History and Background of Polynomials Quiz

Who was the mathematician from Iraq who provided the earliest detailed account of the algebra of polynomials around the year 1000?

• Al-Khwarizmi

• Rene Descartes

• Niels Henrik Abel

• Abû Bakr al-Karaĵi

Which mathematician first introduced the idea of completing the square?

• Al-Khwarizmi

• Rene Descartes

• Niels Henrik Abel

• Cardano

Who published a book in 1637 that shared new ideas about polynomials still used today?

• Niels Henrik Abel

• Al-Khwarizmi

• Rene Descartes

• Cardano

What theorem states that any polynomial equation of degree n has n roots?

• Polynomial Root Theorem

• Completing the Square Theorem

• Quadratic Formula

• Fundamental Theorem of Algebra

Who discovered that there does not exist a formula to solve for the roots of a polynomial equation of degree 5 and higher?

• Cardano

• Niels Henrik Abel

• Rene Descartes

• Al-Khwarizmi

Which mathematician gave the first glimpse of the quadratic formula as we know it today?

• Cardano

• Al-Khwarizmi

• Niels Henrik Abel

• Rene Descartes

Who introduced the Hindu-Arabic number system and the cartesian plane to better learn, manipulate, write, and graph polynomial functions?

• Al-Khwarizmi

• Rene Descartes

• Niels Henrik Abel

• Cardano

Which mathematician first published the Quartic Formula in 1545?

• Cardano

• Rene Descartes

• Niels Henrik Abel

• Al-Khwarizmi