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Fermat Elliptic Curve Theorem


The only whole number solution to the Diophantine equation

 y^3=x^2+2

is y=3, x=+/-5. This theorem was offered as a problem by Fermat, who suppressed his own proof.


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Weisstein, Eric W. "Fermat Elliptic Curve Theorem." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/FermatEllipticCurveTheorem.html

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