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Deux nombres consécutifs 2010-01-18
Janot pose la question :
Bonjour comment peut on faire pour démontrer que si deux nombres sont consécutifs, leur produit et leur somme sont premiers entre eux Merci de me mettre sur la voie , j'ai échoué avec Bezout.
Claude Tardif lui répond.
Le perimetre d un cercle 2007-03-15
Martins pose la question :
Comment calculer le perimetre d un cercle sachant que le diametre et de 25 de plus que le perimetre
Claude Tardif lui répond.
2^(2^1954) est-il premier? 2005-10-04
Un eleve pose la question :
2(21945)+1 est-il premier?
Claude Tardif lui répond.
The dimensions of a rectangle 2021-09-09
Ash pose la question :
I need to know how to figure out the dimensions of a rectangle. I know that the area is 30ft and the perimeter is 26ft. I'm 15 and I have no idea what I'm supposed to do.
Harley Weston lui répond.
A 2.5 acre square 2021-01-09
hannah pose la question :
how many feet of fence needed to fence a square 2.5 acres??
Penny Nom lui répond.
The fencing needed for a square pasture 2019-12-10
Penny pose la question :
I'm trying to calculate how many feet of fence I will need to fence a 4 acre square pasture.
Harley Weston lui répond.
The product of 3 integers is -24 2019-11-06
Rick pose la question :
This is a question on my sons pre-ap practice quiz. I think that there is information missing (?)

The product of 3 integers is -24
The sum of 3 integers is -12
What are the 3 integers ?

This is exactly how it was written on his quiz paper. I have wasted to much time on the internet, trying to find a formula(s) to help him.
Please help me.

Penny Nom lui répond.
The perimeter of a piece of a circle 2019-10-18
Arwin pose la question :
The radius of a circle is 17 cm. A chord XY lies 9 cm from the centre and divides the circle into two segments. Find the perimeter of the minor segment.
Penny Nom lui répond.
The perimeter of 200 acres 2019-06-14
AARON pose la question :
How many feet is the perimeter of 200 acres?
Penny Nom lui répond.
A square and a triangle 2018-12-03
Livvy pose la question :
a square with a perimeter of 48 and a triangle with a perimeter of 38. when they are joined they make a pentagon. please find the perimeter
how can you find the perimeter of this. could you please help me?

Penny Nom lui répond.
Two expressions for the perimeter of a a rectangle 2018-05-13
Slayde pose la question :
A rectangular house has one side 4 metres longer than the other. Create two different expressions for its perimeter. The expressions should be given in factorised and expanded form.
Penny Nom lui répond.
The intersection of a curve and a line 2018-03-08
lola pose la question :
find the set of values of constant C for which the line y=x+c intersects the curve y=2 square root x at, at two distinct points
Penny Nom lui répond.
The dimensions of a rectangle 2018-03-03
Mia pose la question :
A wire of length 36cm is bent to form a rectangle. Find the dimensions of the rectangle.
Penny Nom lui répond.
The perimeter of a square 2018-02-25
Alicia pose la question :
What's the perimeter of a square with 441cm square
Penny Nom lui répond.
A question about perfect squares 2018-02-04
Jolyn pose la question :
Find the smallest possible value of a whole number m if 648x m is a perfect square
Penny Nom lui répond.
27000001 2017-10-09
Tulashiram pose la question :
If a× b =27000001, then what is the value of a & b ?
Penny Nom lui répond.
Factors 2017-08-16
Gemma pose la question :
Why do 315 and 525 have the same number of factors?
Penny Nom lui répond.
A rectangle and a circle 2017-08-12
Ramzan pose la question :
a diagram shows the shape of rectangular framework with length (2x+20)cm and with (y+10)cm . The outline is made of wire . If a circle with diameter 56 cm is to be made from the wire and the area of the rectangle is 420 square centimeter ,find the possible lengths and width of the rectangle
Penny Nom lui répond.
The perimeter of a sector of a circle 2017-08-11
Alisa pose la question :
find the perimeter of the sector with radius 7 cm in which the angle at the centre is 60 degrees leave your answer in terms of pi
Penny Nom lui répond.
Acres and perimeter 2017-04-12
Peggy pose la question :
How many acres in 2700' circumference or perimeter
Penny Nom lui répond.
A rectangle with a given perimeter and area 2017-01-11
Joe pose la question :
i have a math question for homework that i don't understand. can you draw a rectangle that has 18cm in perimeters and 20cm in areas. i tried but i can't.
Penny Nom lui répond.
The area of a city block 2016-12-08
Miura pose la question :
A city block is three times as long as long as it is wide.if the distance around the block is 0.48 kilometers, what is the area of the block in square meters?
Penny Nom lui répond.
The distance around a warehouse 2016-09-21
Chuck pose la question :
How far do I walk when I walk around a 751,000 sq. ft. warehouse?
Penny Nom lui répond.
The dimensions of a rectangle 2016-08-31
Hazym pose la question :
How do I find the length(which is 15m longer than the breadth) and the breadth of a rectangle just by its perimeter which is 70 m?
Penny Nom lui répond.
The perimeter and area of a shape 2016-06-30
Scott pose la question :
If I have a 16 x 32 rectangle the square feet is 512. So if I take a rope 96 feet long , which is the lineal feet of the rectangle, and manipulate it to any shape I want does the square footage inside the rope stay at 512 square feet? Thanks in advance!
Penny Nom lui répond.
The area and the perimeter of a rectangle 2016-04-12
kimberly pose la question :
is there a relationship between the are and the perimeter of a rectangle? explain.
Penny Nom lui répond.
The area of a circle and a square 2016-04-10
Richard pose la question :
I cannot understand why if you have a perimeter say of 4 units as the circumference of a circle then you reshape it into a square you lose very approximately some 20% of its volume but the perimeter length stays the same.
Can you please explain this to me as to why the volume decreases.

Penny Nom lui répond.
The perimeter of a rectangle 2016-03-17
Linda pose la question :
Noel correctly adds the length of three sides of a rectangle and gets 88 cm her brother Ryan correctly adds the lengths of three sides of the same rectangle and gets 80cm. What is the number of cm in the perimeter of the rectangle
Penny Nom lui répond.
The perimeter of a square 2016-01-16
dennis pose la question :
If I have eleven Square Acres, what would the perimeter dimensions be?
Penny Nom lui répond.
The perimeter of a triangular plot of land 2016-01-11
Janelle pose la question :
I need to fence off 6.5 acres. The plot is triangular shape. How many feet would I be fencing off?
Penny Nom lui répond.
The perimeter of a 4 acre square 2015-12-16
samantha pose la question :
What is the distance in miles or how many laps to make a mile, if one was walking around 4 acres of land which is like a square?
Penny Nom lui répond.
The perimeter of a rectangle 2015-05-28
Imran pose la question :
The length of a rectangle is x+3 centimetres.
The width of the rectangle is x-1 centimetres.

Find an expression in terms of x for the perimeter of the rectangle.
The perimeter of a rectangle The perimeter of a rectangle
Give your expressions in it's simplest form.
The perimeter of a rectangle The perimeter of a rectangle
Thank You.

Penny Nom lui répond.
The perimeter of a quarter circle 2015-05-21
Bethany pose la question :
The perimeter of a quarter circle is 3.57. What is the quarter circle's radius?
Penny Nom lui répond.
The perimeter of a quarter circle 2015-04-10
Riley pose la question :
How do you find the perimeter of a quarter circle when the radius is 56?
Penny Nom lui répond.
The product of a 2-digit number and a 3-digit number 2015-02-06
Nathaniel pose la question :
The product of a 2-digit number and a 3-digit number is about 50 000 what are the products
Penny Nom lui répond.
Mutually prime composite numbers 2015-01-09
nivedita pose la question :
Two composite number that is mutually prime?
Penny Nom lui répond.
The units digit of a prime 2015-01-08
Patricia pose la question :
Every prime number greater than 10 has a digit in the ones place that is included in which set of numbers below 1 3 7 9 or 1 3 7 or 0 2 4 5 6 8 or 1 3 5 9
Walter Whiteley lui répond.
The perimeter of a quarter circle 2014-12-26
Maisy pose la question :
This is the question that I got for a math worksheet.
The radius of a quarter circle is 5 miles. What is the quarter circle's perimeter?
Use 3.14 for pi.

Penny Nom lui répond.
Prime factorization in exponent form 2014-10-31
Emma pose la question :
I need to find out how to make a prime factorization of 120 in exponential form.
Penny Nom lui répond.
Sieve of Eratosthenes 2014-10-03
Hope pose la question :
using Sieve of Eratosthenes to determine for in instance prime numbers between 1 to 200, to what nth number should i stop?, 4th, which is 11 or what?
Robert Dawson lui répond.
A rectangle and a triangle 2014-09-27
rajesh pose la question :
The perimeter of a rectangle is equal to the perimeter of a right-angled triangle of height 12 cm if the base of the triangle is equal to the breadth of the rectangle, what is the length of the rectangle?
Penny Nom lui répond.
The perimeter of a parcel of land 2014-09-18
Shirley pose la question :
What is the perimeter of a parcel of land that is 564 acres square
Penny Nom lui répond.
The perimeter of a triangle 2014-08-21
Phyllis pose la question :
What is the perimeter of a five acre triangle with one side being 250 feet and the second side would be at a 90 degree angle.
Thank you.

