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100

What is 999 x 15?

14,985

100

How many real solutions does the quadratic equation shown below have: x² - 7x + 10 = 0

2 real solutions

100

What is the difference between the sum of the first 2022 even counting numbers and the sum of the first 2022 odd counting numbers?

2022

100

Which famous Greek mathematician has an equation involving a sum of squares named after him?

Pythagoras

100

According to superstition if this body part burns people are talking about you

Your Ear

200

What is (12345678² - 1)/12345679?

12345677

200

The angle of elevation of the top of the building at a distance of 70 m from its foot on a horizontal plane is found to be 60°. Find the height of the building.

121.24 m/ 70√3

200

A survey of a group of athletes obtained the following information: 23 play tennis, 19 play soccer, 12 play basketball; 8 play both tennis and soccer, 6 play both tennis and basketball, 5 play soccer and basketball, and 2 play all three of these sports. How many athletes were surveyed?

37

200

What is the first name of the mathematician who the constant e is named after?


Leonhard Euler

200

A cross between tennis & ping-pong this sport was named for a dog not a gherkin

Pickleball

300

What is 2 + 4 + 6 +…+ 100?



2550

300

Find the sum of the infinite geometric series, if it exists: 

5 + 5/2  + 5/4 + 5/8 + …

10

300

Let v, w, x, y, and z be the degree measures of the five angles of a pentagon. Suppose that v < w < x < y < z and v, w, x, y, and z form an arithmetic sequence. Find the value of x.

108

300

Where is the country of origin of the mathematician whom the coordinate plane is named after? If no one knows, what is the commonly-used rectangular plane usually called?


France / René Descartes

OR

The Cartesian Plane

300

Pair of building materials used to describe a physical store as opposed to an online retailer


Brick & Mortar


400

Evaluate √(4489)

67

400

Find the limit of sin x as x ->2π/3

√3/2

400

Integers a, b, c, and d, not necessarily distinct, are chosen independently and at random from 0 to 2007, inclusive. What is the probability that ad-bc is even?

5/8

400

Which mathematician, whose last name includes a Z, is one of the mathematicians who invented calculus? (Hint: dy/dx is in the ___ notation)



Leibniz

400

Cobalamin is also known as this alphanumeric vitamin that some people get shots of for extra energy

B-12

500

What is log5(√(99*101+1))*log(5)?

2

500

∫ (3x+1)⁵ dx

(3x + 1)⁶ / 18 + C

500

For what value(s) of a does the equation (a + 4x - x² - 1)(a + 1 - |x-2|) = 0 have exactly three distinct real solutions?

-1

500

What did Ramanujan find was the value of 1+2+3+4+... ?



-1/12

500

This 12th century warrior who battled the Crusaders was known as The Chivalrous Saracen

Saladin

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