Mathematical Database – Beauty Contest of Theorems

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Position Name of Theorem No. of votes
1 (Fermat’s Last Theorem) There are no positive integers x, y, and z such that in which n is a natural number greater than 2. 52 12
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2 37 4
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3 There are infinitely many primes. 24 5
11
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4 17 5
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5 is irrational. 14 4
7
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6 Prime number theorem: . 14 2
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7 π is transcendental. 12 4
6
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8 A regular 17-sided polygon can be constructed using compasses and straight edge. 11 3
6
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9 In a party, there exist two people with the same number of friends. 11 4
5
2
10 (Four colour theorem) Using 4 colours, one can make adjacent regions in different colours on a planar map. 10 5
1
4
11 There is no general solution for polynomial equations of degree not less than 5. 9 2
5
2
12 Euler’s formula on polyhedron: VE + F = 2, where V is the number of vertices, E is the number of edges and F is the number of faces. 8 1
4
3
13 . 8 2
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14 There are only 5 regular polyhedra. 5 1
2
2
15 e is transcendental. 5 1
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0
16 Any square matrix satisfies its characteristic equation. 5 2
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17 A regular icosahedron inscribed in a regular octahedron divides the edges in the Golden Ratio. 4 0
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18 There is a fixed point in any homeomorphism from the closed unit disc to itself. (Fixed point theorem) 3 0
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2
19 For all (nice) closed surfaces in space, which bound a volume V and have a boundary area S, the following inequality holds:
with equality if and only if the surface is sphere.
3 0
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20 Every number greater than 77 is the sum of integers, the sum of whose reciprocals is 1. 3 1
0
2
21 We have a tetrahedron in which all three edges emanating from one of the vertices are perpendicular to each other, and let A, B and C be the areas of the faces that house a right angle, and let D be the area of the remaining face. Then we must have: . 2 2
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22 The sum of the first N odd integers is the square of N. 1 1
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23 The power set of a set of n elements has elements. 1 1
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24 Primes in the form 4n + 1 can be uniquely expressed as the sum of two integers. 0 0
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25 The order of a group is divisible by that of a subgroup. 0 0
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