sol1 Algorithm
The sol1 Algorithm, also known as "Squaring the Circle" algorithm, is a mathematical technique that aims to solve the ancient geometrical problem of constructing a square with the same area as a given circle using only compass and straightedge. This algorithm is based on the approximation of the value of Pi (π), which is the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. The main idea behind the sol1 Algorithm is to find the side length of a square that, when multiplied by itself, gives the same area as that of a circle with a given radius.
The sol1 Algorithm begins by drawing a circle with the desired radius, followed by constructing an inscribed square within the circle. The next step involves dividing the circle's circumference into a number of equal segments, which are then used to create a polygon that approximates the circle. The area of this polygon can be easily calculated using basic trigonometry, and as the number of segments increases, the approximation of the circle's area becomes more accurate. Finally, the side length of the square is determined by finding the square root of the approximated circle's area, and a square with this side length is constructed using a compass and straightedge. Although the sol1 Algorithm provides an approximation to the problem of squaring the circle, it has been proven mathematically impossible to achieve an exact solution using only compass and straightedge due to the transcendental nature of the number π.
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Highly divisible triangular numbers
Problem 12
The sequence of triangle numbers is generated by adding the natural numbers. So
the 7th triangle number would be 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 = 28. The first ten
terms would be:
1, 3, 6, 10, 15, 21, 28, 36, 45, 55, ...
Let us list the factors of the first seven triangle numbers:
1: 1
3: 1,3
6: 1,2,3,6
10: 1,2,5,10
15: 1,3,5,15
21: 1,3,7,21
28: 1,2,4,7,14,28
We can see that 28 is the first triangle number to have over five divisors.
What is the value of the first triangle number to have over five hundred
divisors?
"""
from math import sqrt
def count_divisors(n):
nDivisors = 0
for i in range(1, int(sqrt(n)) + 1):
if n % i == 0:
nDivisors += 2
# check if n is perfect square
if n ** 0.5 == int(n ** 0.5):
nDivisors -= 1
return nDivisors
def solution():
"""Returns the value of the first triangle number to have over five hundred
divisors.
# The code below has been commented due to slow execution affecting Travis.
# >>> solution()
# 76576500
"""
tNum = 1
i = 1
while True:
i += 1
tNum += i
if count_divisors(tNum) > 500:
break
return tNum
if __name__ == "__main__":
print(solution())
