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h5 math/smo questions
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100

what’s the name of the person who invented 0

aryabhata

100

let p = a^b + b^a. if a b and p are all prime what’s the value of p?

17

100

what is the main ingredient in guacamole

avocado 

100
jane’s mother has 3 daughters. one’s called north, the other’s called south; what’s the third daughter’s name?
jane
100

it is given that x is a function of t, dx/dt = 1-e^2t, and x=2 when t=0.

express x in terms of t

t - (e^2t)/2 + 2.5 = x

200

who’s considered the father of geometry? (hint: he’s greek)

euclid

200

a^0.5 - b^0.5 = 20


a and b are real numbers


what’s the max value of a - 5b

500

200

what’s the largest organ in the human body

the skin

200

what do you do when you wake up

open your eyes

200

the curve y=acosbx+c, where a b and c are positive integers, is defined for 0 ≤ x ≤ pi.

curve has an amplitude of 3 and a period of pi/3 radians. minimum value of y is 4. 


state the value of a b and c

a is 3, b is 6, c is 7

300

who was the first woman to receive a doctorate in math

sofia kovalevskaya 

300

let A = (cos10)^2 + (cos50)^2 - sin40sin80 (all angles in degrees)

determine value of 100A

75

300

what is the cooking technique that involves cooking food over low heat for an extended period of time until it becomes tender?

braising

300

i speak wi thought a mouth and hear without ears. i have no body, but i come alive with he wind. what am i?

an echo

300

express this in partial fractions:

(9x^2 - 10x - 16) / (2x^3 + 6x^2 + x + 3)

5/(x+3) - (x+7)/(2x^2+1)

400

what ancient civilisation developed a sophisticated number system based on 60?

ancient sumerians

400

in the triangle ABC, AB = AC, <A is 90 degrees, D is the midpoint of BC, E is the midpoint of AC and F is a point on AB such that BE intersects CF at P and B, D, P, F all lie ion a circle. let AD intersect CP and H. given that AP = √5 + 2, find length of PH

1

400

which country recently launched the first all civilian mission to space named ‘inspiration4’?

usa

400

what has keys but can’t open locks

a piano

400

find the integral of 4xe^2x

e^2x(2x-1) + C

500

what famous mathematician is known for his incompleteness theorems, which demonstrated inherent limitations of formal mathematical systems?

kurt gödel

500

determine the largest even positive integer which cannot be expressed as the sum of 2 composite odd positive integers

38

500

in what year did the titanic sink

1912

500

i’m not alive, but i can grow; i don’t have lungs, but i need air; i don’t have a mouth, but water kills me


what am i

fire

500

given that x^2 + 2x -3 is a factor of the function f(x) = x^4 + 6x^3 + 2ax^2 + bx - 3a, find the value of a and b.

a is 5, b is -2

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