65,537-gon
In geometry, a 65537-gon is a polygon with 65,537 (216 + 1) sides. The sum of the interior angles of any non–list of self-intersecting polygons, self-intersecting is 11796300°. Regular 65537-gon The area of a ''regular '' is (with ) :A = \frac t^2 \cot \frac A whole regular polygon, regular is not visually discernible from a circle, and its perimeter differs from that of the circumscribed circle by about 15 parts per billion. Construction The regular 65537-gon (one with all sides equal and all angles equal) is of interest for being a constructible polygon: that is, it can be constructed using a compass and an unmarked straightedge. This is because 65,537 is a Fermat prime, being of the form 22''n'' + 1 (in this case ''n'' = 4). Thus, the values \cos \frac and \cos \frac are 32768-Degree of a polynomial, degree algebraic numbers, and like any constructible numbers, they can be written in terms of square roots and no higher-order roots. Although it was ...
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Johann Gustav Hermes
Johann Gustav Hermes (20 June 1846 – 8 June 1912) was a German mathematician. Hermes is known for completion of a polygon with 65,537 sides. Early life On 20 June 1846, Hermes was born in Königsberg, a former German city (presently Kaliningrad, Russia). Hermes was educated at the Kneiphöfischen Gymnasium. He undertook his ''Abitur'' (final examination) at the school in 1866. After completing his secondary education, he studied mathematics from 1866 to 1870, mostly in Königsberg. His studies were interrupted due to his participation in the Franco-Prussian War between 1870 and 1871. Education On 14 December 1872, Hermes complete his studies and earned a degree in mathematics. On 5 April 1879, Hermes received a doctorate degree and his dissertation was on the "Reduction of the problem of cyclotomy on linear equations (for prime numbers of the form 2''m''+1)" (German: "''Zurückführung des Problems der Kreistheilung auf lineare Gleichungen (für Primzahlen von der For ...
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