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Page 1: Fermat By: Andrew and Mavleen. Pierre de Fermat  Born on August 17, 1601  Birthplace: Beaumont-de- Lomagne, France  Died on January12, 1665  Death

FermatBy: Andrew and Mavleen

Page 2: Fermat By: Andrew and Mavleen. Pierre de Fermat  Born on August 17, 1601  Birthplace: Beaumont-de- Lomagne, France  Died on January12, 1665  Death

Pierre de Fermat Born on August 17, 1601 Birthplace: Beaumont-

de-Lomagne, France Died on January12, 1665 Death place: Castres Jobs: Mathematician,

Government official, and a lawyer

Page 3: Fermat By: Andrew and Mavleen. Pierre de Fermat  Born on August 17, 1601  Birthplace: Beaumont-de- Lomagne, France  Died on January12, 1665  Death

Fermat’s Last Theorem an+bn=cn

This theory states that no three positive integers will work in this equation if n is greater than 2.

Fermat thought of this in 1637, and it was not proved until 1995 by Andrew Wiles. that is three and a half centuries later. Fermat’s theorem was in the Guinness Book of World Records for most difficult math problem.

No one was able to prove this theorem, but Fermat had claimed to have prove but he did not tell anyone.

When Fermat had died, he did not leave any evidence behind for proving the theorem.

Page 4: Fermat By: Andrew and Mavleen. Pierre de Fermat  Born on August 17, 1601  Birthplace: Beaumont-de- Lomagne, France  Died on January12, 1665  Death

Testing The Theorem In an episode of the Simpsons, “The

Wizard of Evergreen Terrace”, Fermat’s theorem was apparently proven wrong.

398712+436512=447212

Is it true or false?

Page 5: Fermat By: Andrew and Mavleen. Pierre de Fermat  Born on August 17, 1601  Birthplace: Beaumont-de- Lomagne, France  Died on January12, 1665  Death

THE SIMPSONS WERE WRONG! 398712 + 436512 =

63976656349698612616236230953154487896987106

447212 = 63976656348486725806862358322168575784124416

The answers are the same until the 10th digit.

Page 6: Fermat By: Andrew and Mavleen. Pierre de Fermat  Born on August 17, 1601  Birthplace: Beaumont-de- Lomagne, France  Died on January12, 1665  Death

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