Penny Nom lui répond.
Fencing around a 6 sided property 2014-07-10
Annette pose la question :
Hi, I've tried every way to figure this out and looked at your other acreage questions and still don't have an answer. It's my Birthday today and it would make me so happy to figure this out. I have this area I want fenced on my property and need to figure out how many acres it is to know if this guy is charging fare price for fencing.
It has 6 sides to it and measured in feet the sizes are: 1400 ft long
807 ft long
1060 ft long
300 ft long
310 ft long
400 ft long

Hope you can help me.
Thanks.
Annette

Penny Nom lui répond.
Prime factorization 2014-02-06
Kadeejah pose la question :
Write the prime factorization of 37 in exponential form
Penny Nom lui répond.
A square and a triangle 2014-02-02
Veronica pose la question :
The perimeter of a square piece of land is twice the perimeter of an equilateral triangukar lot, if one side of the square is 60 meters, find the length of a side of the triangle.
Penny Nom lui répond.
The perimeter of a rectangle 2013-10-24
sana pose la question :
if the length is given 70 m and the breadth is given as 40 m find the perimeter of the rectangle
Penny Nom lui répond.
The perimeter of a 1.4 acre square 2013-08-29
Destini pose la question :
I cannot figure out what the perimeter for 1.4 acres of land in the shape of a square. I have tried and tried and eventually tried to use a calculator and I still can't figure it out. Can you help me? Thanks!
Destini

Penny Nom lui répond.
GCD 2013-05-20
Julia pose la question :
Prove that if a and b are coprime integers, the greatest common divisor of a + b and a - b is either 1 or 2.
Penny Nom lui répond.
Fencing a parcel of land 2013-03-11
Koleen pose la question :
How much fencing do I need for an 56,850 parcel of land for a 15 stable horse barn
Penny Nom lui répond.
The quadratic formula 2013-01-03
itsel pose la question :
Find the discriminant ans use it to determine the use the quadratic formula to solve the equasion -2x^2+3x+2=0
Penny Nom lui répond.
The perimeter of an equilateral triangle 2012-12-14
shreyaarora pose la question :
if the area of on equilateral triangle is 24/3cm,then what is its perimeter
Penny Nom lui répond.
A four digit number 2012-10-09
cyndi pose la question :
find this 4 digit number: the tens digit is 1/3 of the hundreds digit; the 2 digit number formed by the tens and ones digits i the largest prime number smaller than 40; the sum of all 4 digits is the same as the number of face on an icosahedron ? what is the number?
Penny Nom lui répond.
The perimeter of a rectangle 2012-09-19
aretha pose la question :
calculate the perimeter of a rectangle with the long side 462ft x 9inches and the short side 50% less.
Penny Nom lui répond.
What is the prime factor form of 7/5? 2012-04-17
David pose la question :
What is the prime factor form of 7/5
Robert Dawson lui répond.
The area and perimeter of a rectangle 2012-03-01
RAJIB pose la question :
PEREMETER OF A RECTANGLE IS 24. FIND THE AREA ?
Penny Nom lui répond.
Two shapes 2012-01-06
muhammad pose la question :
Question from muhammad, a student:

a boy has two pieces of wire each 99cm long .he bends them into the shapes shown below.calculate the radius of each figure,giving each answer to two decimal places.figures are one is semicircle and other on is half of the semicircle.

Harley Weston lui répond.
Triangles, area and perimeter 2012-01-01
Panny pose la question :
I saw a question asked on your board without an answer.
How do I find the area of a triangle any triangle if I only know the perimeter..

Penny Nom lui répond.
The units digit of a prime number 2011-11-22
Mike pose la question :
Every prime number larger than 10 has a digit in the ones place that is included in which set of numbers below?
A. 1,3,7,9
B. 1,3,5,9
C. 0,2,4,5,6,8
D. 1,3,7

Penny Nom lui répond.
The perimeter of a quarter circle 2011-11-10
sierra pose la question :
how do you figure the perimeter of a quarter circle that has a radius of 12
Penny Nom lui répond.
The LCM of 6,15 and x is 90 2011-10-30
Richie pose la question :
Hi there,
There are 2 parts to the question.
#1. Factorise 90. This is easy, 90=2x3x3x5

#2
LCM of 6,15 and x is 90. What are possible values of x if x is odd?

From #1, since 90=6x15, how can this be used to work out possible values of x?

Thanks in advance, Richie

Penny Nom lui répond.
One factor array 2011-09-16
Hana pose la question :
hi my brother a 5th grade have a question. this is what it say "i have only one factor array, and i am between two numbers 12 and 16. what number am i?"
Penny Nom lui répond.
Fencing around a pool 2011-07-12
Anita pose la question :
The measurement of a swimming pool are 32 feet by 18 feet. How much fencing is needed if the fence is to be built 7 feet from each side of the pool?
Penny Nom lui répond.
What is the perimeter if the area is 20 ft? 2011-05-10
Brooke pose la question :
What is the perimeter if the area is 20 ft?
Penny Nom lui répond.
The perimeter of a figure 2011-04-27
syed pose la question :
Hello I'm Syed from Bangladesh.

Please help me out! It is killing me.

The question is=2C find the perimeter of the figure. I can't find the perimeter.

I am enclosing the figure as an attachment.

Penny Nom lui répond.
The perimeter of a rectangle 2011-04-04
aspen pose la question :
the perimeter of a rectangle is twice the sum of its length and its width. the perimeter is 40 meters and its length is 2 meters more then twice its width. what is the length?
Penny Nom lui répond.
Triangles with perimeter 16 cm 2011-02-22
Chong pose la question :
How many triangles (up yo congruence) with perimeter 16 cm and whose lengths of its side are integers?
Chris Fisher lui répond.
The perimeter of a semicircle 2011-01-29
Keith pose la question :
I have the perimeter of a semi circle of 37 but how do I calculate the diameter from this. This is all the information I have.
Penny Nom lui répond.
The perimeter of a quarter circle 2010-12-15
kim pose la question :
how do you figure the perimeter of a quarter circle that has a radius of 7 inches? I would like to have the explanation of how you figure it out. Thank you
Penny Nom lui répond.
The perimeter of a rectangle 2010-11-24
shericka pose la question :
a rectangle has a perimeter of 60cm. its length is 5 times greater than its width. what is its length?
Penny Nom lui répond.
What is the largest prime number? 2010-11-20
vadali pose la question :
what is the largest prime number?
Penny Nom lui répond.
The perimeter of a semicircle 2010-11-11
gayathri pose la question :
the area of semicircle is 1925sq.cm find perimeter
Stephen La Rocque lui répond.
Walking around an acre 2010-11-04
sa pose la question :
if you walk around 1.66 acres 10 times how many miles have i walked
Robert Dawson lui répond.
The base of an isosceles triangle 2010-10-24
Brian pose la question :
how can I find the base of an isosceles triangle from the height and the perimeter?
Penny Nom lui répond.
Powers 2010-10-20
dylan pose la question :
how do you write 20736 in exponential form .same for 1728 and 50625.

is there a formula to figure out how to express large know numbers in exponential form.

Penny Nom lui répond.
Limiting Cases in Geometry 2010-09-22
Niki pose la question :
Consider a rectangle inscribed in a circle with a radius or R. What are the possible perimeters for the rectangle?
Stephen La Rocque lui répond.
A circular 20 acre lake 2010-08-13
Ken pose la question :
I jog around a circular 20 acre lake. Please help me learn the distance of the perimeter of the lake so I will know my jogging distance. Thanks
Stephen La Rocque and Tyler Wood lui répond.
The dimensions of a driveway 2010-05-07
Josh pose la question :
Dave and Jane have a new rectangular driveway. The perimeter of the driveway is 168 feet. The length is 12 feet longer than three times the width. What are the dimensions of the driveway?
Penny Nom lui répond.
Adding five positive integers that have a product of 48 2010-04-27
Lorraine pose la question :
What is the smallest possible sum that can be obtained by adding five positive integers that have a product of 48.
Chris Fisher lui répond.
The perimeter of a rectangle 2010-04-12
Charlene pose la question :
The area of a rectangle is 390m^2. If its length is increased by 10m and its width is decreased by 6m, then its area does not change. Find the perimeter of the original rectangle.
Tyler Wood lui répond.
The perimeter of a lake 2010-03-29
Bill pose la question :
I am trying to figure out the approx. perimeter of a 22 acre lake. Can I solve this by calculating the sq. ft. in 22 acres and then take the square foot to find out the sides of a 22 acre square and then add the sides together to get the perimeter?
Penny Nom lui répond.
The perimeter of a rectangle 2010-03-12
makiah pose la question :
A rectangle has a perimeter of 12 meters.If each side is a whole number of meters, what are the possible dimensions for the length and width?
Penny Nom lui répond.
The perimeter of a square 2010-02-18
richard pose la question :
My question is: In yards what is the perimeter of a piece of land totaling 6.2 acres. This land is a perfect square.
Melanie Tyrer lui répond.
The perimeter of a semicircle 2010-02-04
Sarah pose la question :
The perimeter of a semicircle is doubled when the radius is increased by 7. Find the radius of the semicircle.
Tyler Wood lui répond.
Fencing a garden 2010-02-04
kris pose la question :
How many meters of fencing do i need to enclose a garden if the yard is 26 meters long and half as wide?
Penny Nom lui répond.
The perimeter of a rectangle 2010-01-27
debbie pose la question :
how many dimensions are there to get a perimeter of 400 feet for a rectangle?
Penny Nom lui répond.
The discriminant 2010-01-17
Sonjonnia pose la question :
What is the value of the discriminant?
16x^=16x-4

Penny Nom lui répond.
The maximum area of a rectangle 2010-01-03
Mohammad pose la question :
determine the maximum area of a rectangle with each perimeter to one decimal place?
a)100 cm b)72 m c)169 km d)143 mm

Penny Nom lui répond.
Finding Specific Heat of a Substance 2009-12-26
erin pose la question :
Hi- 2 kg metal requires 1.00 X 10^4 J of heat to raise its temperature from 20 degrees C to 40 degrees C. What is the specific heat capacity of the metal?
Janice Cotcher lui répond.
Perimeter 2009-12-23
Jalyn pose la question :
I'm doing this math project comparing measurements and I want to know the perimeter of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Please Help me!

