A Margin Proof of Fermats Conjecture

by Willie Johnson Jr.

Excerpted from the book How to Solve the Beal and Other Mathematical Conjectures
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Fermat stated that his proof of his conjecture could fit within the margin of a book. Andrew Wiles
150-page proof cannot. The following is a margin proof that fits within the margins of a book.
Key Insight: + = is simply the Pythagorean theorem factored by dimensionless factors.
Fermats Conjecture: No three positive integers, a, b, and c can satisfy the equation
+ = for any positive integer values > 2.
Proof:
1. Any positive value of , where > 2 and N is any positive integer,
may be written as = 2 2 .
2. For any positive integer values a, b, c, and n where > 2 ,
+ = , may be rewritten as 2 2 + 2 2 = 2 2 .
3. Extracting values 2 , 2 , and 2 from equation 2, using the Pythagorean
theorem we construct a Pythagorean triple where 2 + 2 = 2 .
4. The Pythagorean theorem may be expressed in terms of the
sine and cosine where ( )2 + ( )2 = 2 .
5. Factoring both sides of equation 4 by the factor 2 yields
2 [( )2 ] + 2 [ ( )2 ] = 2 2.
6. Factoring out a 2 term from the left hand side yields
2 2 [()2 ] + 2 2 [ ()2 ] = 2 2.
7. Factoring out = 2 2 from both sides of equation 6 yields
[()2 + ()2 = 1].
8. Therefore, given step #2
()2 + ()2 = = + .
9. Therefore ()2 = and ()2 = .
10. To find a we must take the nth root of both sides of the equation.

Therefore = = ( ()2 ) = ( ()2 ).

11. To find b we must take the nth root of both sides of the equation.

(equation 2)
(equation 3)
(equation 4)
(equation 5)
(equation 6)
(equation 7)
(equation 8)

(equation 9)

Therefore = = ( ()2 ) = ( ()2 ).

12. Given equation 9, dividing both sides by c yields =

(equation 1)

(equation 10)

= ( ()2 ) .

Given equation 10, dividing both sides by c yields = = ( ()2 ) .

13. If step #12 is true, then it must be the case that n can only equal 2 or the square root.

14. Therefore, no three positive integers, a, b, and c can satisfy the equation
+ = for any positive integer values > 2.