floofloof@lemmy.ca to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoTeens come up with trigonometry proof for Pythagorean Theorem, a problem that stumped math world for centurieswww.cbsnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square47fedilinkarrow-up1407arrow-down117
arrow-up1390arrow-down1external-linkTeens come up with trigonometry proof for Pythagorean Theorem, a problem that stumped math world for centurieswww.cbsnews.comfloofloof@lemmy.ca to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square47fedilink
minus-squareGrayBackgroundMusic@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·5 months agoHow is a trig proof different than algebra or geometry proof? I’m good with numbers, but I sucked at proofs.
minus-squareShaunaTheDead@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up13·5 months agoTrig requires some assumptions and special tools, like SOHCAHTOA and what not that don’t really exist in standard algebra.
minus-squareSmoothLiquidation@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 months agoOscar has a heap of apples.
How is a trig proof different than algebra or geometry proof? I’m good with numbers, but I sucked at proofs.
Trig requires some assumptions and special tools, like SOHCAHTOA and what not that don’t really exist in standard algebra.
Oscar has a heap of apples.