Free Printable History of Math

1.

What does the Latin word "tangere" mean?

a)

Touch

b)

Talk

c)

To do Math

d)

Dance

2.

Who is one of the founders of Calculus?

a)

Fermat

b)

Leibniz

c)

Descartes

d)

Cardano

3.

What are the other two Non-Euclidean Geometries?

(a)

4.

Who discovered the Pythagorean Theorem?

a)

Pythagorus

b)

Descartes

c)

Cardano

d)

Euclid

5.

What base system did Mesopotamia use?

a)

base-10

b)

base-18

c)

base-20

d)

base-60

6.

What is the difference between Euclidean geometry and Non-Euclidean geometry?

a)

Euclid's 5th Postulate

b)

Euclid's Elements

c)

The coordinate plane

d)

Euclid's 2nd Postulate

7.

State the Pythagorean Theorem.

a)

$a^2+b^2=\ c^2$

b)

$a^2-b^2=c^2$

c)

$a^2+c^2\ =\ b^2$

d)

$b^2+c^2\ =\ a^2$

8.

Who wrote the song "New Math?"

(a)

9.

Find the missing side length (a) of the triangle.

a)

$\sqrt[]{63}$

b)

$63$

c)

$12$

d)

$\sqrt[]{62}$

10.

When using Chinese numerals, what color was used to represent positive numbers?

a)

Blue

b)

Green

c)

Black

d)

Red

11.

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