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	The dimensions of a rectangle		2021-09-09
		From Ash: 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. Answered by Harley Weston.
	A 2.5 acre square		2021-01-09
		From hannah: how many feet of fence needed to fence a square 2.5 acres?? Answered by Penny Nom.
	The fencing needed for a square pasture		2019-12-10
		From Penny: I'm trying to calculate how many feet of fence I will need to fence a 4 acre square pasture. Answered by Harley Weston.
	The product of 3 integers is -24		2019-11-06
		From Rick: 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. Answered by Penny Nom.
	The perimeter of a piece of a circle		2019-10-18
		From Arwin: 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. Answered by Penny Nom.
	The perimeter of 200 acres		2019-06-14
		From AARON: How many feet is the perimeter of 200 acres? Answered by Penny Nom.
	A square and a triangle		2018-12-03
		From Livvy: 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? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Two expressions for the perimeter of a a rectangle		2018-05-13
		From Slayde: 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. Answered by Penny Nom.
	The intersection of a curve and a line		2018-03-08
		From lola: 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 Answered by Penny Nom.
	The dimensions of a rectangle		2018-03-03
		From Mia: A wire of length 36cm is bent to form a rectangle. Find the dimensions of the rectangle. Answered by Penny Nom.
	The perimeter of a square		2018-02-25
		From Alicia: What's the perimeter of a square with 441cm square Answered by Penny Nom.
	A question about perfect squares		2018-02-04
		From Jolyn: Find the smallest possible value of a whole number m if 648x m is a perfect square Answered by Penny Nom.
	27000001		2017-10-09
		From Tulashiram: If a× b =27000001, then what is the value of a & b ? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Factors		2017-08-16
		From Gemma: Why do 315 and 525 have the same number of factors? Answered by Penny Nom.
	A rectangle and a circle		2017-08-12
		From Ramzan: 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 Answered by Penny Nom.
	The perimeter of a sector of a circle		2017-08-11
		From Alisa: 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 Answered by Penny Nom.
	Acres and perimeter		2017-04-12
		From Peggy: How many acres in 2700' circumference or perimeter Answered by Penny Nom.
	A rectangle with a given perimeter and area		2017-01-11
		From Joe: 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. Answered by Penny Nom.
	The area of a city block		2016-12-08
		From Miura: 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? Answered by Penny Nom.
	The distance around a warehouse		2016-09-21
		From Chuck: How far do I walk when I walk around a 751,000 sq. ft. warehouse? Answered by Penny Nom.
	The dimensions of a rectangle		2016-08-31
		From Hazym: 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? Answered by Penny Nom.
	The perimeter and area of a shape		2016-06-30
		From Scott: 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! Answered by Penny Nom.
	The area and the perimeter of a rectangle		2016-04-12
		From kimberly: is there a relationship between the are and the perimeter of a rectangle? explain. Answered by Penny Nom.
	The area of a circle and a square		2016-04-10
		From Richard: 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. Answered by Penny Nom.
	The perimeter of a rectangle		2016-03-17
		From Linda: 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 Answered by Penny Nom.
	The perimeter of a square		2016-01-16
		From dennis: If I have eleven Square Acres, what would the perimeter dimensions be? Answered by Penny Nom.
	The perimeter of a triangular plot of land		2016-01-11
		From Janelle: I need to fence off 6.5 acres. The plot is triangular shape. How many feet would I be fencing off? Answered by Penny Nom.
	The perimeter of a 4 acre square		2015-12-16
		From samantha: 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? Answered by Penny Nom.
	The perimeter of a rectangle		2015-05-28
		From Imran: 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. Answered by Penny Nom.
	The perimeter of a quarter circle		2015-05-21
		From Bethany: The perimeter of a quarter circle is 3.57. What is the quarter circle's radius? Answered by Penny Nom.
	The perimeter of a quarter circle		2015-04-10
		From Riley: How do you find the perimeter of a quarter circle when the radius is 56? Answered by Penny Nom.
	The product of a 2-digit number and a 3-digit number		2015-02-06
		From Nathaniel: The product of a 2-digit number and a 3-digit number is about 50 000 what are the products Answered by Penny Nom.
	Mutually prime composite numbers		2015-01-09
		From nivedita: Two composite number that is mutually prime? Answered by Penny Nom.
	The units digit of a prime		2015-01-08
		From Patricia: 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 Answered by Walter Whiteley.
	The perimeter of a quarter circle		2014-12-26
		From Maisy: 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. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Prime factorization in exponent form		2014-10-31
		From Emma: I need to find out how to make a prime factorization of 120 in exponential form. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Sieve of Eratosthenes		2014-10-03
		From Hope: 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? Answered by Robert Dawson.
	A rectangle and a triangle		2014-09-27
		From rajesh: 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? Answered by Penny Nom.
	The perimeter of a parcel of land		2014-09-18
		From Shirley: What is the perimeter of a parcel of land that is 564 acres square Answered by Penny Nom.
	The perimeter of a triangle		2014-08-21
		From Phyllis: 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. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Fencing around a 6 sided property		2014-07-10
		From Annette: 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 Answered by Penny Nom.
	Prime factorization		2014-02-06
		From Kadeejah: Write the prime factorization of 37 in exponential form Answered by Penny Nom.
	A square and a triangle		2014-02-02
		From Veronica: 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. Answered by Penny Nom.
	The perimeter of a rectangle		2013-10-24
		From sana: if the length is given 70 m and the breadth is given as 40 m find the perimeter of the rectangle Answered by Penny Nom.
	The perimeter of a 1.4 acre square		2013-08-29
		From Destini: 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 Answered by Penny Nom.
