Every summer, scores of tourists take to the bustling streets of Barcelona, a city known for its breathtaking architecture. Nicolás Atanes Santos, a young Spanish mathematician, sees this as an ...

This is an updated version of a story first published on Nov. 1, 2024 For centuries, students have learned that in a right triangle, the square of the hypotenuse equals the sum of the squares of the ...

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 ...

Mastering degree-radian conversions is crucial for trigonometry and calculus. Radians simplify mathematical formulas, especially in calculus where trigonometric function derivatives rely on radian ...

Challenge your mind with this optical illusion puzzle that tests your observation and problem-solving skills. The image contains overlapping triangles, requiring careful attention to detail to spot ...

Trigonometry class has tripped up generations of teenagers, yet none of its puzzles spark more head‑scratching than the classic right‑triangle riddle. The formula a² + b² = c² looks tidy on the ...

RRB Group D Maths Syllabus 2025: Mathematics is the important subject of the RRB Group D exam; candidates preparing for the upcoming exam should go through the detailed syllabus and make their ...

Depicted above are two similar triangles; their sides are parallel. The largest angle in either triangle above is 66 degrees. The smallest angle in either triangle above is 52 degrees. The inner ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Regina Barber and Emily Kwong of Short Wave about the oldest known tadpole, new proofs of the Pythagorean Theorem, and the evolutionary roots of alcohol consumption. All ...

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Two New Orleans students who solved the Pythagorean theorem using trigonometry have had their discovery confirmed by the math community after their findings were published in the American Mathematical ...