Math Trivia (Bracket A-7&8)

EASY

A scholar at the library in Alexandria in the 4th century CE. Her most valuable scientific legacy was her edited version of Euclid's The Elements.

• Hypatia

• Curie

• Germaine

• Johnson

Who is the inventor of the scientific calculator?

• Bernhard Reiman

• Georg Cantor

• Alumnus Thomas Whitney

• Rene Descartes

If you multiply this number by any other number, the answer will always be the same. What number is this?

• one

• zero

• negative numbers

• real numbers

He wrote about mathematics, and among them, his best treaty was called Almagest. He also believed that in the Universe, the position of the Earth was in the center.

• Archimedes

• Pythagoras

• Galilei

• Ptolemy

The symbol for division (i.e.÷) is called an?

• obelus

• vinculum

• radicand

• inequality

There are different formulas to calculate an area. If we want to find the area of the triangle, what should we use?

• area = (1/3) (base) (height)

• area = (1/2) (length) (height)

• area = (1/2) (base) (length)

• area = (1/2) (base) (height)

What is a whole number?

• Any number that is divisible by 2

• Any number without a decimal point.

• Any number with a square root

• Any number whose variables are not defined

What are integers?

• Only whole numbers are integers

• Contains square roots

• They are like whole numbers, but they can include negative numbers.

• Undefined

What is the math term described as the likelihood that something will happen?

• Statistics

• Probability

• Permutations

• inequality

What number doesn’t have its own Roman numeral?

• Zero

• One

• All numbers have roman numerals

• One hundred