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Fermat's Last Theorem.
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There are thousands of flawed proofs. Some partial ones as well.While you're waiting, read the free novel we sent you. It's a Spanish story about a guy named 'Manual.' -
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There have been various explanations. He did prove it for n = 4. He probably had in mind generalising that for higher powers.Originally posted by BlasterBates View PostBut if that is the case why hasn't anyone at least come up with a plausible "flawed" proof to show what Fermat might have done. His proof must have appeared to be good at least superficially.Down with racism. Long live miscegenation!Comment
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For simple proofs that aren't actually wrong you can start here:
Proof of Fermat's Last Theorem for specific exponents - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I got to the point of only needing to prove it for prime exponents when I was at uni. I personally think there is some mileage in looking at logarithms.While you're waiting, read the free novel we sent you. It's a Spanish story about a guy named 'Manual.'Comment
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