	GCD		2013-05-20
		From Julia: Prove that if a and b are coprime integers, the greatest common divisor of a + b and a - b is either 1 or 2. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Fencing a parcel of land		2013-03-11
		From Koleen: How much fencing do I need for an 56,850 parcel of land for a 15 stable horse barn Answered by Penny Nom.
	The quadratic formula		2013-01-03
		From itsel: Find the discriminant ans use it to determine the use the quadratic formula to solve the equasion -2x^2+3x+2=0 Answered by Penny Nom.
	The perimeter of an equilateral triangle		2012-12-14
		From shreyaarora: if the area of on equilateral triangle is 24/3cm,then what is its perimeter Answered by Penny Nom.
	A four digit number		2012-10-09
		From cyndi: 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? Answered by Penny Nom.
	The perimeter of a rectangle		2012-09-19
		From aretha: calculate the perimeter of a rectangle with the long side 462ft x 9inches and the short side 50% less. Answered by Penny Nom.
	What is the prime factor form of 7/5?		2012-04-17
		From David: What is the prime factor form of 7/5 Answered by Robert Dawson.
	The area and perimeter of a rectangle		2012-03-01
		From RAJIB: PEREMETER OF A RECTANGLE IS 24. FIND THE AREA ? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Two shapes		2012-01-06
		From muhammad: 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. Answered by Harley Weston.
	Triangles, area and perimeter		2012-01-01
		From Panny: 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.. Answered by Penny Nom.
	The units digit of a prime number		2011-11-22
		From Mike: 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 Answered by Penny Nom.
	The perimeter of a quarter circle		2011-11-10
		From sierra: how do you figure the perimeter of a quarter circle that has a radius of 12 Answered by Penny Nom.
	The LCM of 6,15 and x is 90		2011-10-30
		From Richie: 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 Answered by Penny Nom.
	One factor array		2011-09-16
		From Hana: 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?" Answered by Penny Nom.
	Fencing around a pool		2011-07-12
		From Anita: 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? Answered by Penny Nom.
	What is the perimeter if the area is 20 ft?		2011-05-10
		From Brooke: What is the perimeter if the area is 20 ft? Answered by Penny Nom.
	The perimeter of a figure		2011-04-27
		From syed: 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. Answered by Penny Nom.
	The perimeter of a rectangle		2011-04-04
		From aspen: 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? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Triangles with perimeter 16 cm		2011-02-22
		From Chong: How many triangles (up yo congruence) with perimeter 16 cm and whose lengths of its side are integers? Answered by Chris Fisher.
	The perimeter of a semicircle		2011-01-29
		From Keith: 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. Answered by Penny Nom.
	The perimeter of a quarter circle		2010-12-15
		From kim: 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 Answered by Penny Nom.
	The perimeter of a rectangle		2010-11-24
		From shericka: a rectangle has a perimeter of 60cm. its length is 5 times greater than its width. what is its length? Answered by Penny Nom.
	What is the largest prime number?		2010-11-20
		From vadali: what is the largest prime number? Answered by Penny Nom.
	The perimeter of a semicircle		2010-11-11
		From gayathri: the area of semicircle is 1925sq.cm find perimeter Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Walking around an acre		2010-11-04
		From sa: if you walk around 1.66 acres 10 times how many miles have i walked Answered by Robert Dawson.
	The base of an isosceles triangle		2010-10-24
		From Brian: how can I find the base of an isosceles triangle from the height and the perimeter? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Powers		2010-10-20
		From dylan: 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. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Limiting Cases in Geometry		2010-09-22
		From Niki: Consider a rectangle inscribed in a circle with a radius or R. What are the possible perimeters for the rectangle? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	A circular 20 acre lake		2010-08-13
		From Ken: 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 Answered by Stephen La Rocque and Tyler Wood.
	The dimensions of a driveway		2010-05-07
		From Josh: 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? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Adding five positive integers that have a product of 48		2010-04-27
		From Lorraine: What is the smallest possible sum that can be obtained by adding five positive integers that have a product of 48. Answered by Chris Fisher.
	The perimeter of a rectangle		2010-04-12
		From Charlene: 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. Answered by Tyler Wood.
	The perimeter of a lake		2010-03-29
		From Bill: 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? Answered by Penny Nom.
	The perimeter of a rectangle		2010-03-12
		From makiah: 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? Answered by Penny Nom.
	The perimeter of a square		2010-02-18
		From richard: My question is: In yards what is the perimeter of a piece of land totaling 6.2 acres. This land is a perfect square. Answered by Melanie Tyrer.
	The perimeter of a semicircle		2010-02-04
		From Sarah: The perimeter of a semicircle is doubled when the radius is increased by 7. Find the radius of the semicircle. Answered by Tyler Wood.
	Fencing a garden		2010-02-04
		From kris: How many meters of fencing do i need to enclose a garden if the yard is 26 meters long and half as wide? Answered by Penny Nom.
	The perimeter of a rectangle		2010-01-27
		From debbie: how many dimensions are there to get a perimeter of 400 feet for a rectangle? Answered by Penny Nom.
	The discriminant		2010-01-17
		From Sonjonnia: What is the value of the discriminant? 16x^=16x-4 Answered by Penny Nom.
	The maximum area of a rectangle		2010-01-03
		From Mohammad: 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 Answered by Penny Nom.
	Finding Specific Heat of a Substance		2009-12-26
		From erin: 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? Answered by Janice Cotcher.
	Perimeter		2009-12-23
		From Jalyn: 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 Answered by Robert Dawson and Walter Whiteley.
	A Lagoon, free form, inground swimming pool		2009-12-22
		From donna: What is the linear footage of a 14 x 23, Lagoon, free form, inground swimming pool? Answered by Robert Dawson.