-Jalyn

Robert Dawson and Walter Whiteley lui répond.
A Lagoon, free form, inground swimming pool 2009-12-22
donna pose la question :
What is the linear footage of a 14 x 23, Lagoon, free form, inground swimming pool?
Robert Dawson lui répond.
Two similar pentagons 2009-11-16
louis pose la question :
The lengths of five sides of a pentagon are 1,3,5,7,and 12 units. If the length of the longest side of a similar polygon is 18 units, find the perimeter of the larger pentagon. I think I figured it out Not sure though.
Penny Nom lui répond.
The cardinality of the prime numbers 2009-11-07
Justin pose la question :
Hello there, I was just wondering since the number of primes is infinite, are they equal to infinity or Aleph-null? Justin
Robert Dawson and Victoria West lui répond.
The cube of a number plus five times the number plus 1 2009-10-12
JP pose la question :
Find a counterexample to the statement: The cube of a number added to the sum of five times the number and 1 is a prime number.The cube of a number added to the sum of five times the number and 1 is a prime number
Penny Nom lui répond.
What is my number? 2009-09-18
Hanna pose la question :
What is my number?
My number is a perfect square.
The only number in its prime factorization is 2.
My number is a factor of 32.
The sum of its digits is odd.

Penny Nom lui répond.
Exponential form 2009-08-31
cecil pose la question :
what is the exponent form 564000?
Stephen La Rocque and Harley Weston lui répond.
Ms. Zoe's garden 2009-08-20
Carisa pose la question :
Ms. Zoe has a few dilemmas. She plants a garden each yr. & last yr. the rabbits ate her tomato plants. She has limited space which is 8ft by 4ft. & wishes to maximize the space. Ms. Zoe is considering 3 possible shapes. Those shapes are a rectangle, a triangle, or a polygon. She needs to buy fencing materia to enclose the garden & wants to get the biggest bang for her money. Each tomatoe plant req. 4 sq.ft to so she needs to know the # of plants to purchase & also needs to how much fence to buy. Basically I needs to know how to figure the perimeter & area for the polygon
Robert Dawson and Harley Weston lui répond.
Fencing five acres 2009-07-31
Aaron pose la question :
Ok So I need to order fencing for my property I have 5 acres and would like to fence in the perimeter, I cant for the life of me figure out how many feet of fencing to order for help please im an idiot.
Robert Dawson lui répond.
Primes 2009-06-25
Chinonyerem pose la question :
If p = 2^k - 1 is prime, show that k is an odd integer, except when k = 2. [ Hint: 3/4^n - 1 for all n >= 1.]
Robert Dawson and Penny Nom lui répond.
Stones around a pool 2009-06-01
Jessica pose la question :
I am putting a yard pond in and I am trying to find out how many stones I would need for the perimeter.

The pond is 4ft (W) by ft (L) by 1.5ft (D)

Thank You,

Jessica

Penny Nom lui répond.
Area and perimeter 2009-05-07
Kelly pose la question :
Why do objects w/ the same exterior linear feet have different interior sq ft? I.e. a 25x25 room has 625 sqft while a 20x30 room has only 600 sqft? I can visualize that by cutting and moving parts of the rectangle, you loose a 5x5 section, but I just can't get my head around why.
Robert Dawson and Stephen La Rocque lui répond.
GCD (a + b, a - b). 2009-04-01
Tomas pose la question :
Let a and b integer and relatively prime. Prove that:
GCD (a + b , a - b) = 1 or 2

Stephen La Rocque lui répond.
The perimeter of a rectangle 2009-03-18
marylyne pose la question :
the perimeter of the rectangular is 70 meters. if the width is 40% of the length, find the dimensions?
Penny Nom lui répond.
Area and perimeter 2009-03-11
Keith pose la question :
My question I thought was simple until I couldn’t find an answer anywhere. I have a shape with lots of different curves and some straight lines. I know how many feet the perimeter is and that’s it. How am I able to find the square footage of an area if all I know is its perimeter length?

Thank you,

Keith

Robert Dawson lui répond.
Fencing 5 acres 2009-02-06
bob pose la question :
How many feet of fencing is required to fence in 5 acres
Harley Weston lui répond.
Shapes 2009-01-29
Rana pose la question :
I want to know about Circumference / Area / Volume of different shapes ie Circle , Oval , An Arc Trapezide etc
Robert Dawson and Harley Weston lui répond.
Perimeters and scale factors 2009-01-24
dennis pose la question :
I have this work that says how are the value of the ratios for the perimeters related to the scale factor? PLEASE HELP ME OUT
Harley Weston lui répond.
A rectangular prism 2009-01-13
nika pose la question :
How many bases does a rectangular prism have? What are they?
Harley Weston lui répond.
An area of 64cm squared and a perimeter of 64 cm. 2009-01-07
Dale pose la question :
i need to draw an object that has an area of 64cm squared and a perimeter of 64 cm. Can you help me out......
Robert Dawson lui répond.
The factors of an integer 2009-01-06
Madison pose la question :
what are the factors of 878
Robert Dawson lui répond.
Two rectangular plots have the same area 2008-12-23
Jason pose la question :
Two rectangular plots have the same area. The first has a perimeter of 40m while the second has a length 2m less than the first and a width 1m greater. Find the length and breadth of the first rectangle
Stephen La Rocque lui répond.
A standard bill on a highway 2008-12-19
Stephanie pose la question :
A standard bill on a highway has a perimeter of 14 feet. the length of the bill board is 6 feet greater than triple the width. What is the length? what is the width?
Robert Dawson and Penny Nom lui répond.
Do all square numbers have an odd number or factors? 2008-12-11
Amy pose la question :
Do all square numbers have an odd number or factors?
Victoria West lui répond.
Some number theoretic speculations 2008-12-04
Andrew pose la question :
Another way of looking at the 'alternating parity polynomial', again based on Fermat's Little Theorem, is to substitute (a - b) for x in x^(p-1) - 1 as this is always divisible by any prime p. So, if one removes the "- 1", there is always a remainder of (1/p)! (I took up your challenge!)
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.

Andrew

Chris Fisher and Victoria West lui répond.
The perimeter of a square acre 2008-11-27
Amanda pose la question :
What is the perimeter of a square acre? Answer in feet, please.
Penny Nom lui répond.
Primes and polynomials 2008-11-24
Andrew pose la question :
How effective are the two
pairs of polynomials, taken together, at "excluding" any prime p.

1. (a^2 - a.b + b^2) and (a^2 + a.b + b^2) Where b > a > p and (a, b, p) = 1

2. (c^2 - c.a + a^2) and (c^2 - c.b + b^2) Where c > b > a > p and (a, b, c, p) = 1
Victoria West lui répond.

Walking around a square 3.50 acre property 2008-11-21
Ann pose la question :
How many times do I have to walk around the perimeter of my square 3.50 acre property to achieve 1 mile?
Penny Nom lui répond.
The height, base and perimeter of a triangle 2008-11-17
Zack pose la question :
How would i calculate the height of a triangle if the base is 10cm and the area is 50cm²? If possible how would i calculate the length around the the triangle.
Penny Nom lui répond.
A question about primes and polynomials 2008-11-16
Andrew pose la question :
Is it possible for (a^2 - a.b + b^2) to be divisible by a prime p where b > a > p and a, b, and p are relatively prime? I let a = n.p + x and b = m.p + y (where both x and y are < p) and after dividing throughout by p one gets to decide whether (x^2 - x.y + y^2) ==0 mod(p) ?! It seems unlikely unless p = (x^2 - x.y + y^2)? (Note:- All letters represent positive integers.)
Chris Fisher and Victoria West lui répond.
The prime factorization of one billion 2008-11-02
Alta pose la question :
The prime factorization of 1000 is 2 cubed times 5 cubed. How do you write the prime factorization of one billion using exponents?
Penny Nom lui répond.
The area of a square 2008-10-20
Danny pose la question :
Is it possible to use a circumference measurement to find the area of a square when all 4 corners have a 1.75" radius?
Harley Weston lui répond.
Prime factorization 2008-10-19
nick pose la question :
while im doing prime factorization for one number and it cant be divided 2,3 or five so what next?
Penny Nom lui répond.
The perimeter of a triangle 2008-09-29
Debbie pose la question :
How do I calculate the perimeter of a triangle if the lengths of two sides are equal and all the angles are known?
Harley Weston lui répond.
The length of one side of a square 2008-09-28
Mela pose la question :
The area of a square is 841cm².
What is the length of one side of the square?
What is its perimeter?

Penny Nom lui répond.
What is the perimeter of the rectangle? 2008-09-27
Pauline pose la question :
A rectangle has an area of 27 squared inches. the height is 3 times the base What is the perimeter of the rectangle?
Penny Nom lui répond.
The perimeter of an equilateral triangle 2008-09-11
Gerry pose la question :
How can I find the perimeter (length of side) of an equilateral triangle if the only information I have is the altitude?
Penny Nom lui répond.
The perimeter of a right triangle 2008-09-09
Shanon pose la question :
I know that A=1/2bh, but for the life of me cannot figure out my 6th graders math problem.

What is the perimeter of a right triangle whose area = 600 sq. ft.

