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Fermat and the Solution of X[cubed]-2=Y[squared]
Leyendekkers, J. V.; Shannon, A. G.
International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, v33 n1 p91-95 Jan 2002
Using the modular ring Zeta[subscript 4], simple algebra is used to study diophantine equations of the form (x[cubed]-a=y[squared]). Fermat challenged his contemporaries to solve this equation when a = 2. They were unable to do so, although Fermat had devised a rather complicated proof himself. (Contains 2 tables.)
Descriptors: Equations (Mathematics), Number Concepts, Algebra, Mathematics Education, Mathematical Concepts, Validity, Mathematical Logic
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