	Two similar pentagons		2009-11-16
		From louis: 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. Answered by Penny Nom.
	The cardinality of the prime numbers		2009-11-07
		From Justin: Hello there, I was just wondering since the number of primes is infinite, are they equal to infinity or Aleph-null? Justin Answered by Robert Dawson and Victoria West.
	The cube of a number plus five times the number plus 1		2009-10-12
		From JP: 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 Answered by Penny Nom.
	What is my number?		2009-09-18
		From Hanna: 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. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Exponential form		2009-08-31
		From cecil: what is the exponent form 564000? Answered by Stephen La Rocque and Harley Weston.
	Ms. Zoe's garden		2009-08-20
		From Carisa: 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 Answered by Robert Dawson and Harley Weston.
	Fencing five acres		2009-07-31
		From Aaron: 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. Answered by Robert Dawson.
	Primes		2009-06-25
		From Chinonyerem: 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.] Answered by Robert Dawson and Penny Nom.
	Stones around a pool		2009-06-01
		From Jessica: 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 Answered by Penny Nom.
	Area and perimeter		2009-05-07
		From Kelly: 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. Answered by Robert Dawson and Stephen La Rocque.
	GCD (a + b, a - b).		2009-04-01
		From Tomas: Let a and b integer and relatively prime. Prove that: GCD (a + b , a - b) = 1 or 2 Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	The perimeter of a rectangle		2009-03-18
		From marylyne: the perimeter of the rectangular is 70 meters. if the width is 40% of the length, find the dimensions? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Area and perimeter		2009-03-11
		From Keith: 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 Answered by Robert Dawson.
	Fencing 5 acres		2009-02-06
		From bob: How many feet of fencing is required to fence in 5 acres Answered by Harley Weston.
	Shapes		2009-01-29
		From Rana: I want to know about Circumference / Area / Volume of different shapes ie Circle , Oval , An Arc Trapezide etc Answered by Robert Dawson and Harley Weston.
	Perimeters and scale factors		2009-01-24
		From dennis: 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 Answered by Harley Weston.
	A rectangular prism		2009-01-13
		From nika: How many bases does a rectangular prism have? What are they? Answered by Harley Weston.
	An area of 64cm squared and a perimeter of 64 cm.		2009-01-07
		From Dale: i need to draw an object that has an area of 64cm squared and a perimeter of 64 cm. Can you help me out...... Answered by Robert Dawson.
	The factors of an integer		2009-01-06
		From Madison: what are the factors of 878 Answered by Robert Dawson.
	Two rectangular plots have the same area		2008-12-23
		From Jason: 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 Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	A standard bill on a highway		2008-12-19
		From Stephanie: 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? Answered by Robert Dawson and Penny Nom.
	Do all square numbers have an odd number or factors?		2008-12-11
		From Amy: Do all square numbers have an odd number or factors? Answered by Victoria West.
	Some number theoretic speculations		2008-12-04
		From Andrew: 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!) . . . Andrew Answered by Chris Fisher and Victoria West.
	The perimeter of a square acre		2008-11-27
		From Amanda: What is the perimeter of a square acre? Answer in feet, please. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Primes and polynomials		2008-11-24
		From Andrew: 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 Answered by Victoria West.
	Walking around a square 3.50 acre property		2008-11-21
		From Ann: How many times do I have to walk around the perimeter of my square 3.50 acre property to achieve 1 mile? Answered by Penny Nom.
	The height, base and perimeter of a triangle		2008-11-17
		From Zack: 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. Answered by Penny Nom.
	A question about primes and polynomials		2008-11-16
		From Andrew: 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.) Answered by Chris Fisher and Victoria West.
	The prime factorization of one billion		2008-11-02
		From Alta: The prime factorization of 1000 is 2 cubed times 5 cubed. How do you write the prime factorization of one billion using exponents? Answered by Penny Nom.
	The area of a square		2008-10-20
		From Danny: Is it possible to use a circumference measurement to find the area of a square when all 4 corners have a 1.75" radius? Answered by Harley Weston.
	Prime factorization		2008-10-19
		From nick: while im doing prime factorization for one number and it cant be divided 2,3 or five so what next? Answered by Penny Nom.
	The perimeter of a triangle		2008-09-29
		From Debbie: How do I calculate the perimeter of a triangle if the lengths of two sides are equal and all the angles are known? Answered by Harley Weston.
	The length of one side of a square		2008-09-28
		From Mela: The area of a square is 841cm². What is the length of one side of the square? What is its perimeter? Answered by Penny Nom.
	What is the perimeter of the rectangle?		2008-09-27
		From Pauline: A rectangle has an area of 27 squared inches. the height is 3 times the base What is the perimeter of the rectangle? Answered by Penny Nom.
	The perimeter of an equilateral triangle		2008-09-11
		From Gerry: How can I find the perimeter (length of side) of an equilateral triangle if the only information I have is the altitude? Answered by Penny Nom.
	The perimeter of a right triangle		2008-09-09
		From Shanon: 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. Answered by Victoria West.
	Half a circle		2008-09-04
		From brandon: what are the area and perimeter and area of half a circle?? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Product of Two-Digit Numbers		2008-07-31
		From pete: The number 4641 can be expressed as the product of two two-digit whole numbers. What is the sum of these two numbers? Answered by Janice Cotcher.
	Neither prime nor composite		2008-07-08
		From saloni: Give the counting number which is neither prime nor composite ? Answered by Penny Nom.
	The square root of (18*n*34)		2008-07-01
		From Peter: What is the least possible positive integer-value of n such that square root(18*n*34) is an integer? Answered by Penny Nom.