Victoria West lui répond.
Half a circle 2008-09-04
brandon pose la question :
what are the area and perimeter and area of half a circle??
Penny Nom lui répond.
Product of Two-Digit Numbers 2008-07-31
pete pose la question :
The number 4641 can be expressed as the product of two two-digit whole numbers. What is the sum of these two numbers?
Janice Cotcher lui répond.
Neither prime nor composite 2008-07-08
saloni pose la question :
Give the counting number which is neither prime nor composite ?
Penny Nom lui répond.
The square root of (18*n*34) 2008-07-01
Peter pose la question :
What is the least possible positive integer-value of n such that square root(18*n*34) is an integer?
Penny Nom lui répond.
The smallest number divisible by 1 to 9 2008-06-26
Peggy pose la question :
What is the smallest number divisible by each of the first nine counting numbers?
Penny Nom lui répond.
Prime factors 2008-05-21
john pose la question :
the first 5 prime numbers are 2,3,5,7,11. which is the smallest number that has these prime factors.
Stephen La Rocque lui répond.
A right angled triangle 2008-05-16
bryan pose la question :
The sides of a right angled triangle are x, x+1, x+2 cm. Find the perimeter.
Penny Nom lui répond.
Fencing a triangular field 2008-04-29
Julieta pose la question :
The area of a field shaped like a triangle is 750yards squared. One leg of the field is fenced with wood costing $5/yd. The remainder of the perimeter of the field is fenced with steel costing $10/yd. The perimeter of the field is 150yards. the total cost of the fencing is $1200.
a. What is the length of the leg fenced with wood?
b. what is the length of the leg fenced with steel?

Penny Nom lui répond.
The ratio of their perimeters to two regular hexagons 2008-04-29
td pose la question :
Two regular hexagons have areas of 54 square root of 3 and 150 square root of 3, what is the ratio of their perimeters?
Stephen La Rocque lui répond.
A circle inscribed in a triangle 2008-04-26
Amar pose la question :
I have been given a circle inscribed in a triangle and have been told to prove that the ratio of the perimeter of the triangle to the circumference of the circle is the same as the ratio of the area of the triangle to the area of the circle. How would this be done?
Stephen La Rocque and Walter Whiteley lui répond.
The isoperimetric inequality 2008-04-21
Dutch pose la question :
I'm searching for the proof that the sphere has the smallest volume of any figure and maximizes the volume of any figure.
Chris Fisher lui répond.
The perimeter of a half acre square 2008-04-20
s pose la question :
Measured in feet. What would be the perimeter of a square area of land measuring 1/2 acre?
Penny Nom lui répond.
The perimeter of a rhombus 2008-04-18
susana pose la question :
how do you find the perimeter of a rhombus?
Penny Nom lui répond.
Two intersecting circles 2008-04-17
Muhammad pose la question :
Hi, how can we find the perimeter and area of the region common to two intersecting circles of radii 6 cm and 4 cm with centers 7 cm apart.
Harley Weston lui répond.
Perimeter, area and diagonals of a rectangle 2008-04-03
jenea pose la question :
I have to find the perimeter as well as the area of a rectangle when given the diagonals are 12 units long and they intersect at a 60 degree angle. how do i find both the area and perimeter; do i use the 30 60 90 triangle rule?
Stephen La Rocque and Penny Nom lui répond.
A 100 acre square pasture 2008-04-03
Richard pose la question :
I need to know how many lineal feet there is around a 100 acre pasture that is square in shape. I am no longer able to get out and measure it myself, and cannot remember the math to compute it.
Penny Nom lui répond.
The rectangle with smallest perimeter 2008-04-01
nicole pose la question :
when given an area,squares are the rectangles with the smallest perimeter write the length and width of the rectangle with the smallest perimeter
Penny Nom lui répond.
Circles and semicircles 2008-03-23
sally pose la question :
Hi i am sally ,

i need to know what is the formula of :

Find perimeter and area of a semicircle ?

Find the area of a circle whose circumference ?

Penny Nom lui répond.
The perimeter of a sector of a circle 2008-02-28
erica pose la question :
What is the perimeter of a sector if the radius is 18 and the middle arc is 150?
Penny Nom lui répond.
The perimeter of a shape 2008-02-17
olivia pose la question :
Hello I've forgotten how to work out the perimeter of a shape. can you help me out????
Penny Nom lui répond.
Why is the number 1 neither prime nor composite? 2008-02-07
ronni pose la question :
why is the number 1 neither prime nor composite?
Harley Weston lui répond.
A positive integer with 2007 digits 2008-02-06
Tom pose la question :
Prove that there's a unique positive integer of 2007 digits lenght, divisible by 2^2007, and made up solely by the digits 2 and 5.
Penny Nom lui répond.
The perimeter of a semicircle 2008-02-02
Lisa pose la question :
How do you find the perimeter of a semi circle when you are only given the diameter, say 24 units?
Penny Nom lui répond.
(1x2x3x...n)+1 2008-01-29
Sayuri pose la question :
what is the smallest natural number n, greater than 1, for which (1x2x3x...n)+1 is not a prime?
Penny Nom lui répond.
The smallest possible perimeter 2008-01-23
RS pose la question :
If two points of a triangle are fixed, then how can the third point be placed in order to get the smallest possible perimeter of the triangle.
Chris Fisher and Penny Nom lui répond.
The perimeter of a figure 2008-01-11
Kassandra pose la question :
I am trying to find out the perimeter of a semicircle. I do what the book says but, I always get it wrong. I usually don't have problems with math until now.

There is half a circle. It shows that the radius of the circle is 4 units.

And then below the half circle there is a square below it. The angles are right angles and the width is also 4 inches. I get close to the answer but, am usually off.

Penny Nom lui répond.
The perimeter of circle 2007-12-15
shaquilla pose la question :
what is the perimeter of a circle.
Penny Nom lui répond.
The dimensions of a rectangle 2007-12-12
tara pose la question :
The length if a rectangle is 5 feet less than twice its width. The perimeter of the rectangle is 38 feet. let w represent the width. write an equation for the perimeter of the rectangle in terms of w. Then solve the equation to find the length and width o the rectangle.
Penny Nom lui répond.
Find the perimeter of the original rectangle. 2007-12-11
Hannah pose la question :
The area of a rectangle is 360 square meters. If the rectangle's length is increased by 10 meters and the width is decreased by 6 meters, its area does not change. Find the perimeter of the original rectangle.
Melanie Tyrer lui répond.
The perimeter of Wisconsin 2007-11-26
Kyle pose la question :
I am doing a project and I need to figure out the total perimeter of wisconsin in miles and only know the square miles of Wisconsin which is 65,503 and I need to get that to miles I have no clue how to do this. I've looked all of the computer for answers but got none. Thanks
Leeanne Boehm and Penny Nom lui répond.
How many yards of fencing do I need? 2007-11-16
Terrie pose la question :
I have to order fencing for a 25-acre, rectangular field.One side of the field is 1/4 mile. How many yards of fencing do I need to enclose the field?
Stephen La Rocque lui répond.
Prime factorization 2007-11-11
jeff pose la question :
find the prime factorization and use exponential notation for 432
Penny Nom lui répond.
Why is the number 1 neither prime nor composite? 2007-11-08
amarilis pose la question :
why is the number 1 neither prime nor composite?
Penny Nom lui répond.
The width of a rectangle 2007-11-07
BJ pose la question :
The perimeter of a rectangular field is yards. If the length of the field is yards, what is its width?
Penny Nom lui répond.
I am a prime number 2007-10-31
sherry pose la question :
I am a prime number. I can not be shared fairly except by one group. My array can only be one row. array can only be one row. Can you please explain this out to me so I can help my child with it. Thanks
Penny Nom lui répond.
An array for 31 2007-10-31
sherry pose la question :
How do you make an array with the number 31
Penny Nom lui répond.
The perimeter of a circle sector 2007-10-25
sara pose la question :
Hi! The area of a sector of a circle is 25 sqcm. The radius of the sector is 6 cm. Calculate the perimeter of the sector. Many thanks!!!
Penny Nom lui répond.
parabolic arch 2007-10-24
ABHILASH pose la question :
How find parabolic arch perimeter.
Harley Weston lui répond.
The perimeter of an acre 2007-10-22
juliana pose la question :
how many times can i walk around 2 acres of land to equal 1 mile?
Penny Nom lui répond.
13 year and 17 year locusts 2007-10-12
stefan pose la question :
how many years pass between the years when both 13 year and 17 year locusts are out at the same time?
Penny Nom lui répond.
Triangle perimeter and area 2007-10-05
divakar pose la question :
The sides of the triangle are integers. The perimeter is 8. What is the area?
Stephen La Rocque lui répond.
Find the area of the traingle 2007-10-02
Indrajit pose la question :
The perimeter of a triangle is equal to the perimeter of a semicircle of radius 35 cm.The ratio of the triangles is 5:6:7. Find the area of the triangle? [pie = 22/7]
Stephen La Rocque lui répond.
Cubes 2007-09-21
Yvonne pose la question :
The numbers 756 and 72, expressed as products of prime factors, are 756 = 2² x 3³ x 7 and 72 = 2³ x 3²

Use these result to find,

the smallest integer, x, such that 756x is a perfect cube.

