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April 8, 2023

Hacker News Top Stories with Summaries (April 09, 2023)

Hacker News Top Stories

Here are the top stories from Hacker News with summaries for April 09, 2023 :

New Orleans teenagers found a new proof of the Pythagorean Theorem

https://keith-mcnulty.medium.com/heres-how-two-new-orleans-teenagers-found-a-new-proof-of-the-pythagorean-theorem-b4f6e7e9ea2d

Summary: Two teenage girls from New Orleans, Calcea Johnson and Ne'Kiya Jackson, recently presented a new proof of the Pythagorean Theorem to the American Mathematical Society, causing quite a stir. Their achievement is an example of how elementary math is open to everyone, and their proof has delighted their teacher and the math community.

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