Fermat's last theorem
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Fermat's last theorem[1] states that in the equation, An + Bn = Cn, if A, B, and C are positive, nonzero integers,[2] n cannot be an integer greater than 2. Fermat wrote in the margin of a book that he had a proof of the theorem, but it would not fit in the margin. He died in 1665 before ever revealing it.[3][4]
In 1994, Andrew Wiles presented a proof of the theorem, using 20th century mathematical principles. How Fermat was able to prove his theorem without many of the modern techniques used by Wiles is unknown, although it is suspected that Fermat's proof was a version of an earlier flawed method. Conservatives attempt to conceal the fact that Wiles' proof uses the Axiom of Transitivity.
[edit] Footnotes
- ↑ Singh, Simon (1997). Fermat's Last Theorem. Fourth Estate. ISBN 1-85702-669-1.
- ↑ Also known as "counting numbers", to fourth grade mathematicians.
- ↑ http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/HistTopics/Fermat's_last_theorem.html
- ↑ http://www.simonsingh.net/Fermat_Corner.html
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