Penny Nom lui répond.
The perimeter of a regular polygon 2007-09-18
Ashwynn pose la question :
why does the area of regular polygons with a perimeter of 1000m increase as the number of sides increase?
Stephen La Rocque lui répond.
Prove that any two consecutive integers are relativley prime. 2007-09-18
Michael pose la question :
Im not very good at proofs and I was wandering if you would be able to help me with the following question: Prove that any two consecutive integers is relativley prime. Thanks a million.
Penny Nom lui répond.
How far from n do you need to go to have found at least one prime? 2007-09-16
Mike pose la question :
Hi, I was wondering if there was some kind of guaranteed interval that ensures that if you start at some number n, you will always have passed a prime number p. I remember having once read something that there is always at least one prime between n and 2n, but I cannot for the life of me remember where I read that, or what that kind of rule would be called so I can look it up online... thank you for your help, Mike
Penny Nom and Victoria West lui répond.
The perimeter of a semi-circle 2007-09-11
Confused pose la question :
What is the formula for the perimeter of a semi-circle? Can you please help me out!!! I need this answer by tomorrow.
Stephen la Rocque lui répond.
Prime factors in exponential form 2007-09-06
Michelle pose la question :
how would you write this: factor 48 as a product of primes written in exponential form
Stephen La Rocque lui répond.
A right angles triangle 2007-09-05
Daryl pose la question :
I have a right-angled triangle. two of its sides are 12.6cm. The third/last line is missing. How can I find the length of the last line?
Stephen La Rocque and Penny Nom lui répond.
How many stairs in the flight are stepped on exactly once? 2007-09-03
Bill pose la question :
Four friends are racing together down a long flight of stairs. A goes 2 steps at a time, B 3 at a time, C 4 at atime and D 5 and at a time. The only steps on which all four tread are the top one and the bottom one. How many stairs in the flight are stepped on exactly once.
Harley Weston lui répond.
Finding the perimeter of a park 2007-08-25
KT pose la question :
what are three formulas you can use to find the perimeter of a square park measuring 150 ft by 150 ft?
Penny Nom lui répond.
Area and perimeter 2007-08-16
sheryl pose la question :
a 50*70 horse pen is 240 feet and 3500 square feet a 60*60 horse pen is 240 feet and 3600 square feet why is there a 100 square feet difference?
Penny Nom lui répond.
Finding the perimeter when you know the area 2007-08-15
Lynne pose la question :
If a lot's area size is 17,642 square feet, how do I figure the perimeter?
Stephen La Rocque lui répond.
The area and perimeter of a rectangle 2007-08-15
Brooklyn pose la question :
Is there a way to find the perimeter of a rectangle if you have the area, or vice versa? If so, what is the equation?
Leeanne Boehm and Penny Nom lui répond.
Fencing cost 2007-08-11
Ethel pose la question :
If ann wants to put up a fence for her dog around her 75ft x 55ft retangular yard, the hardware store has fencing materials for 7.50 per yard. How much would it cost her to purchase fencing material?
Stephen La Rocque lui répond.
The perimeter of a sign 2007-08-04
arul pose la question :
Hi
Please help me with the below question. The outline of a sign for an ice-cream store is made by placing 3/4 th of the circumference of a circle with radius 2 feet on top of an isosceles triangle with height 5 feet, as shown above. What is the perimeter, in feet, of the sign?
(A) 3pi+ 3 sqrt3
(B) 3pi + 6 sqrt3
(C) 3pi + 2 sqrt 33
(D) 4pi + 3 sqrt3
(E) 4pi + 6 sqrt3

Penny Nom lui répond.
An athletic track 2007-07-30
tammy pose la question :
The inner boundary ABCDEF of an athletic track cinsists of two straight parts each 90m long and two semi circular ends as shown in the diagram.If the perimeter of the inner boundary is 400m, calculate the diameter AE of the inner semi circle.

Part 2. If the track is 3.5m wide an athlete starts the 400m run at X and remains in the outer lane . He finishes at Y(1) Calculate the outer diameter YZ
(2)The distance XY (take pie as 22/7)

Penny Nom lui répond.
Proof that any side of a triangle is less than half the perimeter. 2007-07-07
Omkar pose la question :
Any side of a triangle is smaller than half of its perimeter, prove this in short ?
Stephen La Rocque lui répond.
Can't find circumference of an ellipse 2007-07-06
Michele pose la question :
I need to figure the circumference of an oval and I know the height and width.
Penny Nom lui répond.
Values of k for which k(x^2+2x+3) - 4x - 2 is never negative 2007-06-29
claire pose la question :
Find the range of values of k for which k(x^2+2x+3) - 4x - 2 is never negative.
Harley Weston lui répond.
The roots of (x - k)(1-3x) + 1 = 0 2007-06-28
Claire pose la question :
Show that the roots of (x - k)(1-3x) + 1=0 are real and distinct for all real values of k. Hence, or otherwise, find the range of 9sin^2 r - 6sin r + 13
Harley Weston lui répond.
The perimeter of a triangle 2007-06-20
chelsie pose la question :
how do i find the perimeter of a triangle given the area, base, and height?
Penny Nom and Walter Whiteley lui répond.
Isoperimetric area comparison 2007-06-17
michael pose la question :
An equilateral triangle and a regular hexagon have equal perimeters. If the area of the triangle 10, what is the area of the hexagon?
Stephen La Rocque lui répond.
A circle and polygon with equal perimeters 2007-06-05
matthew pose la question :
Why does a circle have the largest area of any polygon when the perimeter is always 1000m for every polygon?
Stephen La Rocque and Penny Nom lui répond.
The circumference of an ellipse 2007-05-25
Graham pose la question :
I have an ellipse that I need to find the circumference of. It is 40ft at its longest point and 25ft at its shortest
Penny Nom lui répond.
Area of a hexagon (three ways to find it) 2007-05-24
Josh pose la question :
I have to work out the area of a hexagon when I know that the perimeter of it is 1000m. I have tried many different ways but I get different answers.
Stephen La Rocque lui répond.
Prime numbers and square numbers 2007-05-22
Naseer pose la question :
I read somewhere that prime number can be a factor of square only if it occurs at least twice in its square please explian this with examples.
Penny Nom lui répond.
Find the expression that represents it perimeter. 2007-04-01
Amy pose la question :
A rectangle has sides of 3x-4 and 7x+10. Find the expression that represents it perimeter.
Steve La Rocque and Haley Ess lui répond.
Find the length and width of the football field 2007-03-19
Bobbi pose la question :
The Length of a football field is 67 yards greater than the width. The perimeter of the field is 346 yards. Find the length and width of the football field
Haley Ess lui répond.
The dimensions of a rectangle with least perimeter for given area 2007-03-14
Karlianna pose la question :
find dimensions of a rectangle with least perimeter for given area
A) 30cm2
b) 50cm2

