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I address this in my OP. If you watch the video of the proof, you will see that the "law of sines" is 1 step away from the ratio definition of sin. You just d
by jonahx 4y ago
I address this in my OP. If you watch the video of the proof, you will see that the "law of sines" is 1 step away from the ratio definition of sin. You just drop one altitude, apply the definition again to the similar triangles, and re-arrange. It is almost content free as a result -- I see no reason using this in a proof would have special significance. For example, the standard proof using similar triangles (https://sumantmath.wordpress.com/2020/08/16/proof-of-pythagorean-theorem-using-similar-triangle/ https://sumantmath.wordpress.com/2020/08/16/proof-of-pythago...) is implicitly using the law of sines.
The hype part is the implication that impossible trig barrier was shattered by their proof.
- boycott-israel 4y agoNot at all - the hype part is that 2 teenagers derived a uniquely elegant proof that other highly-trained mathematicians had thus far failed to do so. Any other claims seem to have been added by the media, not the teenagers themselves.
- jonahx 4y agoThat is what I was referring to. I wasn’t accusing the teenagers of anything.