class, it may seem like geometry and trigonometry were created by the Greeks as a form ...
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Louisiana students find new ways to prove Pythagorean Theorem, work published in math journal

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — An LSU environmental engineering sophomore’s work on a new way to prove the Pythagorean Theorem is the lead article for this month’s issue of The American Mathematical ...
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2 New Orleans teenagers say they proved the 2,000-year-old Pythagorean Theorem

The high schoolers presented their theory at a national mathematics conference. Two Black teenage girls from New Orleans say they could be the first mathematicians in at least 2,000 years to find ...