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1
Name an accomplishment of Pythagoras.
Invented the Quadratic Formula
Made the blueprints for the Pyramids
Found the proof for the perimeter of a triangle
Found the proof for the area of a triangle
2
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Euclid's Elements
The first math textbook
The first use of pi
The original Pythagorean Theorum
3
Name an accomplishment of Euclid.
Known as the "Father of Geometry"
Defined a triangle
Defined a Parabola
Conquered the Persian Empire
4
The Greeks were incredibly influential in Math
False
True
5
Name an accomplishment of Diophantus.
Was the first to use variables in math.
Invented algebra and cursed all sixth graders.
Refused to solve for x.
Wrote Arithmetica, which explained how to solve many algebraic functions
6
Archimedes invented Trigonometry
False
True
7
Name an accomplishment of Hipparchus.
Invented astronomy
Calculated the orbits of the planets
Calculated the orbit of the Moon
Invented trigonometry
8
Which math book is not from a Greek Mathmetician.
Pythagorean Mathematics
Arithmetica
Elements
Conics
9
Name an accomplishment of Archimedes.
Calculated the orbits of the Sun and Moon
Invented the bathtub
Made the proof for solving volume via displacement.
Invented and defined the concept of volume.
10
Name an accomplishment of Apollonius.
Defined an ellipse and its geometric elements.
Defined a hyperbola and its geometric elements.
Defined a parabola and its geometric elements.
Defined a circle and its geometric elements.