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'''<math>a^n + b^n = c^n </math>''' | '''<math>a^n + b^n = c^n </math>''' | ||
| − | and '''<math>n</math>''' > 2, it | + | and '''<math>n</math>''' > 2, it has no solution in non-zero integers in '''<math>a</math>''', '''<math>b</math>''', and '''<math>c</math>'''. |
While I have not had any actual chance to use this theorem, it is still very fascinating that | While I have not had any actual chance to use this theorem, it is still very fascinating that | ||
a theorem can look so simple yet its proof can remain so elusive for centuries. | a theorem can look so simple yet its proof can remain so elusive for centuries. | ||
Latest revision as of 12:00, 7 September 2008
My favorite mathematical theorem is Fermat's Last Theorem:
If an equation is in the form of
$ a^n + b^n = c^n $
and $ n $ > 2, it has no solution in non-zero integers in $ a $, $ b $, and $ c $.
While I have not had any actual chance to use this theorem, it is still very fascinating that a theorem can look so simple yet its proof can remain so elusive for centuries.
