[ All right. Some. That's more than zero. Which is already a lot more than he expected. Yay...?
He lets out a long breath through his nose, resting his face on steepled fingers. ]
That's if I knew what questions to ask.
[ He's utterly lost. He doesn't understand anything, and that's even more torturous than the exam. Where does he even begin with this?
No integer values a, b, and c exist that satisfy an + bn = cn for any integer value of n > 2.
... Ah. Right. Math still works. He quietly starts building the curve in his head, letting the act of calculation soothe his frazzled nerves. Fermat's Last Theorem: intractable problem, difficult proof, security blanket. It gives the rest of his turbulent thoughts a moment to congeal into useful queries, and by the time he selects one, he's calmed down considerably. ]
no subject
He lets out a long breath through his nose, resting his face on steepled fingers. ]
That's if I knew what questions to ask.
[ He's utterly lost. He doesn't understand anything, and that's even more torturous than the exam. Where does he even begin with this?
No integer values a, b, and c exist that satisfy an + bn = cn for any integer value of n > 2.
... Ah. Right. Math still works. He quietly starts building the curve in his head, letting the act of calculation soothe his frazzled nerves. Fermat's Last Theorem: intractable problem, difficult proof, security blanket. It gives the rest of his turbulent thoughts a moment to congeal into useful queries, and by the time he selects one, he's calmed down considerably. ]
... Carlisle, how long have we known each other?