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Adressing the clarification

Adressing the clarification

by Giriprasad Raghuraman -
Number of replies: 1

For the question
xn+yn=zn

what can be the values for x,y,z to make the equation mentioned above equal each other , where x to the nth power + y to the nth power equals z to the nth power where n is greater than 2





This is called Fermat's last Theorem. I couldn't solve this ant thus asked the Forum.
In reply to Giriprasad Raghuraman

Re: Adressing the clarification

by Sathej G -

Hello,

    Fermat's Last theorem infact states that the above equation has no integral solutions.And the proof,well, it took 300 years and some of the finest mathematicians' works to solve it.Finally,one Prof.Andrew Wiles from Princeton University managed to prove it after years of work.Surely, school students at XII standard level have nothing to do with this. Maybe,at the most,knowing the theorem is more than sufficient.

Sathej