how can I proove Fermat's last theorem, please help, homework due tomorrow!
2007-11-06 16:48:24 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
Here ya go:
http://www.mbay.net/~cgd/flt/flt08.htm
Enjoy!
2007-11-06 16:53:37 · answer #1 · answered by Jim Burnell 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
a^n + b^n = c^n
Clearly, this is only true when n is an integer of two or greater, because a, b, and c are not allowed to be the same number. If n=0, the equation is true. If n=1, it's false. Generally, values less than 2 are excluded for the trivial reason. This is not proof, but hw was your task.
2007-11-07 01:03:06 · answer #2 · answered by Sidereal Hand 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can't. Took Wiles a decade and he was building on several centuries' work by the best mathematicians on the planet. You'd have to know all there is to know about elliptical curves and modular functions. But you can read the Wikipedia article, which is fairly good.
2007-11-07 00:54:50 · answer #3 · answered by Philo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