	The smallest number divisible by 1 to 9		2008-06-26
		From Peggy: What is the smallest number divisible by each of the first nine counting numbers? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Prime factors		2008-05-21
		From john: the first 5 prime numbers are 2,3,5,7,11. which is the smallest number that has these prime factors. Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	A right angled triangle		2008-05-16
		From bryan: The sides of a right angled triangle are x, x+1, x+2 cm. Find the perimeter. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Fencing a triangular field		2008-04-29
		From Julieta: 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? Answered by Penny Nom.
	The ratio of their perimeters to two regular hexagons		2008-04-29
		From td: Two regular hexagons have areas of 54 square root of 3 and 150 square root of 3, what is the ratio of their perimeters? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	A circle inscribed in a triangle		2008-04-26
		From Amar: 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? Answered by Stephen La Rocque and Walter Whiteley.
	The isoperimetric inequality		2008-04-21
		From Dutch: I'm searching for the proof that the sphere has the smallest volume of any figure and maximizes the volume of any figure. Answered by Chris Fisher.
	The perimeter of a half acre square		2008-04-20
		From s: Measured in feet. What would be the perimeter of a square area of land measuring 1/2 acre? Answered by Penny Nom.
	The perimeter of a rhombus		2008-04-18
		From susana: how do you find the perimeter of a rhombus? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Two intersecting circles		2008-04-17
		From Muhammad: 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. Answered by Harley Weston.
	Perimeter, area and diagonals of a rectangle		2008-04-03
		From jenea: 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? Answered by Stephen La Rocque and Penny Nom.
	A 100 acre square pasture		2008-04-03
		From Richard: 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. Answered by Penny Nom.
	The rectangle with smallest perimeter		2008-04-01
		From nicole: when given an area,squares are the rectangles with the smallest perimeter write the length and width of the rectangle with the smallest perimeter Answered by Penny Nom.
	Circles and semicircles		2008-03-23
		From sally: 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 ? Answered by Penny Nom.
	The perimeter of a sector of a circle		2008-02-28
		From erica: What is the perimeter of a sector if the radius is 18 and the middle arc is 150? Answered by Penny Nom.
	The perimeter of a shape		2008-02-17
		From olivia: Hello I've forgotten how to work out the perimeter of a shape. can you help me out???? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Why is the number 1 neither prime nor composite?		2008-02-07
		From ronni: why is the number 1 neither prime nor composite? Answered by Harley Weston.
	A positive integer with 2007 digits		2008-02-06
		From Tom: 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. Answered by Penny Nom.
	The perimeter of a semicircle		2008-02-02
		From Lisa: How do you find the perimeter of a semi circle when you are only given the diameter, say 24 units? Answered by Penny Nom.
	(1x2x3x...n)+1		2008-01-29
		From Sayuri: what is the smallest natural number n, greater than 1, for which (1x2x3x...n)+1 is not a prime? Answered by Penny Nom.
	The smallest possible perimeter		2008-01-23
		From RS: 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. Answered by Chris Fisher and Penny Nom.
	The perimeter of a figure		2008-01-11
		From Kassandra: 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. Answered by Penny Nom.
	The perimeter of circle		2007-12-15
		From shaquilla: what is the perimeter of a circle. Answered by Penny Nom.
	The dimensions of a rectangle		2007-12-12
		From tara: 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. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Find the perimeter of the original rectangle.		2007-12-11
		From Hannah: 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. Answered by Melanie Tyrer.
	The perimeter of Wisconsin		2007-11-26
		From Kyle: 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 Answered by Leeanne Boehm and Penny Nom.
	How many yards of fencing do I need?		2007-11-16
		From Terrie: 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? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Prime factorization		2007-11-11
		From jeff: find the prime factorization and use exponential notation for 432 Answered by Penny Nom.
	Why is the number 1 neither prime nor composite?		2007-11-08
		From amarilis: why is the number 1 neither prime nor composite? Answered by Penny Nom.
	The width of a rectangle		2007-11-07
		From BJ: The perimeter of a rectangular field is yards. If the length of the field is yards, what is its width? Answered by Penny Nom.
	I am a prime number		2007-10-31
		From sherry: 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 Answered by Penny Nom.
	An array for 31		2007-10-31
		From sherry: How do you make an array with the number 31 Answered by Penny Nom.
	The perimeter of a circle sector		2007-10-25
		From sara: 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!!! Answered by Penny Nom.
	parabolic arch		2007-10-24
		From ABHILASH: How find parabolic arch perimeter. Answered by Harley Weston.
	The perimeter of an acre		2007-10-22
		From juliana: how many times can i walk around 2 acres of land to equal 1 mile? Answered by Penny Nom.
	13 year and 17 year locusts		2007-10-12
		From stefan: how many years pass between the years when both 13 year and 17 year locusts are out at the same time? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Triangle perimeter and area		2007-10-05
		From divakar: The sides of the triangle are integers. The perimeter is 8. What is the area? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Find the area of the traingle		2007-10-02
		From Indrajit: 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] Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Cubes		2007-09-21
		From Yvonne: 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. Answered by Penny Nom.
	The perimeter of a regular polygon		2007-09-18
		From Ashwynn: why does the area of regular polygons with a perimeter of 1000m increase as the number of sides increase? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Prove that any two consecutive integers are relativley prime.		2007-09-18
		From Michael: 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. Answered by Penny Nom.
	How far from n do you need to go to have found at least one prime?		2007-09-16
		From Mike: 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 Answered by Penny Nom and Victoria West.
	The perimeter of a semi-circle		2007-09-11
		From Confused: What is the formula for the perimeter of a semi-circle? Can you please help me out!!! I need this answer by tomorrow. Answered by Stephen la Rocque.
