structure of the numbers
the babylonians lacked a symbol for what number
what is 0
It is one of the oldest numbering systems
what is the Babylonian number system
the meaning of cuniform in Latin
what is "wedge-shaped"
the square root of 2 is ________ number
what is an irrational
the number ten was represented by what symbol
what is a wedge pointing to the left (<)
The Babylonians lived in ________, which is between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
what is Mesopotamia
The Babylonians developed a form of writing based on cuneiform
what is cuneiform
the estimated value of √2
what is 1.414
a single-digit number is represented by what symbol
what is a wedge that pointed down
to when can the first mathematics be traced to the ancient country of Babylon
the tablet containing tables of Pythagorean triples for the equation a2 + b2 = c2
what is Plimpton 322
√2 was found on this tablet
what is YBC7289
numbers less than 60 were made by combining symbols that represented __________ and __________
what is 1 and 10
_________ were the Babylonians most outstanding accomplishment which helped them in calculating problems
what are tables
rather than a base ten (decimal), the Babylonian numbers had a base ________
what is 60 (sexigesimal)
Although there is no evidence that the Babylonians knew about irrational numbers, they knew their numbers were ______________
what are approximations
the symbol used to repersent 60
what is a single wedge pointed down
__________ and ____________ are two of the only known mathematicians from Babylonia
who are Nabu - rimanni and Kidinu
They wrote the symbols on _________ which were baked in the hot sun.
what are wet clay tablets
The proof of the irrationality of root 2 is often attributed to
Hippasus of Metapontum