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- From: pkedrosk@student.business.uwo.ca (Paul S. Kedrosky)
- Subject: Re: Fermat
- Organization: University of Western Ontario
- Date: Sat, 7 Nov 1992 19:47:34 GMT
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- rick@daffodil.tymnet.com (Rick McFarland) writes:
-
- > Perhaps this news group can help ....
- >
- > There is a lot of discussion in another news group about
- >
- > Fermat's "Final?" Theorem
- >
- > For all integers n > 2, there is NO integer solution for
- > n n n
- > A + B = C
- >
- > I have heard conflicting stories that
- > 1) A proof does not exist and Fermat died leaving behind a message
- > "remarkable proof!" implying that he found a simple proof.
- > 2) A proof DOES exist but it is very complex. Thus, Fermat's simple
- > proof either eludes us or his "remarkable" proof was flawed.
-
- The short answer is that no proof exists. Many have tried and all have
- failed. Questions about Fermat's Last Theorem seem to appear fairly
- regularly so a longer, more complete, answer to your question can be
- found in the regular FAQ posting on rec.games.
-
- Paul
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