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> x^n + y^n = z^n > There's a cute little fact -- unfortunately I won't have time to prove it in class -- that the above equation has nontrivial integer soluti
by mr_mitm 5y ago
> x^n + y^n = z^n
> There's a cute little fact -- unfortunately I won't have time to prove it in class -- that the above equation has nontrivial integer solutions when n=1 or n=2, but not for any larger integers n.
I love this type of humour.
- seeekr 5y agoCare to explain? My maths are failing me.
- profquail 5y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermat's_Last_Theorem https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermat's_Last_Theorem
- magicalhippo 5y agoWhich is extra funny as the actual proof[1] is so involved, roughly ~130 pages as published and spanning multiple very complex mathematical subjects. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiles%27s_proof_of_Fermat%27s_Last_Theorem https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiles%27s_proof_of_Fermat%27s_...
- rei_ayanami 5y agoThere is a good book on this, I forget the name of the book, was it biography of Andrew Wiles?
- mr_mitm 5y agohttps://www.theguardian.com/science/2013/aug/02/fermats-last-theorem-simon-singh-review https://www.theguardian.com/science/2013/aug/02/fermats-last...