Math History
He is known as the “Father of Geometry.
Who is Euclid?
This symbol means “approximately equal to.”
What is ≈?
You’re buying 2 shirts at $15 each. What is your total?
What is $30?
If 2x + 3 = 7, what is x?
What is 2?
Simplify (8!) / (5! - 2!)
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This mathematician invented calculus independently of Isaac Newton.
Who is Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz?
What is the summation sign?
What is ∑
A pizza with a 12-inch diameter is cut in half. What is the area of one slice (half the pizza)?
What is 72π square inches?
The slope of the line 2y = 4x – 6 is what?
What is 2?
Simplify: (6/7) ÷ (3/14).
What is 4?
This Greek mathematician discovered the relation between the sides of a right triangle.
Who is Pythagoras?
What is the name/meaning of the symbol, ∈
What is "Element of" or "Set Membership?"
A car depreciates by 20% each year. If it was $20,000 new, how much is it worth after 1 year?
What is $16,000?
If the radius of a circle is 5, what is its area?
What is 25pi?
True or False: 0.999… = 1.
What is True?
She was one of the first well-known female mathematicians, active in Alexandria around the 4th century.
Who is Hypatia?
This logical symbol, ⇔, means what?
What is if and only if?
A $1,000 loan has 5% annual simple interest. How much interest accrues after 4 years?
What is $200?
If f(x) = x² – 4x, what is f(–2)?
What is 12?
$400: If you roll a fair 6-sided die, what’s the probability of rolling a 6 or 7?
What is 1/6 (since 7 is impossible)?
This mathematician proved the “Last Theorem” that remained unsolved for over 350 years.
Who is Andrew Wiles?
The symbol ∇ is called what, and in calculus, what is it used for?
What is the nabla (or del), used for gradients/divergence/curl?
A bacteria culture doubles every 3 hours. If it starts with 200, how many after 12 hours?
What is 3,200?
The quadratic x² – 5x + 6 = 0 factors into what?
What is (x-2)(x-3)?
If 6 cats can catch 6 mice in 6 minutes, how many cats are needed to catch 100 mice in 100 minutes?
What is 6 cats?