	Prime factors in exponential form		2007-09-06
		From Michelle: how would you write this: factor 48 as a product of primes written in exponential form Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	A right angles triangle		2007-09-05
		From Daryl: 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? Answered by Stephen La Rocque and Penny Nom.
	How many stairs in the flight are stepped on exactly once?		2007-09-03
		From Bill: 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. Answered by Harley Weston.
	Finding the perimeter of a park		2007-08-25
		From KT: what are three formulas you can use to find the perimeter of a square park measuring 150 ft by 150 ft? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Area and perimeter		2007-08-16
		From sheryl: 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? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Finding the perimeter when you know the area		2007-08-15
		From Lynne: If a lot's area size is 17,642 square feet, how do I figure the perimeter? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	The area and perimeter of a rectangle		2007-08-15
		From Brooklyn: 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? Answered by Leeanne Boehm and Penny Nom.
	Fencing cost		2007-08-11
		From Ethel: 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? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	The perimeter of a sign		2007-08-04
		From arul: 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 Answered by Penny Nom.
	An athletic track		2007-07-30
		From tammy: 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) Answered by Penny Nom.
	Proof that any side of a triangle is less than half the perimeter.		2007-07-07
		From Omkar: Any side of a triangle is smaller than half of its perimeter, prove this in short ? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Can't find circumference of an ellipse		2007-07-06
		From Michele: I need to figure the circumference of an oval and I know the height and width. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Values of k for which k(x^2+2x+3) - 4x - 2 is never negative		2007-06-29
		From claire: Find the range of values of k for which k(x^2+2x+3) - 4x - 2 is never negative. Answered by Harley Weston.
	The roots of (x - k)(1-3x) + 1 = 0		2007-06-28
		From Claire: 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 Answered by Harley Weston.
	The perimeter of a triangle		2007-06-20
		From chelsie: how do i find the perimeter of a triangle given the area, base, and height? Answered by Penny Nom and Walter Whiteley.
	Isoperimetric area comparison		2007-06-17
		From michael: An equilateral triangle and a regular hexagon have equal perimeters. If the area of the triangle 10, what is the area of the hexagon? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	A circle and polygon with equal perimeters		2007-06-05
		From matthew: Why does a circle have the largest area of any polygon when the perimeter is always 1000m for every polygon? Answered by Stephen La Rocque and Penny Nom.
	The circumference of an ellipse		2007-05-25
		From Graham: I have an ellipse that I need to find the circumference of. It is 40ft at its longest point and 25ft at its shortest Answered by Penny Nom.
	Area of a hexagon (three ways to find it)		2007-05-24
		From Josh: 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. Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Prime numbers and square numbers		2007-05-22
		From Naseer: 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. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Find the expression that represents it perimeter.		2007-04-01
		From Amy: A rectangle has sides of 3x-4 and 7x+10. Find the expression that represents it perimeter. Answered by Steve La Rocque and Haley Ess.
	Find the length and width of the football field		2007-03-19
		From Bobbi: 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 Answered by Haley Ess.
	The dimensions of a rectangle with least perimeter for given area		2007-03-14
		From Karlianna: find dimensions of a rectangle with least perimeter for given area A) 30cm2 b) 50cm2 Answered by Penny Nom.
	If the product of A,B,C is 15834, what is A+B+C?		2007-03-10
		From rachel: if the product of A,B,C is 15834, what is A+B+C? Answered by Penny Nom.
	How many feet is on one side of an acre?		2007-03-07
		From Melinda: How many feet is on one side of an acre? Answered by Melanie Tyrer.
	Is c relatively prime to (n.p)?		2007-03-02
		From Andrew: 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? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Walk around a 14 acre perimeter		2007-02-24
		From Maria: How many times would you have to walk around a 14 acre perimeter in order to walk 1 mile? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Three distinct prime factors		2007-02-15
		From nick: what is the smallest natural number that has three distinct prime factors in its factorization Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Perimeter of an octagon inside a circle		2007-02-08
		From Courtney: a regular octagon is inscribed in a circle with a radius of 12 cm. find the perimeter of the octagon? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	The perimeter and area of a right angled triangle		2007-01-31
		From Naveen: 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. Answered by Penny Nom.
	A 140 acre rectangular piece of land		2007-01-27
		From Dave: What is the perimeter of a 140 acre rectangular piece of land that is three times longer that it is wide? Answered by Penny Nom.
	2000 acres		2007-01-22
		From Kyle: if you walked around around 2000 acres how many feet did you walk? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Why zero is neither prime nor composite?		2007-01-17
		From Brenda: Why zero is neither prime nor composite? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Prime numbers		2007-01-16
		From A student: are the product of two prime numbers always prime? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Show that 3k+2 and 5k+3 are relatively prime		2007-01-15
		From Andrea: show that if k is a positive integer, then 3k+2 and 5k+3 are relatively prime Answered by Penny Nom.
	Find the area of the rectangle		2007-01-09
		From Mike: The perimeter of a rectangle is 72 in. The base is 3 times the height. find the area of the rectangle? Answered by Penny Nom.
	The sum of prime numbers		2006-11-28
		From Rambabu: I would like to know the sum of prime numbers below some X say 10000. Provide me with easy way to get this done Answered by Penny Nom.
	The rate of change of the perimeter of a square		2006-11-07
		From Karli: Find the rate of change of the perimeter of a square with respect to its area. Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	How do you find the length and width of a rectangle if you know ...		2006-10-15
		From Anne: 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? Answered by Stephen La Rocque and Penny Nom.
