Math fun Facts

Question 1

"No employment can be managed without arithmetic,no mechanical invention without geometry"Quote

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Ben Franklin

Question 2

Modern mathematics has advanced greatly thanks to the incredible computing power of

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Computers

Question 3

A cube has 12 edges.

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True

Question 4

The word ‘geometry’ comes from the Greek words ‘geo’, meaning __ and ‘metria’, meaning measure.

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Earth

Question 5

Greek mathematician Euclid is often referred to

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Father of Geometry

Question 6

Mathematics is important to jobs, related to engineering, business, science, medicine and more.

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True

Question 7

What famous quote (s) were made by Albert Einstein

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All of the above

Question 8

In 1642 French mathematician Blaise Pascal invented the

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mechanical calculator.

Question 9

_used algebra, arithmetic & geometry in 3000 BC, ex equations to approx the area of circles.

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Ancient Egyptians

Question 10

Isaac Newton discovered the laws of physics and brought together many important concepts of

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Infinitesimal Calculus

Question 11

The maximum distance through the sphere is called the diameter, it is _the size of the radius.

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twice

Question 12

The basic arithmetic operations used in mathematics are

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Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division

Question 13

Who is this mathematician

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Fibonacci

Question 14

The distance from the center of a sphere to its surface is called the

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Radius

Question 15

Who is this great mathematician

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Euclid

Question 16

Who is this mathematician

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Isaac Newton

Question 17

Who is this mathematician

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Leibniz

Question 18

A cube has __square faces.

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6 faces

Question 19

Who is this mathematician

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Descartes

Question 20

measured the circle circumference as 3 times the diameter, as today, the value of Pi 3.14).

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Babylonians

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