Penny Nom lui répond.
If the product of A,B,C is 15834, what is A+B+C? 2007-03-10
rachel pose la question :
if the product of A,B,C is 15834, what is A+B+C?
Penny Nom lui répond.
How many feet is on one side of an acre? 2007-03-07
Melinda pose la question :
How many feet is on one side of an acre?
Melanie Tyrer lui répond.
Is c relatively prime to (n.p)? 2007-03-02
Andrew pose la question :
Please could you help me with a small mathematics problem?! I've put = the problem into three parts but it isn't really three problems; just = one! Given:- {[(n.p)^p] / [c + (n.p)]} =3D "an integer" (where c > = (n.p); c and n are integers, n is even and p is an odd prime number) Can one prove that c cannot be relatively prime to (n.p)? { i.e. c = must have the factor (n.p) ?} If so, is the converse also true? {i.e. If c is relatively prime to = (n.p), then [c + (n.p)] cannot be a factor of (n.p)^p ?} Lastly but similarly, if c is relatively prime to a and c > a > = (n.p) ; (c - a) > (n.p) **; and c is not relatively prime to (n.p) = would it be true that (c - a) cannot be a factor (n.p)^p ? I hope my question makes sense?
Penny Nom lui répond.
Walk around a 14 acre perimeter 2007-02-24
Maria pose la question :
How many times would you have to walk around a 14 acre perimeter in order to walk 1 mile?
Penny Nom lui répond.
Three distinct prime factors 2007-02-15
nick pose la question :
what is the smallest natural number that has three distinct prime factors in its factorization
Stephen La Rocque lui répond.
Perimeter of an octagon inside a circle 2007-02-08
Courtney pose la question :
a regular octagon is inscribed in a circle with a radius of 12 cm. find the perimeter of the octagon?
Stephen La Rocque lui répond.
The perimeter and area of a right angled triangle 2007-01-31
Naveen pose la question :
I need to calculate the area of a right angled triangle. However the measurements of the 3 sides is missing. All we are told is that the perimeter of the triangle is 1000cm.
Penny Nom lui répond.
A 140 acre rectangular piece of land 2007-01-27
Dave pose la question :
What is the perimeter of a 140 acre rectangular piece of land that is three times longer that it is wide?
Penny Nom lui répond.
2000 acres 2007-01-22
Kyle pose la question :
if you walked around around 2000 acres how many feet did you walk?
Stephen La Rocque lui répond.
Why zero is neither prime nor composite? 2007-01-17
Brenda pose la question :
Why zero is neither prime nor composite?
Penny Nom lui répond.
Prime numbers 2007-01-16
A student pose la question :
are the product of two prime numbers always prime?
Penny Nom lui répond.
Show that 3k+2 and 5k+3 are relatively prime 2007-01-15
Andrea pose la question :
show that if k is a positive integer, then 3k+2 and 5k+3 are relatively prime
Penny Nom lui répond.
Find the area of the rectangle 2007-01-09
Mike pose la question :
The perimeter of a rectangle is 72 in. The base is 3 times the height. find the area of the rectangle?
Penny Nom lui répond.
The sum of prime numbers 2006-11-28
Rambabu pose la question :
I would like to know the sum of prime numbers below some X say 10000. Provide me with easy way to get this done
Penny Nom lui répond.
The rate of change of the perimeter of a square 2006-11-07
Karli pose la question :
Find the rate of change of the perimeter of a square with respect to its area.
Stephen La Rocque lui répond.
How do you find the length and width of a rectangle if you know ... 2006-10-15
Anne pose la question :
How do you find the length and width of a rectangle if you know the perimeter of the rectangle is 48 m and the area is 144 m squared?
Stephen La Rocque and Penny Nom lui répond.
The perimeter of an acre 2006-09-23
George pose la question :
I am trying to figure out how many feet go around the perimeter of one acre of land for a fence.
Stephen La Rocque and Penny Nom lui répond.
How do I determine the length of the lot? 2006-09-22
Dylan pose la question :
If a rectangular lot's perimeter is 340 feet, the width is 70 feet. How do I determine the length of the lot?
Penny Nom lui répond.
How do you get 15 square units to make a perimeter 16 units? 2006-09-12
A student pose la question :
How do you get 15 square units to make a perimeter 16 units?
Stephen La Rocque and Penny Nom lui répond.
The greatest common factor of two numbers 2006-07-16
Fadwa pose la question :
What is the greatest common factor(GCF) of the following algebraic expressions? 1680 and 6048
Stephen La Rocque lui répond.
Isoperimetric quotients 2006-07-07
Jessica pose la question :
How do you work out an algebraic equation for the IQ of an isosceles triangle.
Penny Nom lui répond.
The perimeter of a pool 2006-06-05
Troy pose la question :
How many Linear feet would a pool be if the pool was 18 by 38 foot oval
Penny Nom lui répond.
If the perimeter of a square is 1 foot, what is its area? 2006-04-27
Larry pose la question :
If the perimeter of a square is 1 foot, its area is how many square inches?
Stephen La Rocque lui répond.
How many numbers are relatively prime with 250? 2006-04-19
David pose la question :
How many positive integers less than or equal to 250 are relatively prime with 250?
Stephen La Rocque lui répond.
Perimeter of a triangle atop a square 2006-04-13
Mary pose la question :
There is an (irregular) pentagon that is made up of a square and a triangle. The triangle is directly on top of the square. The triangle is a right triangle. One of the angles is 45 degrees. One of the sides of the triangle is 4. What is the perimeter of the pentagon?
Penny Nom lui répond.
Superimposing images 2006-03-30
Laurie pose la question :
I am a parent and trying to find real world applications for the math strand that includes superimposing one item on another to determine identical. The Alberta strand is match size and shape of figures by superimposing one on top of the other. I am trying to find a way to put this into context for everyday life. Any ideas?
Penny Nom lui répond.
given that p is a prime and p|a^n, prove that p^n|a^n 2006-03-24
Janna pose la question :
given that p is a prime and p|an, prove that pn|an
Stephen La Rocque lui répond.
If a circle is elongated into an oval .. 2006-03-16
Bruce pose la question :
If a circle is elongated into an oval, with constant circumference, does the area remain constant?
Walter Whiteley lui répond.
Rectangles with the same perimeter 2006-03-14
Kristine pose la question :
If two rectangles have the same perimeter, will they also have the same area? Why
Penny Nom lui répond.
The Least Common Multiple of two primes 2006-02-21
Kristine pose la question :
Is the Least Common Multiple to two prime numbers always their product? Why or Why not?
Stephen La Rocque lui répond.
How many divisors does the number 138600 have? 2006-02-08
Joe pose la question :
How many divisors does the number 138600 have?
Steve La Rocque and Penny Nom lui répond.
The Isoperimetric Quotient 2006-02-07
Ceri pose la question :
I am studying Isoperimetric Quotient as part of my mathematics course and have been told that the only shape with an I.Q of 1 is the circle but when I work out the I.Q of a million sided regular polygon, the answer always comes out as 1. My teacher insists it is the just the calculator rounding things up, but I have tried loads of calculators and it always comes out as 1. Can you solve my conundrum?
Penny Nom lui répond.
Write the array for 3 2006-01-29
Jamie pose la question :
My son is a 5th grader and came home with a math question that I can't answer. The question stated - "Write the array for 3" I don't understand how this can be done with just one number.
Penny Nom lui répond.
Who is lying? 2006-01-14
Diane pose la question :
A business man was working in his home office when he realized he had left a five-dollar bill in the book he had been reading. He called his butler to bring him the book from the library. When he got the book, the bill was no longer there. He then questioned the maid and the butler. The maid remembered seeing the bill between pages 99 and 100 in a book to the left of a business book. The butler did not recall seeing the bill, but was sure the book was to the right of the business book, because to the left of it there was a statistics book. Who is lying?
Penny Nom lui répond.
GCF, LCM, primes and the ladder method 2006-01-07
Linda pose la question :
How would I teach both finding the GCF and LCM with prime factors...I recall the ladder method vaguely.???
Penny Nom lui répond.
A word problem 2005-12-19
Karen pose la question :
A package designer wants to protect an expensive book with a 5 cm wide cardboard rim. The area of the rim is equal to the area of the book. What is the length of the book? (The book is square)
Penny Nom lui répond.
LCM 2005-12-12
Alex pose la question :
what is the LCM of 210 and 54 and the LCM of 42 and 126
Penny Nom lui répond.
The perimeter of a collection of squares 2005-12-11
Catherine pose la question :
using 12 squares, make a number of patterns (squares joined). Find the perimeters. Find out how many points in the shape have four radiating lines i.e. are two lines intersecting. Write an equation to state the relationship between the lines and the perimeter.
Penny Nom lui répond.
Divisibility by each of the first ten counting numbers 2005-10-17
Simon pose la question :
determine smallest positive integer that is divisible by each of the first ten counting numbers
Penny Nom lui répond.
A two digit prime 2005-09-12
A student pose la question :
The units digit of a two-digit prime number is not greater than the tens digit by 3.If the positions of the two digits are interchanged, then the new number formed is greater than the original number by more than 18. Find the value of the original prime number.
Penny Nom lui répond.
n^2+n-1 has no divisors ending with 3 or 7 2005-09-08
Arne pose la question :
at least it seems like for any integers n and k,
10k+3 and 10k+7 do not divide n²+n-1
I tested this for every n from 0 to 3200 (which means same for the numbers from -3201 to -1)
could this be true, or is it just coincidence, or am I just totally wrong?

Richard McIntosh lui répond.
Three prime numbers p,q and r, all greater than 3, form an arithmetic progression: 2005-07-18
Ladis pose la question :
Three prime numbers p,q and r, all greater than 3, form an arithmetic progression: p=p, q=p+d and r= p+2d. Prove that d is divisible by 6.
Chris Fisher lui répond.
Discriminant 2005-06-20
A student pose la question :
If a quadratic has real root, its discriminant b2-4ac>=0 Is there any similar condition or method by which you can find whether roots of a cubic equation are real or not?
Chris Fisher lui répond.
p+1, p+2 y p+4 are prime 2005-06-18
Vincent pose la question :
Find all the values of p (where p is a natural number), for which the numbers p+1, p+2 y p+4 are prime.
Penny Nom lui répond.
Primes 2005-06-04
Fede pose la question :
Prove that there is not a number prime p, for which the numbers p+5 and p+10 are prime too.
Penny Nom lui répond.
The numbers p and 8p^2 +1 are prime. 2005-05-30
Antonio pose la question :
The numbers p and 8p2 +1 are prime. Prove that the number 8p2+2p+1 is also a prime number.
Claude Tardif and Penny Nom lui répond.
The circumference of an oval pool 2005-05-18
John pose la question :
I have an oval pool of which I am trying to find the circumference. it is 38 feet long and 19 feet wide
Penny Nom lui répond.
Prime numbers 2005-04-11
Jesule pose la question :
Given that p, p+10 and p+14 are prime numbers, find p.
Claude Tardif and Chris Fisher lui répond.
Discrimination based on gender? 2005-03-10
A student pose la question :
After being rejected for employment, Kim learns that the Bellevue office has hired only two women among the last 20 new employees. She also learns that the pool of applicants is very large, with an approximately equal number of qualified men and women. Help her address the charge of gender discrimination by finding he probability of getting two or few women when 20 people are hired, assuming that there is no discrimination based on gender. Does the resulting probability really support such a charge?
Penny Nom lui répond.
Numbers that John likes 2005-01-16
Garrett pose la question :
John likes 400 but not 300; he likes 100 but not 99; he likes 3600 but not 3700. Which does he like?

900
1000
1100
1200

Penny Nom lui répond.
252 x ? is a cube 2004-12-22
Andrea pose la question :
What is the smallest positive interger by which 252 can be multipled so the result is a perfect cubed?
Penny Nom lui répond.
Select a card from the deck. 2004-12-02
Heidi pose la question :
Select a card from the deck. What is the probability that this card will be red? Show the number of expected outcomes versus the number of total possible outcomes. What type of event does this represent?
Penny lui répond.
The lcm of 5, 3, 4, 7 and 2 2004-11-05
Christine pose la question :
what is the lcm of 5,3,4,7,2
Penny Nom lui répond.
Perimeter and area of a semi_circle 2004-09-18
A student pose la question :
I want to know how to find the perimeter and area of a semi-circle and a quarter-circle.
Penny Nom lui répond.
an integer with three factors 2004-08-03
A student pose la question :
What is the probability that a randomly chosen 3 digit number has exactly 3 factors
Penny Nom lui répond.
Divisors of 2n+1 and 3n+9 2004-06-02
Chris pose la question :
Amy selected a positive integer N and wrote numbers 2xN+1 and 3xN+9 on a whiteboard. Boris looked at the two numbers on the whiteboard and wrote in his notebook a positive integer that divides each of them. Find all possible numbers that Boris could have written in his notebook.
Chris Fisher and Penny Nom lui répond.
The perimeter of a triangle 2004-05-21
A student pose la question :
In a triangle i have the length of a line and it's opposite angle.how can i calculate perimeter?(the angles are not right)
Penny Nom lui répond.
Area and perimeter 2004-03-12
Sandy pose la question :
The rectange has an area of M square units and a perimeter of 2M units. What is the value of x?

The length of the rectange is 3, while the width of the rectange is x-1.

Penny Nom lui répond.
The area of a lot 2004-03-09
Dave pose la question :

If our lot is 192.71 x 138.79 x 158.74 x 103.08

Question is what percentage of an acre is our lot?