	The perimeter of an acre		2006-09-23
		From George: I am trying to figure out how many feet go around the perimeter of one acre of land for a fence. Answered by Stephen La Rocque and Penny Nom.
	How do I determine the length of the lot?		2006-09-22
		From Dylan: If a rectangular lot's perimeter is 340 feet, the width is 70 feet. How do I determine the length of the lot? Answered by Penny Nom.
	How do you get 15 square units to make a perimeter 16 units?		2006-09-12
		From A student: How do you get 15 square units to make a perimeter 16 units? Answered by Stephen La Rocque and Penny Nom.
	The greatest common factor of two numbers		2006-07-16
		From Fadwa: What is the greatest common factor(GCF) of the following algebraic expressions? 1680 and 6048 Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Isoperimetric quotients		2006-07-07
		From Jessica: How do you work out an algebraic equation for the IQ of an isosceles triangle. Answered by Penny Nom.
	The perimeter of a pool		2006-06-05
		From Troy: How many Linear feet would a pool be if the pool was 18 by 38 foot oval Answered by Penny Nom.
	If the perimeter of a square is 1 foot, what is its area?		2006-04-27
		From Larry: If the perimeter of a square is 1 foot, its area is how many square inches? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	How many numbers are relatively prime with 250?		2006-04-19
		From David: How many positive integers less than or equal to 250 are relatively prime with 250? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Perimeter of a triangle atop a square		2006-04-13
		From Mary: 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? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Superimposing images		2006-03-30
		From Laurie: 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? Answered by Penny Nom.
	given that p is a prime and p|a^n, prove that p^n|a^n		2006-03-24
		From Janna: given that p is a prime and p|an, prove that pn|an Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	If a circle is elongated into an oval ..		2006-03-16
		From Bruce: If a circle is elongated into an oval, with constant circumference, does the area remain constant? Answered by Walter Whiteley.
	Rectangles with the same perimeter		2006-03-14
		From Kristine: If two rectangles have the same perimeter, will they also have the same area? Why Answered by Penny Nom.
	The Least Common Multiple of two primes		2006-02-21
		From Kristine: Is the Least Common Multiple to two prime numbers always their product? Why or Why not? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	How many divisors does the number 138600 have?		2006-02-08
		From Joe: How many divisors does the number 138600 have? Answered by Steve La Rocque and Penny Nom.
	The Isoperimetric Quotient		2006-02-07
		From Ceri: 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? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Write the array for 3		2006-01-29
		From Jamie: 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. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Who is lying?		2006-01-14
		From Diane: 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? Answered by Penny Nom.
	GCF, LCM, primes and the ladder method		2006-01-07
		From Linda: How would I teach both finding the GCF and LCM with prime factors...I recall the ladder method vaguely.??? Answered by Penny Nom.
	A word problem		2005-12-19
		From Karen: 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) Answered by Penny Nom.
	LCM		2005-12-12
		From Alex: what is the LCM of 210 and 54 and the LCM of 42 and 126 Answered by Penny Nom.
	The perimeter of a collection of squares		2005-12-11
		From Catherine: 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. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Divisibility by each of the first ten counting numbers		2005-10-17
		From Simon: determine smallest positive integer that is divisible by each of the first ten counting numbers Answered by Penny Nom.
	A two digit prime		2005-09-12
		From A student: 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. Answered by Penny Nom.
	n^2+n-1 has no divisors ending with 3 or 7		2005-09-08
		From Arne: 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? Answered by Richard McIntosh.
	Three prime numbers p,q and r, all greater than 3, form an arithmetic progression:		2005-07-18
		From Ladis: 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. Answered by Chris Fisher.
	Discriminant		2005-06-20
		From A student: 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? Answered by Chris Fisher.
	p+1, p+2 y p+4 are prime		2005-06-18
		From Vincent: 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. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Primes		2005-06-04
		From Fede: Prove that there is not a number prime p, for which the numbers p+5 and p+10 are prime too. Answered by Penny Nom.
	The numbers p and 8p^2 +1 are prime.		2005-05-30
		From Antonio: The numbers p and 8p2 +1 are prime. Prove that the number 8p2+2p+1 is also a prime number. Answered by Claude Tardif and Penny Nom.
	The circumference of an oval pool		2005-05-18
		From John: I have an oval pool of which I am trying to find the circumference. it is 38 feet long and 19 feet wide Answered by Penny Nom.
	Prime numbers		2005-04-11
		From Jesule: Given that p, p+10 and p+14 are prime numbers, find p. Answered by Claude Tardif and Chris Fisher.
	Discrimination based on gender?		2005-03-10
		From A student: 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? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Numbers that John likes		2005-01-16
		From Garrett: 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 Answered by Penny Nom.
	252 x ? is a cube		2004-12-22
		From Andrea: What is the smallest positive interger by which 252 can be multipled so the result is a perfect cubed? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Select a card from the deck.		2004-12-02
		From Heidi: 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? Answered by Penny.
	The lcm of 5, 3, 4, 7 and 2		2004-11-05
		From Christine: what is the lcm of 5,3,4,7,2 Answered by Penny Nom.
	Perimeter and area of a semi_circle		2004-09-18
		From A student: I want to know how to find the perimeter and area of a semi-circle and a quarter-circle. Answered by Penny Nom.
	an integer with three factors		2004-08-03
		From A student: What is the probability that a randomly chosen 3 digit number has exactly 3 factors Answered by Penny Nom.
	Divisors of 2n+1 and 3n+9		2004-06-02
		From Chris: 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. Answered by Chris Fisher and Penny Nom.
	The perimeter of a triangle		2004-05-21
		From A student: 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) Answered by Penny Nom.
