Mathematicians
This mathematician got his name on the theorem that the sum of the squares of the sides of a right angle triangle is equal to the square of its hypotenuse.
Who is Pythagoras?
This is the greatest negative integer value for which
|||x-1|-2|-3|-4|=0
What is -8?
If you rolled two ordinary dice and added the two numbers, this is the most likely sum you would get
What is 7?
This number, often represented by a Greek letter, determines the ratio between the circumference and diameter of a circle
What is pi?
If a circle with radius 1 and a square with side length x have the same area, then this is the value of x.
What is root pi?
Name one of the two famous mathematicians and physicists who invented Calculus.
Who is Isaac Newton or who is Gottfried Leibniz?
This is the integer solution to 3x2+2x-1 = 0
What is -1?
If you had an ordinary pack of 52 cards, this is the probability you would get a red face card
What is 6/52 or 3/26?
In Douglas Adams’ sci-fi novel, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, this number is determined to be the meaning of life, the universe and everything.
What is 42?
This is the number of intersections of 5 distinct, non-parallel lines.
What is 10?
This famous mathematician invented the Enigma Machine, which became the basis for the modern computer
Who is Alan Turing?
Mr. Earl E. Bird gets up every day at 8:00 AM to go to work. If he drives at an average speed of 40 miles per hour, he will be late by 3 minutes. If he drives at an average speed of 60 miles per hour, he will be early by 3 minutes. How many miles per hour does Mr. Birds need to drive to get to work exactly on time?
What is 48 miles per hour?
A committee of three people is to be selected from 5 people, of which 2 are boys and 3 are girls. This fraction is the probability of randomly selecting 2 girls and 1 boy for the committee
What is 3/5
According to a Broadway song, there are approximately this many minutes in a year.
What is 525,600?
In a 5-12-13 right triangle, this is the length of the altitude to the hypotenuse.
What is 60/13?
In addition to discovering the relation between geometry and algebra, this mathematician is famous for saying “I think, therefore I am”.
Who is René Descartes?
This is the value of x such that
1 - (2 - (3 - …(1000 - x))...) = 0.
What is 500?
This is the probability that, after selecting three random integers (without replacement) between 1 and 10, the product of the three integers would be an odd number.
What is 1/12?
This number is the amount of Pokémon that can be put into the Pokédex in the original Pokémon: Red and Blue from 1996
What is 151?
A triangle has side lengths 10, 10 and 12. A rectangle has width 4 and has the same area as the triangle. This number is the perimeter of the rectangle.
What is 32?
This Greek mathematician created and wrote the proof for the first infinite series
Who is Archimedes?
All the integers between 1 and 9 are written in a 3 x 3 grid of squares, with one number in each square, in such a way that if two numbers are consecutive then they occupy squares that share an edge. The numbers in the four corners add up to 18. This integer is the number in the center.
What is 7?
Four chickens sit at the corners of a square facing inwards. At the same time, each chicken independently and at random pecks either the chicken to its left or to its right. On average, this is how many chickens could be expected to go unpecked.
What is 1?
The number known as the Googol is equal to 10 to this power
What is 100?
An electric train facing north begins its journey at 10:00 AM, and travels at a consistent 50 MPH during its entire trip. Due to the peculiar design of the track, the train’s direction changes by 5 degrees to the East every 20 minutes. Given the information that the train’s final destination is separated from its starting position by 200 miles of tracks, determine the direction that the train’s steam will be blowing once it arrives at its final destination.