1. Fermat By: Andrew and Mavleen

2. 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

3. Fermat’s Last Theorem  a n +b n =c n  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.

4. Testing The Theorem  In an episode of the Simpsons, “The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace”, Fermat’s theorem was apparently proven wrong.  3987 12 +4365 12 =4472 12  Is it true or false?

5. THE SIMPSONS WERE WRONG!  3987 12 + 4365 12 = 6397665634969861261623623095315448789 6987106  4472 12 = 6397665634848672580686235832216857578 4124416  The answers are the same until the 10 th digit.

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