	Area and perimeter		2004-03-12
		From Sandy: 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. Answered by Penny Nom.
	The area of a lot		2004-03-09
		From Dave: 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? Answered by Penny Nom.
	The dimensions of a rectangle		2004-02-21
		From Jane: A rectangular label has an area of 176cm2 and a perimeter of 54cm. Find the dimensions of the label. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Areas, perimeters and derivatives		2004-02-15
		From Geoff: 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? Answered by Harley Weston.
	(2^ 20,966,011) - 1		2003-12-12
		From Reid: 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,........... Answered by Penny Nom.
	If 1 is neither prime nor composite...		2003-11-19
		From Joshua: if 1 is neither prime nor composite...what is it called? Answered by Claude Tardif and Penny Nom.
	If 1 is neither prime nor composite...		2003-11-19
		From Joshua: if 1 is neither prime nor composite...what is it called? Answered by Claude Tardif and Penny Nom.
	What is a number that has exactly 13 factors?		2003-11-09
		From Mary: What is a number that has exactly 13 factors? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Pairs of prime numbers		2003-10-13
		From Nikolas: Use pairs of prime numbers to find all the numbers less than 50 that have only two prime factors. Make an organized list. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Relatively prime		2003-09-27
		From James: what is the definition a relative prime numbers? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Primes		2003-09-23
		From Julie: #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. Answered by Penny Nom.
	The Sieve of Eratosthenes		2003-09-18
		From Lynn: My daughter has been asked to find all the prime numbers by using the Sieve of Eratosthenes. I have no understanding what this means. Answered by Penny Nom and Claude Tardif.
	Making a square		2003-09-07
		From A student: 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. Answered by Penny Nom.
	A wooden deck around a pool		2003-07-09
		From Dat: A pond is enclosed by a wooden deck that is 3 feet wide. The fence surrounding the deck is 100 feet long. If the pond is square, what are its dimensions? If the pond is rectangular and the length of the is three times its width, what are the dimensions of the pond? If the pond is circular, what is the diameter of the pond? Which pond has the most area? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Setting up a word problem		2003-06-30
		From Christie: 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. Answered by Penny Nom.
	The effectiveness of a drug		2003-04-22
		From A student: A certain drug is found to be effective 80% of the time. Find the probability of successful treatment in two out of four cases. Answered by Andrei Volodin.
	1575		2003-03-13
		From Sharyn: 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 Answered by Penny Nom.
	Finding the area when the perimeter is known		2003-02-28
		From Yvette: What is the size of an area in sqare feet when the perimeter totals 842 feet. Sides are 190ft+180ft+200ft+54ft+118ft+100ft. Answered by Penny Nom.
	X times Y equals ten million		2003-02-26
		From Baneen: Would you be able to tell me which two numbers would compute ten million without any number having zeros in it? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Triangle perimeter		2003-01-30
		From An Aunt: 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. How do you find the perimeter for X=4, X=0.7, and X=5/6? 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. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Composites, primes, factors and common factors		2002-11-20
		From Connie: My son can't remember what a composite number is, what a prime number is and the explaination of factors and common factors. Help! Answered by Penny Nom.
	Why is 5 divided by 1/7 greater than 5 divided by 2/3?		2002-11-19
		From Elizabeth: Without performing the division, explain why 5 divided by 1/7 is a number greater than 5 divided by 2/3. Is the least common multiple of two prime numbers always their product? Why or why not? Answered by Diane Hanson and Penny Nom.
	Prime numbers		2002-11-08
		From Lonna: Is 2 a prime number or not?? Why is 1 not considered a prime number? Answered by Penny Nom.
	An octagon of perimeter 1,000 meters		2002-11-05
		From Stephen: my son has to work out the area of a octagon with a outside perimeter of 1,000 metres, Answered by Penny Nom.
	Is it a prime?		2002-10-19
		From JV: 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? Answered by Claude Tardif.
	Relatively prime		2002-10-04
		From Natasha: 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. (?) Answered by Kathy Nolan and Penny Nom.
	Divisibility of 5 2002		2002-08-25
		From Simon: I need to ask you a question if 5 2002 and 3 2002 are divisible by 26. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Perimeter		2002-06-05
		From Tava: 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? Answered by Penny Nom.
	The perimeter of an ellipse		2002-02-14
		From Harry: 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? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Isoperimetric quotients		2002-01-02
		From A student: I'm stuck on my GCSE Maths coursework, what do isoperimetric quotients measure? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Primes and square roots		2001-06-14
		From Paul: 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? Answered by Claude Tardif and Penny Nom.
	Neither prime nor composite		2001-05-08
		From Marc: what 2 numbers are neither prime nor combitative? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Geometry		2001-04-21
		From Rebecca: 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. Answered by Chris Fisher.
	Perimeter of an acre		2001-03-24
		From Liz: What is the perimeter of one acre of land? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Probability and a three digit number		2001-03-15
		From Glenn: A THREE DIGIT NUMBER IS SELECTED AT RANDOM. WHAT IS THE PROBABILITY THAT NON OF THE THREE DIGITS ARE PRIME. Answered by Harley Weston.
	What is my name?		2001-02-23
		From Julia: 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? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Two number theory questions		2001-01-30
		From Richie: i have two questions and they are: the product of three consecutive prime numbers is 7429. Find the product of the smallest and largest of these three integers. 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. Answered by Penny Nom.
	What number from 1 to 25 has the most factors?		2001-01-23
		From John: What number from 1 to 25 has the most factors? Answered by Penny Nom.
	A pair of numbers whose GCF is 28		2000-12-27
		From John: Name 2 different pairs of numbers whose GCF is 28. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Some prime conjectures		2000-12-24
		From Tarrasita: 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. Answered by Harley Weston.
