Trigonometry Quiz

What is trigonometry?

(a)  

• The study of relationships between angles and rati
• The study of shapes and their properties

• The study of numbers and their operations

• The study of motion and forces

Which ancient civilization studied angle measure and ratios of similar triangles?

• Sumerians

• Babylonians

• Greeks

• Nubians

Who is credited with compiling the first trigonometric table?

• Hipparchus

• Euclid

• Archimedes

• Ptolemy

What did the Greeks focus on in trigonometry?

• Calculation of chords

• Calculation of angles

• Calculation of areas

• Calculation of volumes

Who created the earliest-known tables of trigonometric ratios?

• Mathematicians in India

• Mathematicians in Greece

• Mathematicians in Egypt

• Mathematicians in Persia

In which field has trigonometry been applied throughout history?

• Geodesy

• Botany

• Chemistry

• Psychology

What are trigonometric identities used for?

• Rewriting trigonometrical expressions

• Solving algebraic equations

• Calculating areas of shapes

• Studying celestial mechanics

Who is considered the father of trigonometry?

• Hipparchus

• Euclid

• Archimedes

• Ptolemy

Who developed spherical trigonometry into its present form?

• Nasir al-Din al-Tusi

• Hipparchus

• Euclid

• Archimedes

What did Bartholomaeus Pitiscus contribute to trigonometry?

• Coined the term "trigonometry"

• Developed the unit circle

• Discovered trigonometric series

• Defined the general Taylor series