As I write this, the new year, 2025, has already come to parts of the world. It arrives here, where we’re on Chicago time, in about four and a half hours. This new year is the first perfect-square year since 1936, and there won’t be another one until 2116.
Since 45 = (9)(5) = (3^2)(5), and 2025 is the square of that, the prime number factorization of the new year is (3^4)(5^2).
Happy New Year to all!
The first of these used the center of a square as the center of rotation. This one, by contrast, uses an intersection as the center of rotation. In each case, 45 degrees is the angle used.
I can’t think of any good reasons for geometricans not to have their own space station, and I know what we’d do there: we’d work on geometry (also known informally as “playing with shapes”).
My suggestion for this space station’s design was created with Stella 4d, and you may find that program (to try or guy) here: http://www.software3d.com/Stella.php.
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