The SUMSQ function syntax has the following arguments: Number1, number2, ... Number1 is required, subsequent numbers are optional. 1 to 255 arguments for which you want the sum of the squares. You can also use a single array or a reference to an array instead of arguments separated by commas.
THEY/THEIR (SINGULAR). Using the plural pronoun to refer to a single person of unspecified gender is an old and honorable pattern in English, not a newfangled bit of degeneracy or a politically correct plot to avoid sexism (though it often serves the latter purpose).
(1) would be the only singular number. zero is neither singular or plural. there would be possibilities of having more than 1 answer in that case, so it is plural in the sentence.