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Scientist who work mathematic

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

who may have discovered the theorem which in right triangles [triangle with one angle equal to 90 degrees], the square on the hypotenuse equals the sum of the squares on the other sides?

a)

Thales

b)

Pythagoras

c)

Euclid

d)

Menelaus of Alexandria

2.

What number did Pythagoras not study?

a)

complex numbers

b)

odd and even numbers

c)

triangular numbers

d)

perfect numbers

3.

Which of the geometry theorem was not discovered by Thales?

a)

The angle whose vertex is on the circle and sees the diameter is a right angle.

b)

The diameter divides the circle into two equal parts.

c)

The base angles of an isosceles triangle are equal.

d)

In any right triangle, the area of the square on a side adjacent to the right angle is equal to the area of the rectangle whose dimensions are the length of the projection of this side on the hypotenuse and the length of the hypotenuse.

4.

"Thales also showed that triangles having two angles and one side equal share (a)   "

fill in the blanks.


5.

who may have been the first to demonstrate mathematically that the angles at the base of an isosceles triangle are equal?

a)

Thales

b)

Euclid

c)

Phyhagoras

d)

Menelaus of Alexandria

6.

Which branch of art did Pythagoras relate mathematics?

a)

sculpture

b)

painting

c)

music

d)

poetry

7.

Was Euclid considered the father of geometry?

a)

Yes

b)

No

8.

Who wrote "The Elements" which is the oldest book on geometrical theorems?

a)

Thales

b)

Pythagoras

c)

Menelaus of Alexandria

d)

Euclid

9.

Which research work was not written by Euclid?

a)

Elements

b)

Tetractys of the Decad

c)

Phaenomena

d)

Porisms

10.

Whose only surviving work is the Arabic translation of Sphaerica?

a)

Euclid

b)

Pythagoras

c)

Menelaus of Alexandria

d)

Thales