Talk:François Viète
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François Viète seems to be the most common spelling, according to Google. Iorsh 21:10, 5 Jun 2004 (UTC)
what is Viete's formula? W^n-x6n=?
w^n+x^n=?
somebody goddamnit please add the viete formula to this page. i'm doing my math homework right now and i can't find the viete formula. plz
Hi, I recently posted an article on my blog that details Van Roomen's Problem and Viete's solution. I have not been able to find a detailed solution anywhere else on the web so perhaps, this will be interesting to the reader's of the article. Here is the link: http://fermatslasttheorem.blogspot.com/2007/02/van-roomens-problem-solution-explained.html
If it looks good, feel free to add it to this article. If you have any questions or comments feel free to e-mail me at: larry.freeman@gmail.com
Cheers,
-Larry 216.103.214.64 05:20, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
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[edit] Houston, we have a problem...
Moved the RFC template into the document section that it specified. DMcMPO11AAUK/Talk/Contribs 01:23, 26 October 2007 (UTC)The original article in Viete's history on wikipedia is pretty much taken verbaitum from www.1911encyclopedia.org. It seems like it was cut-and-pasted without any mention that it was copied directly from the original source. The wikipedia rule on general sources says you can include them, but it's sort of a grey area, where you should change the formatting and include wikilinks, but there is is no organic growth to the body of knowledge, only an adding-on to the copied text. I don't know, maybe we should scrap the article and start over, with someone (me, maybe) beginning a more original, organic understanding of the topic to at least start a skeleton of a biography that gives the reader a better understanding of the person? Rhetth 18:26, 13 October 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Response to RfC
It is quite normal for articles to begin with the 1911 Britannica text where it is available and to develop from there. The article is tagged appropriately. If you have enough materials (i.e. reliable sources to write the article from scratch, then why not Be Bold and go ahead. Otherwise, improve the article piecemeal. You could also tag it for an expert in a particular subject or ask for help at one of the Wikiprojects that the article has been added to. Itsmejudith 07:09, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
