EGYPTIAN MATHEMATICS – NUMBERS & NUMERALS

What is the oldest mathematical text from ancient Egypt discovered so far?

• The Berlin Papyrus

• The Egyptian Middle Kingdom

• The Rhind Papyrus

• The Moscow Papyrus

What is the base of the ancient Egyptian numeration system?

• Base 8

• Base 10

• Base 12

• Base 16

How did ancient Egyptians achieve multiplication?

• Repeated addition

• Repeated halving

• Repeated subtraction

• Repeated doubling

Which papyrus shows evidence that ancient Egyptians could solve second-order algebraic equations?

• The Berlin Papyrus

• The Rhind Papyrus

• The Moscow Papyrus

• The Egyptian Middle Kingdom

What is the first known example of a geometric series in ancient Egyptian mathematics?

• Fibonacci sequence

• Pascal's triangle

• Unit fractions based on the Eye of Horus

• Arithmetic series

What is the formula for the volume of a pyramid known to ancient Egyptians?

• 1/2 times the height times the length times the width

• 1/3 times the height times the length times the width

• 1/4 times the height times the length times the width

• 1/5 times the height times the length times the width

What rule did ancient Egyptians know long before Pythagoras?

• The rule of sines

• The rule of cosines

• The rule of tangents

• The rule of right triangles

What did Egyptian builders use to ensure exact right angles for their stonework?

• Ropes knotted at intervals of 5, 6 and 7 units

• Ropes knotted at intervals of 3, 4 and 5 units

• Ropes knotted at intervals of 4, 5 and 6 units

• Ropes knotted at intervals of 2, 3 and 4 units

What is the 3-4-5 right triangle often called?

• Egyptian triangle

• Pythagorean triangle

• Babylonian triangle

• Sumerian triangle

What mathematical concept did ancient Egyptians use to calculate the volume of pyramids?

• Concept of fractions

• Concept of exponents

• Concept of square roots

• Concept of proportions