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Mathematicians

100

This ancient Greek philosopher is often credited with realizing the Earth is round.

Aristotle

200

What mathematician is known for the Pythagorean Theorem?

Pythagoras

300

What mathematician created this formula? 

F=ma

Isaac Newton

400

This famous equation by Albert Einstein relates energy, mass, and the speed of light.

E=mc²

500

This scientist died in 1955 after changing how we understand space and time.

Albert Einstein

Algebra

100

Solve for x:   2x + 5 = 11

x = 3

200

Factor completely: x² − 9

(x − 3)(x + 3)

300

Solve: x² − 5x + 6 = 0

Hint: More than one solution

x = 2, x = 3

400

Find the inverse of f(x) = 3x − 7

f⁻¹(x) = (x + 7)/3

500

Solve for x: log₁₀(x) = 3

x = 1000

Trig and Geometry

100

What is the sum of the interior angles of a triangle?

180°

200

In a right triangle, sin(θ) is equal to this ratio.

Opposite / Hypotenuse

300

Find sin(30°)

1/2

400

What is the area of a circle with radius 5?

25π

500

Find the exact value of cos(45°)

√2 / 2

Statistics

100

This measure represents the average of a data set.

Mean

200

What is the range of the data set: 3, 7, 10, 15, 18?

15

300

Which measure of center is most affected by outliers?

Mean

400

If A is 5% of B and B is 30, what is A?

1.5

500

If A is 3/5 of 40% of B and B is 50, what is A?

12

Formulas

100

This formula finds the slope between two points

(y₂ − y₁)/(x₂ − x₁)

200

This formula finds the area of a triangle.

1/2bh

300

What is the quadratic formula

x = (−b ± √(b² − 4ac)) / 2a

400

What is the Pythagorean theory?

a²+b²=c²

500

This formula is used to calculate the circumference of a circle.

c=2πr