History of Maths

The numerals used by today's mathematicians were developed in ...

• Rome

• Arabia

• France

• Greece

• England

What set of positive integers satisfies the equation, a squared + b squared = c squared?

• trigonometric identities

• Cartesian coordinates

• Pythagorean triples

• Fibonacci sequences

• ordered pairs

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Which ancient Egyptian unit of measurement was set as the distance between the elbow and the tip of the middle finger?

• cubit

• stone

• karat

• quire

• parsec

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The distance from the North Pole to the equator was measured along an arc of a great circle, and this unit was repeatedly divided by ten until what convenient unit was determined?

• Degree

• Metre

• Kilometre

• Radians

• Inches

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Ancient Greeks said a natural number is perfect if the sum of all its divisors except itself equals the number. Which number is perfect?

• 4

• 9

• 16

• 20

• 28

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The 360-degree circle and the 60-minute hour were developed by the ...

• Greeks

• Mayans

• Romans

• Egyptians

• Babylonians

Which field of mathematics was developed first?

• algebra

• trigonometry

• deductive logic

• analytic geometry

• probability theory

A device, ENIAC, was the first ...

• abacus

• compass

• electronic computer

• mechanical slide rule

• gear-driven calculator

who is the father of Maths and Music?

• Pythagoras

• Edison

• Williams

• Einstein

• Kharazmi

What historical figure is credited with the phrase "Eureka!"

• Plato

• Archimedes

• Galileo

• Newton

• Einstein

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