EUCLID OF ALEXANDRIA

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What is Euclid often referred to as?

• The Father of Algebra
• The Father of Geometry
• The Father of Trigonometry
• The Father of Calculus

What is the title of Euclid's most famous mathematical textbook?

• The Calculus Compendium
• The Geometry Guide
• The Stoicheion or Elements
• The Algebraic Masterpiece

Which mathematical concepts did Euclid rework into a consistent whole, later known as Euclidean geometry?

• Algebraic Equations
• Trigonometric Functions
• Geometrical Postulates
• Pythagorean Theorems

What did Euclid's work "Elements" contain in terms of theorems and proofs?

• 00 theorems and proofs
• 300 theorems and proofs
• 465 theorems and proofs
• 600 theorems and proofs

Which of Euclid's postulates states that it is possible to draw a straight line from any point to any point?

• Postulate 1
• Postulate 3
• Postulate 4
• Postulate 5

What mathematical concept did Euclid prove in what is now known as the Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic?

• The existence of prime numbers
• The uniqueness of prime factorization
• The sum of perfect numbers
• The properties of geometric series

What did Euclid prove about the number of prime numbers?

• There are only a finite number of prime numbers.
• There are infinitely many prime numbers.
• There are no prime numbers.
• There are only even prime numbers.

What are the numbers 6, 28, 496, and 8,128 known as in mathematics?

• Prime numbers
• Perfect numbers
• Fibonacci numbers
• Irrational numbers