Ask HN: Find three positive integers a, b, and c

Posted by dariobarila on Monday August 01, 2011 @06:37PM
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which can satisfy the equation a^3 + b^3 = c^3. One of my friends, will give you 550 euros. Solution a=0, b=0 and c=0 is not valid.

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Re:Ask HN: Find three positive integers a, b, and c by ColinWright on Monday August 01, 2011 @06:38PM (#2834843)

It's been known for hundreds of years that this is not possible. Euler gave a proof in 1770:

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Re:Ask HN: Find three positive integers a, b, and c by dariobarila on Monday August 01, 2011 @06:48PM (#2834871)

Excellent resource! Thanks for sharing.

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Re:Ask HN: Find three positive integers a, b, and c by dariobarila on Monday August 01, 2011 @07:24PM (#2834984)

Wow! My first question on HN, has not been answered for hundreds of years! My friend made me a fish of April, four months late :)

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