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To: Robert A Cook PE; Magnum44

Shouldn’t it be easy for mathematicians be able to validate the proof quickly?


11 posted on 04/21/2023 3:12:01 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

It’s not just validating the proof. It must be shown to be noncircular. For example, a proof that uses on the familiar trig identity sin^2(x)+cos^2(x)=1 would be a circular proof.


15 posted on 04/21/2023 3:49:50 PM PDT by The people have spoken (Proud member of Hillary's basket of deplorables)
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