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The maximum distance through the sphere is called the diameter, it is _the size of the radius.
twice
three times
four times
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Who is this mathematician
Descartes
Fibonacci
Fibonacci
3
In 1642 French mathematician Blaise Pascal invented the
mechanical calculator.
clock
weighing scale
4
Who is this great mathematician
Euclid
Fibonnaci
Isaac Newton
5
The basic arithmetic operations used in mathematics are
Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
Addition, subtraction, multiplication , decimals
Addition, fractions, subtractions division
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Who is this mathematician
Euclid
Fibonacci
Isaac Newton
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The word ‘geometry’ comes from the Greek words ‘geo’, meaning __ and ‘metria’, meaning measure.
Circle
Earth
Grand
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Mathematics is important to jobs, related to engineering, business, science, medicine and more.
False
True
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Who is this mathematician
Fibonacci
Euclid
Descartes
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The distance from the center of a sphere to its surface is called the
Radius
midpoint
Diameter
11
A cube has 12 edges.
False
True
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Greek mathematician Euclid is often referred to
Creating the Pythagorean theorem
Fibonacci sequence
Father of Geometry
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"No employment can be managed without arithmetic,no mechanical invention without geometry"Quote
Albert Einstein
Isaac Newton
Ben Franklin
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measured the circle circumference as 3 times the diameter, as today, the value of Pi 3.14).
Babylonians
Chinese
Europeans
15
Isaac Newton discovered the laws of physics and brought together many important concepts of
Trigonometry
Algebra
Infinitesimal Calculus
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_used algebra, arithmetic & geometry in 3000 BC, ex equations to approx the area of circles.
Ancient Chinese
Ancient Europeans
Ancient Egyptians
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A cube has __square faces.
6 faces
5 faces
4 faces
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What famous quote (s) were made by Albert Einstein
"A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.
Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them."
"Mathematics is, in its way, the poetry of logical ideas."
All of the above
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Who is this mathematician
Leibniz
Fibonacci
Newton
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Modern mathematics has advanced greatly thanks to the incredible computing power of
Adding machines
Cellular phones
Computers