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The Mystery of 42 is Solved

The Mystery of 42 is Solved

Additional information

42 was the last remaining number below 100 which could not be expressed as the sum of three cubes (*) - UNTIL NOW

(*) barring numbers for which this known to be IMPOSSIBLE - see previous videos.

See our playlist previous videos on this area of research: http://bit.ly/SumOfCubes

Andrew Booker: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/maths/people/andrew-r-booker/overview.html

Andrew Sutherland: https://math.mit.edu/directory/profile.php?pid=272

Charity Engine: https://www.charityengine.com

42: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6tINlNluuY

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3 as the sum of the 3 cubes

3 as the sum of the 3 cubes

Reynolds Number

Reynolds Number