PIERRE DE FERMAT MATHEMATICIAN

What is the Two Square Theorem by Pierre de Fermat?

• A theorem about geometry

• A theorem about algebra

• A theorem about calculus

• A theorem about prime numbers

What are Fermat numbers?

• Numbers that are odd

• Numbers that are divisible by 3

• Numbers that are even

• Numbers that are prime

What is Fermat's Last Theorem about?

• Solving higher power equations

• Solving quadratic equations

• Solving quartic equations

• Solving cubic equations

What did Fermat anticipate the development of?

• Algebra

• Trigonometry

• Calculus

• Geometry

What did Fermat's correspondence with Pascal help mathematicians grasp?

• Concept of probability

• Concept of geometry

• Concept of algebra

• Concept of calculus

What was the basis of the codes which protect our credit cards in Internet transactions today?

• Fermat numbers

• Fermat's Last Theorem

• Fermat's correspondence with Pascal

• Two Square Theorem

What did Fermat develop while investigating a technique for finding the centres of gravity of various plane and solid figures?

• Algebraic equations

• Integration

• Differentiation

• Trigonometric functions

What did Fermat's work in number theory lead to in the 19th and 20th Centuries?

• Development of algebra

• Development of calculus

• Development of geometry

• Development of algebraic number theory