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Frequently Asked Questions

This section has been produced in response to the continued FAQ received, often relating to one of the published solutions or just general curiosity.

• Prime Numbers What is a prime number?
• Number of Primes How many primes are there?
• Number of Divisors How many divisors does a number have?
• Sum of Divisors How do you work out the sum of divisors?
• Perfect Numbers What are perfect, adundant, and deficient numbers?
• Irrational Roots When is a square root irrational?
• Figurate/Polygonal Numbers What are square and triangle numbers?
• Sum of Squares How do you find the sum of square numbers?
• Sum of Cubes Is there a formula to add a sequence of cubes?
• Fibonacci Numbers What are Fibonacci numbers?
• 0.999... Is 0.999... really equal to 1?
• Division by Zero Why are you not allowed to divide by zero?
• Number System What are rational, irrational, real, imaginary, complex, algebraic, and transcendental numbers?
• Roman Numerals How do you read and write Roman numerals?

• Angle Properties What are the fundamental angle properties?
• Circle Theorems How do you prove the circle theorems?
• Trigonometry What is trigonometry?
• Pythagorean Theorem How do you prove the Pythagorean Theorem?
• Trigonometric Ratios/Identities Where do sin, cos, tan, sec, cosec, and cot comes from?
• General Trigonometry How do you work out lengths/angles in a general triangle?
• Area of Planar Shapes How do you find the area of planar shapes?
• Circumference of a Circle How do you find the circumference of a circle?
• Area of a Circle How do you find the area of a circle?
• Volume of a Prism How do you find volume of a prism?
• Volume of a Pyramid How do you find volume of a pyramid?
• Volume of a Sphere How do you find volume of a sphere?
• Surface Area of a Sphere How do you find surface area of a sphere?

• Basic Constructions What are the principles of basic constructions?
• Polygonal Constructions How do you construct basic polygons?
• Geometrical Arithmetic Can you do basic arithmetic geometrically?
• Geometrical Square Root How do you perform a square root geometrically?
• Geometrical Quadratic Is it possible to solve quadratics geometrically?
• Impossible Constructions Are any constructions impossible?
• Trisecting an Angle Is it impossible to trisect an angle?
• Constructing a Heptagon Is it impossible to construct a heptagon?

• Cryptography What is cryptography?
• Monoalphabetic Substitution How does basic substitution work?
• Polyalphabetic Substitution Can you make the basic substitution method more secure?
• Transposition What is a shuffle/transposition cipher?
• Frequency Lists Are there useful strategies in decryption?
• Binary and Hexadecimal What are binary and hexadecimal codes?
• ASCII Codes What is ASCII?

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