Mapúa SHS - Math Club Makati - Trivia Quiz Bee - CRW EVENT 2023

Who is the Father of Mathematics?

• 1. Galileo

• Archimedes

• Dalton

• Aristotle

Answer explanation

A Greek mathematician Archimedes is known as the Father of Mathematics.

He is considered the Father of Mathematics for his significant contribution to the development of mathematics.

Notable inventions of Archimedes are:

• -The calculation of measurement of a circle

• -The method of exhaustion to measure the areas of the shapes

• -The relationship between spheres and cylinders

• Uses of prime numbers

• -The topic of infinity
  
  Reference:
  Byju’s. (2022). Who is the father of mathematics. byjus.com. https://byjus.com/question-answer/who-is-the-father-of-mathematics/

2. What is the value of i? 

• √-1

• √-2

• √1

• √-2

Answer explanation

Imaginary numbers are numbers that result in a negative number when squared. They are also defined as the square root of negative numbers.

An imaginary number is the product of a non-zero real number and the imaginary unit "i" (which is also known as "iota"), where i = √(-1) (or) i² = -1.

Reference:

Imaginary Numbers - Calculating | Value of i in Math. (n.d.). Cuemath. https://www.cuemath.com/numbers/imaginary-numbers/

The degree of a linear equation is:

• 0

• 1

• 2

• 4

Answer explanation

A linear equation can be defined as an equation with mainly one or two variables, and each of these variables is raised to power 1, which states that every variable is raised to a power, not more than one. Hence the Degree of a Linear Equation is always one due to the variables being continually raised to the degree one

Reference:
What is The Degree of a Linear Equation? (2022, September 23). Unacademy. https://unacademy.com/content/question-answer/physics/what-is-the-degree-of-a-linear-equation/#:~:text=Hence%20the%20Degree%20of%20a,variables%20present%20in%20the%20equation.

2. A coin is tossed 7 times. Find the probability of getting at least one head. 

• 1. 127/128

• 1/128

• 255/256

• 1/256

Answer explanation

Solution: 2^7=128

Odds of getting no heads=1/128

1-1/128=127/128

7. The _________, is a triangle figure that has ten points sorted in four rows: one, two, three, and four points in each row. 

Answer explanation

The tetractys (Greek: τετρακτύς), or tetrad,^[1] or the tetractys of the decad^[2] is a triangular figure consisting of ten points arranged in four rows: one, two, three, and four points in each row, which is the geometrical representation of the fourth triangular number.

Reference: Wikipedia contributors. (2023). Tetractys. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetractys

How many zeros are there in a googol?

• 10

• 100

• 1000

• 10000

Answer explanation

A googol is 10 to the 100th power, which is 1 followed by 100 zeros. While this is an unimaginably large number, there's still an infinite quantity of larger numbers. One such number is googolplex, which is 10 to the power of a googol, or 1 followed by a googol of zeros.

Reference:
Brans, P. (2022). googol and googolplex. WhatIs.com. https://www.techtarget.com/whatis/definition/googol-and-googolplex

9. How many different combinations does a 3 by 3 rubik’s cube have?

• 43 252 003 274 489 956 000

• 43 252 003 474 489 856 000

• 43 252 003 274 589 856 000

• 43 252 003 274 489 856 000

Answer explanation

(1/2) (8! x 3⁷) (12! x 2¹¹) = 43,252,003,274,489,856,000

1. What is the second smallest perfect number?

• 6

• 28

• 34

• 50

Answer explanation

There are around 51 known perfect numbers. There are only 2 perfect numbers from 1 to 100 which are 6 and 28.

1st is 6 and second is 28

Reference:

Admin. (2022). Perfect numbers in maths- definition, list, formula, examples and questions. BYJUS. https://byjus.com/maths/perfect-numbers/#:~:text=There%20are%20around%2051%20known,which%20are%206%20and%2028.

11. To convert radians to degrees, we multiply the radians by: 

• 180/π

• 1. 90/π

• 360/π

• π/180

Answer explanation

1 radians is equal to 180/π degrees. Multiply the radians by 180/π to convert to degrees.

What word does the symbol (∴) represent?

• Thus

• Therefore

• In conclusion

• Equals

Answer explanation

The symbol consists of three dots placed in an upright triangle and is read therefore. While it is not generally used in formal writing, it is used in mathematics and shorthand.

Reference:

Wikipedia contributors. (2023a). Therefore sign. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Therefore_sign