MATH JEOPARDY

SYMMETRY AND SURFACE AREA

100

This regular polygon has 5 lines of symmetry.

What is a regular pentagon?

200

When something has no symmetry at all...

What is asymmetry?

300

If an object has an order of rotation of 10, what is the angle of rotation?

36 degrees

400

A cube with an open top has a side-length of 4, what is the surface area?

80 square units

RATIONAL NUMBERS

100

True or false: the square root of 25 is irrational

False 

200

A rational number can be expressed as a/b. What are the conditions of b?

b cannot be zero.

300

Which of the following is irrational?

0.12, -2.3, √144, √72

√72 is irrational

400

What is the side-length of a cube with a volume of 216 cubic units?

6 units

500

(3/4) ÷ (9/√16) = 

1/3

ALGEBRA

100

This is the inverse operation of multiplication.

What is division?

200

2(x - 5) = 26

x = 18

300

For the equation (0)x = 0, how many possible solutions are there?

An infinite number of solutions.

MULTIPLYING AND DIVIDING POLYNOMIALS

100

(5xy)(11x³y⁴) = 

55x⁴y⁵

200

-5x(x² - y) = 

-5x³ + 5xy

300

By the ______ property, a(b + c) = ab + ac

Distributive

400

(1/2x)(12x³y - 2x) = 

6x²y - 1

???

100

This branch of mathematics deals with shapes, lengths, angles, and dimensions of various objects.

What is geometry?

200

This equation is named after the Greek mathematician Pythagoras.

a² + b² = c²

300

even - odd = 

odd

400

This mathematician/scientist is responsible for the invention of calculus...

Who is Sir Isaac Newton?

500

This irrational number is considered to be "golden" due to its aesthetically pleasing appearance in art, architecture, nature, etc.

What is the Golden Ratio?