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Fermat's Last Theorem

High school (ages 12+)
Mathematics & Numbers

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/fermats-last-theorem

Step 2 · Questions

  1. 1. What is the first proposed by?

  2. 2. What is the year of initial statement?

  3. 3. Why did Fermat write about it in a margin?

  4. 4. How did mathematicians try to solve it before Andrew Wiles?

Step 3 · Words to know

Write what each word means, using the article.

  • Positive Integers

Step 4 · Two facts in your own words

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

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