Tag Archives: Fermat’s last theorem

Proving easy theorems with big proofs

Posted on December 10, 2015 by Sumant Sumant

This is a great video which tells how sometimes we can prove simple theorems by using results of bigger theorems

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2^(1/n) is irrational for n > 2

Posted on August 12, 2015 by Sumant Sumant

Theorem: is irrational for Let us assume that  which by fermat’s last theorem is impossible 🙂

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Combinatorial proof of Fermat’s Little Theorem

Posted on January 15, 2015 by Sumant Sumant

We know the theorem is “If is a prime number, then for every integer , is divisible by This proof was given in 1956 by S.W Golomb. Here is a video I found on

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Fermat point

Posted on January 13, 2015 by Sumant Sumant

Fermat point also called as Torricelli point is a point such that the total distance from the three vertices of the triangle is minimum. Here is the geogebra applet I created.

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