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Abel's theorem

Abel's theorem is a theorem in mathematics created by a guy named Niels Henrik Abel. It is about a special kind of equation (called a polynomial equation) where you have to find out what numbers make the equation true. Abel's theorem says that you cannot solve some of these equations with just numbers. It also says that if you can't solve an equation with only numbers, then you cannot solve it at all.
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