He showed that, for a squarefree integer n in the equation x-squared minus n y-squared equals one that there are infinitely many x and y. In addition to creating continued fractions to solve Pell's equation, he also published the first proof of Wilson's theorem. He proved that, for any subgroup of a finite group, the order of the (*) subgroup divides the original group, and also created a technique for performing constrained maximization that uses his multipliers. For 10 points, name this French mathematician whose five points in an orbital system are the positions whe
He showed that, for a squarefree integer n in the equation x-squared minus n y-squared equals one that there are infinitely many x and y. In addition to creating continued fractions to solve Pell's equation, he also published the first proof of Wilson's theorem. He proved that, for any subgroup of a finite group, the order of the (*) subgroup divides the original group, and also created a technique for performing constrained maximization that uses his multipliers. For 10 points, name this French mathematician whose five points in an orbital system are the positions where a body affected only by gravity can remain stationary.
He showed that, for a squarefree integer n in the equation x-squared minus n y-squared equals one that there are infinitely many x and y.
Joseph Louis {Lagrange} or Giuseppe Lodovico {Lagrangia}