How the humble triangle has shaped human history

What shape has significantly influenced human history according to the article?

• Circle

• Triangle

• Square

• Hexagon

Who is credited with Pythagoras's Theorem, despite it being used 1,000 years before their birth?

• The Babylonians

• The Greeks

• Pythagoras

• The Egyptians

What did ancient civilizations use triangles for?

• Creating lenses

• Surveying and building

• Navigation

• Writing

Who was the Arab mathematician that contributed to the science of optics using triangles?

• Ibn Sina

• Al-Khwarizmi

• Al-Biruni

• Ibn Al-Haytham

What are the properties of triangles used in the digital world?

• Social media algorithms

• Compression algorithms for JPEG and MPEG files

• Internet protocols

• Blockchain technology

What did French mariner Guillaume Denys say about navigation?

• It's nothing more than a right triangle

• It's a science

• It's a complex calculation

• It's an art

What tools did medieval sailors use for navigation without engaging with sines and cosines?

• Compass and astrolabe

• Compass rose and toleta de marteloio

• GPS and radar

• Maps and stars

Who used triangles for navigation and accidentally discovered the Americas?

• Marco Polo

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco da Gama

What projection did John Parr Snyder create?

• Space oblique Mercator projection

• Robinson projection

• Mercator projection

• Gall-Peters projection

What did Snyder's projection contribute to?

• Satellite television

• Digital mapping technologies

• Social networking sites

• Online gaming platforms