Algebra
Trig
Geometry (barely)
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Math-ish trivia
100

The slope of the line given by y=3x+4

What is 3?

100

This trig function is commonly associated with adjacent over hypotenuse.

What is cosine?

100

This equation gives you the area of a rectangle when computed.

What is length times width?
100

Convert the Roman numerals

LXXIV

What is 74?

100

Mr. Gerken went to this esteemed college.

What is Harvard?

200

Find one value of x:

0=x2+3x+2

What is x=-1 or x=-2

200

Evaluate:

sin(30o) + cos (30o)

Simplified fully

What is (1+sqrt(3)) / 2?


200

Supplementary angles add up to this degree amount.

What is 180o?
200

Evaluate: 

00

What is 1?

200

Fill in the blank:

position-> velocity-> acceleration-> ______

What is jerk?

300

This expression is known as the discriminant in the quadratic formula.

What is b2-4ac?

300

The length of the hypotenuse of a triangle with leg lengths of 8 and 15.

What is 17?

300

This equation gives you the volume of a sphere when computed (in terms of r:radius)

What is V = 4/3*pi*r3?

300

For the imaginary number i, evaluate:

i^39

What is -i?

300

The amount (in millions) of miles between the Earth and the Sun.

What is 93 miles?

400

Compute 6!.

What is 720?

400

Secret Chance spot

pick a number between 1 and 6

1-gain 400

2-lose 400

3-take away 400 from another team

4- Swap points with another team

5-gain 400

6-lose half of your points

400

This equation gives you the surface area of a right cylinder when computed (in terms of r:radius and h:height)

What is

SA = 2*pi*r*h + 2*pi*r2

400

This number represents the number of zero's following the first 1 in a googol.

What is 100?

400

DAILY DOUBLE!!!!

Name a famous mathematician other than Pythagoras or Newton.

Who are, Euler, Gauss, Leibniz, Archimedes, Euclid, Lovelace, Turing, Ramanujan, Kepler, or anyone else?

500

This number is the only number that is exactly twice the sum of its digits.

What is 18?

500

This equation, known as the law of cosines, is helpful for finding the side lengths of any triangle to the cosine of one of its angles. It should also be a part of the pre calc curriculum but that's for a different time. (any form of it is fine)

What is

c2=a2+b2-2abcos(C)?

500

This equation gives you the volume of a right circular cone. (In terms of h: height and r: radius)

What is V=1/3*pi*r2h

500

This type of curve, also known as normal or Gaussian distribution, was popularized by Gauss in 1809, but originated as a mathematical formula for probability in the 18th century.

What is the Bell curve?

500

This Greek mathematician is known as the "father of geometry." You may know the name for geometry which abandons his ideas as non-____ean-geometry.

Who was Euclid?

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