Penny Nom lui répond.
The dimensions of a rectangle 2004-02-21
Jane pose la question :
A rectangular label has an area of 176cm2 and a perimeter of 54cm. Find the dimensions of the label.
Penny Nom lui répond.
Areas, perimeters and derivatives 2004-02-15
Geoff pose la question :
A recent lecture in my calculus class led me to realize that the derivative of the area of a circle, with respect to the radius is equal to the circumfrence. This also holds true for the relationship between the volume of a sphere and the surface area of that sphere:
why do these hold true? why is it only for circular objects?

Harley Weston lui répond.
(2^ 20,966,011) - 1 2003-12-12
Reid pose la question :
Can someone please explain, answer and/or solve this: (2^ 20,966,011) - 1

I don't know what it means, my boss sent it out, I'm assuming it is to be solved but don't know what it is, any prompt help would be appreciated, very much so, in fact, thanks,...........


Penny Nom lui répond.
If 1 is neither prime nor composite... 2003-11-19
Joshua pose la question :
if 1 is neither prime nor composite...what is it called?
Claude Tardif and Penny Nom lui répond.
If 1 is neither prime nor composite... 2003-11-19
Joshua pose la question :
if 1 is neither prime nor composite...what is it called?
Claude Tardif and Penny Nom lui répond.
What is a number that has exactly 13 factors? 2003-11-09
Mary pose la question :
What is a number that has exactly 13 factors?
Penny Nom lui répond.
Pairs of prime numbers 2003-10-13
Nikolas pose la question :
Use pairs of prime numbers to find all the numbers less than 50 that have only two prime factors. Make an organized list.
Penny Nom lui répond.
Relatively prime 2003-09-27
James pose la question :
what is the definition a relative prime numbers?
Penny Nom lui répond.
Primes 2003-09-23
Julie pose la question :

#1. Suppose you are given a number (n) and told that 1 and the number (n) divide into (n). Does that mean (n) is prime?

#2. Suppose that p is a prime number greater than or equal to 3. Show that p+1 cannot be a prime number.


Penny Nom lui répond.
The Sieve of Eratosthenes 2003-09-18
Lynn pose la question :
My daughter has been asked to find all the prime numbers by using the Sieve of Eratosthenes. I have no understanding what this means.
Penny Nom and Claude Tardif lui répond.
Making a square 2003-09-07
A student pose la question :
if I am given any number (say 80 for example), how may I determine the smallest whole number integer which when multipled by it will yield a square number ? In other words if I express this as: 80Ý*ÝnÝ=ÝsquareÝnumber, what is the least value of n which will yield a square.
Penny Nom lui répond.
A wooden deck around a pool 2003-07-09
Dat pose la question :
A pond is enclosed by a wooden deck that is 3 feet wide. The fence surrounding the deck is 100 feet long.
  1. If the pond is square, what are its dimensions?

  2. If the pond is rectangular and the length of the is three times its width, what are the dimensions of the pond?

  3. If the pond is circular, what is the diameter of the pond?

  4. Which pond has the most area?

Penny Nom lui répond.
Setting up a word problem 2003-06-30
Christie pose la question :
A rectangular corral is forty feet longer than it is wide. If the perimeter is 220 feet, determine the length and width of the corral.
Penny Nom lui répond.
The effectiveness of a drug 2003-04-22
A student pose la question :
A certain drug is found to be effective 80% of the time. Find the probability of successful treatment in two out of four cases.
Andrei Volodin lui répond.
1575 2003-03-13
Sharyn pose la question :
find 6 integers that when multiplied with each other equal +1575 and when the same integers are added together equal zero. there are more positives than negatives and one of the numbers is a double digit between 10 and 20
Penny Nom lui répond.
Finding the area when the perimeter is known 2003-02-28
Yvette pose la question :
What is the size of an area in sqare feet when the perimeter totals 842 feet.
Sides are 190ft+180ft+200ft+54ft+118ft+100ft.

Penny Nom lui répond.
X times Y equals ten million 2003-02-26
Baneen pose la question :
Would you be able to tell me which two numbers would compute ten million without any number having zeros in it?
Penny Nom lui répond.
Triangle perimeter 2003-01-30
An Aunt pose la question :

Hi I'm the aunt of a middle school child. He need help with two problems and I don't understand how to show he how to do them. Can you help me.

  1. How do you find the perimeter for X=4, X=0.7, and X=5/6?

  2. And an acute triangle that bottom is (3X+1) cm, left side is (X+4) cm and the right is (2X+5)cm.

Can you show me not only the answer but also the steps that you used.


Penny Nom lui répond.
Composites, primes, factors and common factors 2002-11-20
Connie pose la question :
My son can't remember what a composite number is, what a prime number is and the explaination of factors and common factors. Help!
Penny Nom lui répond.
Why is 5 divided by 1/7 greater than 5 divided by 2/3? 2002-11-19
Elizabeth pose la question :
  1. Without performing the division, explain why 5 divided by 1/7 is a number greater than 5 divided by 2/3.
  2. Is the least common multiple of two prime numbers always their product? Why or why not?

Diane Hanson and Penny Nom lui répond.
Prime numbers 2002-11-08
Lonna pose la question :
Is 2 a prime number or not??
Why is 1 not considered a prime number?

Penny Nom lui répond.
An octagon of perimeter 1,000 meters 2002-11-05
Stephen pose la question :
my son has to work out the area of a octagon with a outside perimeter of 1,000 metres,
Penny Nom lui répond.
Is it a prime? 2002-10-19
JV pose la question :
6x to the third power plus 5x plus 15, is that prime or not prime, and whichever it is, how can you prove it? ya dig?
Claude Tardif lui répond.
Relatively prime 2002-10-04
Natasha pose la question :
I really need help with this middle level math question. My little brother is asking me and I have no clue what the answer is. Explain what it means when two numbers are negatively prime. (?)
Kathy Nolan and Penny Nom lui répond.
Divisibility of 5 2002 2002-08-25
Simon pose la question :
I need to ask you a question if 5 2002 and 3 2002 are divisible by 26.
Penny Nom lui répond.
Perimeter 2002-06-05
Tava pose la question :
I'm a grade four student from St. Mary school. In class we've been dicussing perimeters. So this is what we did; First we each got a piece of paper in the shape of the geoboards and our teacher told us to find as many different shapes of area of 12 square units. During this time we were given to find perimeters of shapes that had twelve square units one of our classmates discovered the biggest perimeter possible with twelve square units of 26 units. Another classmate discovered the smallest perimeter of fourteen units. Here's a question: Why are all the shapes with fourteen units all the same shape? and why are all the shapes with twenty-six units can be different? After we found the biggest and smallest shapes our teacher told us we each had to find at least one shape of the biggest and smallest. After we each foud a shape with a perimeter of twenty-six and fourteen we had to find different shapes with different perimeters. During that time we discovered different perimeters.

What we found was fourteen all the way up to twenty-six, but they all went by two's. Why didn't they count up by 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 etc? I think it's because the area is an even number. See if you added one "block" or "square" to it you always add three because at least one of the sides is together with another side. Whyare all the perimeters all even numbers?


Penny Nom lui répond.
The perimeter of an ellipse 2002-02-14
Harry pose la question :
I am planning to build a coffe table with an ellipse of 24x36 for the top. I wish to decorate the edge and need to know the lenght of the perimeter for lay out purposes. Is there an easy way to approximate this figure with out using intergal calculus?
Penny Nom lui répond.
Isoperimetric quotients 2002-01-02
A student pose la question :
I'm stuck on my GCSE Maths coursework, what do isoperimetric quotients measure?
Penny Nom lui répond.
Primes and square roots 2001-06-14
Paul pose la question :
I have a bit of a math problem. It has to do with determining if a very large number is a prime. One method entails dividing the number by every smaller prime number. If any divide into it, it's not a prime. This would be a big job if the number was something like 400 digits long. Another way I read about was to take the square root of the number and test all the primes less than its square root. The explanation went like this: "When a number is divided by another number that is greater than its square root, the result is a number smaller than the square root. For example, the square root of 36 is 6. Dividing 36 by 2, a smaller number than 6, gives 18, a number that is larger than the square root. To prove that 37 is prime it is only necessary to divide it by primes less than 6, since if it had a prime factor greater than 6, it would have to have one less than 6 as well."

I understand the explanation, up to the last sentence. I fail to see the underlying logic. Why if a prime factor exists below the square does one have to exist above the square too? The number 40 can be divided by the prime 2, a number below its square root, but no other primes can do this above its square root. Have I missed something? What's the logic here?


Claude Tardif and Penny Nom lui répond.
Neither prime nor composite 2001-05-08
Marc pose la question :
what 2 numbers are neither prime nor combitative?
Penny Nom lui répond.
Geometry 2001-04-21
Rebecca pose la question :
How do you prove the following:
Let CD be an altitude of triangle ABC and assume that angle C=90 degrees. Let r1 and r2 be the inradii of triangle CAD and CBD, respectively, and show that r+r1+r2=CD, where r is the inradius of triangle ABC.

Chris Fisher lui répond.
Perimeter of an acre 2001-03-24
Liz pose la question :
What is the perimeter of one acre of land?
Penny Nom lui répond.
Probability and a three digit number 2001-03-15
Glenn pose la question :
A THREE DIGIT NUMBER IS SELECTED AT RANDOM. WHAT IS THE PROBABILITY THAT NON OF THE THREE DIGITS ARE PRIME.
Harley Weston lui répond.
What is my name? 2001-02-23
Julia pose la question :
My perimeter is 12 cm. My sides are all equal. The sum of half my sides is equal to 6 cm. How many sides do I have? What is my name?
Penny Nom lui répond.
Two number theory questions 2001-01-30
Richie pose la question :
i have two questions and they are:
  1. the product of three consecutive prime numbers is 7429. Find the product of the smallest and largest of these three integers.

  2. the least common multiple of two relatively prime positive integers, a and b, is 144. if a (a>or=2) is as small as possible, compute the value of b.

