HELLENISTIC MATHEMATICS

Complete Name

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Who is often regarded as the "father of geometry" and is known for his work "Elements"?

• Euclid
• Archimedes
• Eratosthenes
• Diophantus

What concept is Archimedes famous for, which relates to the displacement of water when an object is submerged?

• Euclidean Geometry
• Diophantine Analysis
• Heron's Formula
• Archimedes' Principle

Which mathematician calculated the circumference of the Earth with remarkable accuracy in the 3rd Century BCE?

• Archimedes
• Euclid
• Eratosthenes
• Diophantus

Who introduced the concept of geodesics on a curved surface as analogues of straight lines on a flat plane?

• Euclid
• Archimedes
• Menelaus
• Diophantus

Diophantus is considered an early innovator in which field of mathematics?

• Number Theory
• Geometry
• Calculus
• Algebra

Which mathematician is known for his work on triangles with integer sides and integer area?

• Euclid
• Archimedes
• Heron
• Menelaus

Who was the first mathematician to confront at least the idea of √-1 (the square root of minus one)?

• Euclid
• Archimedes
• Heron
• Menelaus

Who is credited with naming and deriving the conic sections known as the ellipse, parabola, and hyperbola?

• Euclid
• Archimedes
• Apollonius
• Hipparchus