Mathematical Trickery and the Vanishing Square Paradox

Mathematical Trickery and the Vanishing Square Paradox

Assessment

Interactive Video

Mathematics

9th - 10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Jennifer Brown

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the area of the original square discussed in the video?

60 square units

65 square units

64 square units

63 square units

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main concept behind the vanishing square paradox?

A square's perimeter increasing

A square's color changing

A square's area changing when rearranged

A square turning into a circle

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who is credited with creating the first known example of the vanishing square paradox?

Leonardo Fibonacci

Isaac Newton

George Vicero

William Hooper

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of book did William Hooper publish his puzzle in?

A book on algebra

A book on recreational pyrochnics

A book on geometry

A book on calculus

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the mathematical discrepancy that makes the vanishing square paradox work?

The pieces are made of different materials

The slopes of the lines are slightly different

The pieces fit perfectly

The pieces are different colors

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the slope of the diagonal in the supposed rectangle formed in the trick?

8/5

3/8

5/13

5/8

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main reason the vanishing square paradox is hard to detect?

The pieces are made of glass

The slopes of the lines are very close

The pieces are very small

The pieces are very colorful

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