Penny Nom lui répond.
What number from 1 to 25 has the most factors? 2001-01-23
John pose la question :
What number from 1 to 25 has the most factors?
Penny Nom lui répond.
A pair of numbers whose GCF is 28 2000-12-27
John pose la question :
Name 2 different pairs of numbers whose GCF is 28.
Penny Nom lui répond.
Some prime conjectures 2000-12-24
Tarrasita pose la question :
I was given some homework to investigate the following conjectures on prime numbers

1) There is at least one prime between consecutive square numbers.

2) Every prime except 2 and 3 is of the form 6n+1 where n is a natural number.

3) Any odd prime which is of the form 4n+1 is equal to the sum of two perfect squares.


Harley Weston lui répond.
Prime factorization 2000-12-13
A student pose la question :
What is the prime factorization for 250 1296 and 2400
Penny Nom lui répond.
A zip code problem 2000-10-26
Rob Mathis pose la question :
Find the zip code of a place in a county so that the product of it and the zip code of another place in another county of the same name, but in a different state, is an exact multiple of the number 123456789
Claude Tardif lui répond.
The perimeter of a football field 2000-10-18
Paige pose la question :
The width of a football field is 67ft greater than the length. The perimeter is 480ft What is the width and length?
Penny Nom lui répond.
1234567890 2000-09-14
Bradley Kloetzly pose la question :
Can you find two whole numbers, with the smallest possible difference between them, which when multipled together equal: 1234567890?
Harley Weston lui répond.
Five times a cube equals three times a fifth power 2000-07-05
Harman Chaudhry pose la question :
Which is the smallest 10-digit number to be five times the cube of one number and also three times the fifth power of another?
Penny Nom lui répond.
An expected value 2000-04-24
Carl Pride pose la question :
Suppose that in a statistics class of size 23, each student has a probability of passing of 73 percent.

sample:

What is the expected number of students who will pass??


Harley Weston lui répond.
How many zeros? 2000-04-09
Greg Potts pose la question :
The natural numbers 1 to 25 are multiplied together (1 x 2 x 3x..24 x 25). How many zeros are there in the product of this multiplication?
a)6 b)7 c)5 d)10 or e)4?

Harley Weston lui répond.
2^32 + 1 2000-04-08
Un Etudiant pose la question :
232 +1 can be divided by 641 , why?
Claude Tradif lui répond.
Symmetric Primes 2000-04-01
Marlene Moore pose la question :
Hi...Im in 9th grade and am having a hard time figuring out symmetric primes. Heres the problem:

Find two pairs of symmetric primes of 20. Symmetric primes of 15?


Claude Tardif lui répond.
Division 2000-03-16
Charday pose la question :
What is the easiest way to calculate the least number that can be divided evenly by all the numbers from 1 to 10.
Penny Nom lui répond.
10 000 000 = a x b 2000-03-06
Spencer Jaffe pose la question :
What two numbers that don't end in zero, multiplied equal 10,000,000.
Claude tardif lui répond.
Factoring, primes, GCF and LCM 2000-02-27
Ruth Kroek pose la question :
My son is in grade seven, he has to do a Factoring Booklet the areas covered are:
  • Prime #'s
  • Composite #'s
  • Rainbow Factoring
  • Finding Multiples (consecutive multiples)
  • Finding GCF of 2-3 numbers uning Rainbow factoring
  • Finding LCM of 2 numbers using consecutive multiples
  • prime factor trees
  • prime factor ladders
  • finding GCF of 2 numbers using Prime number Method
Although his text 'Math Power' gives some information, we are at a loss ..

Penny Nom lui répond.
The isoperimetric theorem 2000-02-24
Raj Bobal pose la question :
How can you prove Mathematically that the maximum area enclosed by a given length is a circle?
Chris Fisher lui répond.
Hexagons 2000-02-23
Mohd. Amjad pose la question :
I want to know about hexagons. What is the area and the perimeter of an hexagon?
Penny Nom lui répond.
Three factors 2000-02-21
A parent pose la question :
Question from a parent helping a child, grade 4, with homework. Can a number have three factors? Name three numbers that have three factors.
Penny Nom lui répond.
Perimeter of an ellipse 2000-02-21
Kurtis Proffit pose la question :
What is the formula for the perimeter or circumference of an ellipse?
Chris Fisher lui répond.
Three algebra problems 1999-12-28
Stephanie Branton pose la question :
  1. If P represents the product of all prime numbers less than 1000, what is the value of the unit's digit of P?

  2. Do any real numbers a and b exist such that: ln(a+b)=ln a + ln b? if so, what are they?

  3. Define a function by: f(x)=1/1-x where x is not equal to 0,1. what is f(f(f(a)))?

Harley Weston lui répond.
Perimeter 1999-08-15
Mel Nordan pose la question :
The length of a rectangle is IS 3 1/2 times its width. Its perimeter is 108cm. Find its length and width. Choices for the width: 12,18,24
Penny Nom lui répond.
A Polar Plot 1999-05-06
Irene pose la question :
Consider the polar equation r=2-3Cos(theta/2) In the interval [o, 4Pi], how would you find the area of one of the leaves and also the length of one of the edges of a leaf?
Harley Weston lui répond.
T-shirts 1999-04-04
Valerie pose la question :
At a discount T-shirt shop the manager marked a special batch of T-shirts that originally sold for $2.00. When all the shirts sold the shop had collected $603.77.

How many shirts did they sell and what was the price per shirt?
Jack LeSage and Penny Nom lui répond.

Prime dates 1999-03-25
Jessica Brown pose la question :
I'm asking how do you figure out all the prime numbers in a year and, whats the average amount of prime numbers per week.
Jack LeSage and Penny Nom lui répond.
Primary Mathematics 1999-02-08
Syairul pose la question :
Mr Wu earned $2365 in January. He earned $375 more in February than in January. If he spend $4250 in the two months and saved the rest, how much did he save?
Jack LeSage lui répond.
Simplifying Radicals 1999-01-25
Randy pose la question :
Find the perimeter of a rectangle in simplified radical form L=root80 W=root45. I would appreciate a detailed explination of the process for solving.
Jack LeSage and Penny Nom lui répond.
Five Factors 1998-09-19
Derek Yau pose la question :
To whom it may concern,

I have difficulty in getting the solution to the following question:

Find 5 numbers that have exactly 5 factors.

I got 16, 81 but couldn't find the rest. I believe that in order to have 5 factors, it has to be a square number. Isn't it true? I guess there may be a pattern to this.

Thanks for your help.
Derek Yau.
Penny Nom lui répond.

Triminoes 1998-09-09
Roxanne Hale pose la question :
I am doing an investigation about a game called triminoes (like dominoes). The game is played using triangular pieces of card. Each card has 3 numbers on it. I have to investigate the relationship between the number of trimino cards in a set and the largest number on the cards. I found;

largest no. used 0 1 2 3 4
no. of trimino cards 1 4 10 20 35

I was ginen the formula for this which is:
UN= UN - 1 + 1/2 (n + 1 ) (n+2)

UN=no. of trimino cards n= largest no.

I don't know how to get to this equation I think it has something to do with triangle numbers!
Penny Nom lui répond.

Area Calculation 1998-05-05
Jessica pose la question :
There's a question I have that I hope you can answer about calculating area.

It seems to me that common sense says that if you have say 100 meters of fence, the area you can enclose should be a constant. Yet the math says it is not so. For example if you build a rectangle 10x40 the enclosed area is 400 square meters. But if you build a rectangle 5x45 then the area is 225 square meters, even though you've started with the same amount of fencing.

I know this is true, but can anyone explain IN ENGLISH why this is so?
Harley Weston lui répond.

Area of a Triangle. 1998-03-05
Amanda pose la question :
How do you figure out the area of a triangle? You already have the perimeter and height
Penny Nom lui répond.
Divisors of 6n 1998-01-26
James pose la question :
If n is a positive integer such that 2n has 28 positive divisors and 3n has 30 positive divisors, then how many positive divisors does 6n have?
(a) 32 (b) 34 (c) 35 (d) 36 (e) 38

Penny Nom and Haragauri Gupta lui répond.
Limited area and unlimited perimeter. 1997-11-28
Rosa pose la question :
There is a figure, it has unlimited perimeter but has limited area , what is the figure and how to draw it ?

Thank you very much!
Harley Weston lui répond.

Negative Primes. 1997-11-10
Leah Zucker and Paul Michael pose la question :
I have received the following question via e-mail from my granddaughter: "Can negative numbers (like -7) be prime? If not, why not?"
Chris Fisher lui répond.
Two Questions 1997-10-28
Melissa Kelley pose la question :
I would appreciate any help you could give me.
  1. Why isn't 1 a prime number?

  2. How can the absolute value of a number be negative?

Penny Nom lui répond.
Prime Numbers 1997-09-04
Jack Bedard pose la question :
Hi. I have a real stupid question

What are prime numbers?

My name is Jack Bedard and I am in grade 5.
Penny Nom lui répond.

Divisibility of 2n choose n. 1996-09-24
Kathy Doan pose la question :
Can you prove that "2n choose n" is not divisible by 3, 5, and 7 for infinitely many n?
Penny Nom lui répond.
How do you find out if a number is a composite or prime? 1996-09-16
Trish Feenstra pose la question :
Hi my name is Trish Feenstra. In grade 8. How do you find out if a number is a composite or prime if it is big like 37 529? Reply soon got a test on Friday the 13th
Denis Hanson lui répond.
Area=Perimeter 1996-04-02
Jason Pelowski pose la question :
When will the area and the perimeter of a right triangle be numerically equal?
Penny Nom and Maxine Stinka lui répond.
Prime numbers 1996-02-22
Charles Hewitt pose la question :
I would apprecaite it if you could share with me any algorithm to determine whether a number is prime.
Penny Nom lui répond.
 
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