"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." In 1993, Hungarian mathematician Paul Erdős—one of the most prolific mathematicians of the 20th ...

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As thousands of Year 11 students across the UK tackle their mock exams, one thing has teachers and parents equally stumped: the rise of the so-called “impossible” GCSE maths question. Lindsey Wright, ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." A mathematician may have just proved the impossible possible. For 30 years, mathematicians wondered if ...

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