	Prime factorization		2000-12-13
		From A student: What is the prime factorization for 250 1296 and 2400 Answered by Penny Nom.
	A zip code problem		2000-10-26
		From Rob Mathis: 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 Answered by Claude Tardif.
	The perimeter of a football field		2000-10-18
		From Paige: The width of a football field is 67ft greater than the length. The perimeter is 480ft What is the width and length? Answered by Penny Nom.
	1234567890		2000-09-14
		From Bradley Kloetzly: Can you find two whole numbers, with the smallest possible difference between them, which when multipled together equal: 1234567890? Answered by Harley Weston.
	Five times a cube equals three times a fifth power		2000-07-05
		From Harman Chaudhry: 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? Answered by Penny Nom.
	An expected value		2000-04-24
		From Carl Pride: 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?? Answered by Harley Weston.
	How many zeros?		2000-04-09
		From Greg Potts: 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? Answered by Harley Weston.
	2^32 + 1		2000-04-08
		From Un Etudiant: 232 +1 can be divided by 641 , why? Answered by Claude Tradif.
	Symmetric Primes		2000-04-01
		From Marlene Moore: 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? Answered by Claude Tardif.
	Division		2000-03-16
		From Charday: What is the easiest way to calculate the least number that can be divided evenly by all the numbers from 1 to 10. Answered by Penny Nom.
	10 000 000 = a x b		2000-03-06
		From Spencer Jaffe: What two numbers that don't end in zero, multiplied equal 10,000,000. Answered by Claude tardif.
	Factoring, primes, GCF and LCM		2000-02-27
		From Ruth Kroek: 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 .. Answered by Penny Nom.
	The isoperimetric theorem		2000-02-24
		From Raj Bobal: How can you prove Mathematically that the maximum area enclosed by a given length is a circle? Answered by Chris Fisher.
	Hexagons		2000-02-23
		From Mohd. Amjad: I want to know about hexagons. What is the area and the perimeter of an hexagon? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Three factors		2000-02-21
		From A parent: Question from a parent helping a child, grade 4, with homework. Can a number have three factors? Name three numbers that have three factors. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Perimeter of an ellipse		2000-02-21
		From Kurtis Proffit: What is the formula for the perimeter or circumference of an ellipse? Answered by Chris Fisher.
	Three algebra problems		1999-12-28
		From Stephanie Branton: If P represents the product of all prime numbers less than 1000, what is the value of the unit's digit of P? Do any real numbers a and b exist such that: ln(a+b)=ln a + ln b? if so, what are they? Define a function by: f(x)=1/1-x where x is not equal to 0,1. what is f(f(f(a)))? Answered by Harley Weston.
	Perimeter		1999-08-15
		From Mel Nordan: 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 Answered by Penny Nom.
	A Polar Plot		1999-05-06
		From Irene: 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? Answered by Harley Weston.
	T-shirts		1999-04-04
		From Valerie: 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? Answered by Jack LeSage and Penny Nom.
	Prime dates		1999-03-25
		From Jessica Brown: 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. Answered by Jack LeSage and Penny Nom.
	Primary Mathematics		1999-02-08
		From Syairul: 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? Answered by Jack LeSage.
	Simplifying Radicals		1999-01-25
		From Randy: 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. Answered by Jack LeSage and Penny Nom.
	Five Factors		1998-09-19
		From Derek Yau: 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. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Triminoes		1998-09-09
		From Roxanne Hale: 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! Answered by Penny Nom.
	Area Calculation		1998-05-05
		From Jessica: 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? Answered by Harley Weston.
	Area of a Triangle.		1998-03-05
		From Amanda: How do you figure out the area of a triangle? You already have the perimeter and height Answered by Penny Nom.
	Divisors of 6n		1998-01-26
		From James: 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 Answered by Penny Nom and Haragauri Gupta.
	Limited area and unlimited perimeter.		1997-11-28
		From Rosa: 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! Answered by Harley Weston.
	Negative Primes.		1997-11-10
		From Leah Zucker and Paul Michael: I have received the following question via e-mail from my granddaughter: "Can negative numbers (like -7) be prime? If not, why not?" Answered by Chris Fisher.
	Two Questions		1997-10-28
		From Melissa Kelley: I would appreciate any help you could give me. Why isn't 1 a prime number? How can the absolute value of a number be negative? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Prime Numbers		1997-09-04
		From Jack Bedard: Hi. I have a real stupid question What are prime numbers? My name is Jack Bedard and I am in grade 5. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Divisibility of 2n choose n.		1996-09-24
		From Kathy Doan: Can you prove that "2n choose n" is not divisible by 3, 5, and 7 for infinitely many n? Answered by Penny Nom.
	How do you find out if a number is a composite or prime?		1996-09-16
		From Trish Feenstra: 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 Answered by Denis Hanson.
	Area=Perimeter		1996-04-02
		From Jason Pelowski: When will the area and the perimeter of a right triangle be numerically equal? Answered by Penny Nom and Maxine Stinka.
	Prime numbers		1996-02-22
		From Charles Hewitt: I would apprecaite it if you could share with me any algorithm to determine whether a number is prime. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Deux nombres consécutifs		2010-01-18
		From Janot: 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. Answered by Claude Tardif.
	Le perimetre d un cercle		2007-03-15
		From Martins: Comment calculer le perimetre d un cercle sachant que le diametre et de 25 de plus que le perimetre Answered by Claude Tardif.
	2^(2^1954) est-il premier?		2005-10-04
		From Un eleve: 2(21945)+1 est-il premier? Answered by Claude Tardif.

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