MATH 4109 Test 3 2025/2026 Exam
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In which country were Descartes and Fermat born? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔France
What method did Fermat use to solve maximum/minimum problems? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔Pseudo-equality method
How were Descartes' and Fermat's coordinate systems different from ours
today? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔They never referred to a vertical axis.
What was the major contribution of Father Marin Mersenne to the
development of mathematics? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔He organized regular
meetings of scholars that allowed them to share their ideas.
Who was the Queen of Sweden when Descartes died? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Christina
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, Who was the first mathematician to solve a maximum/minimum problem? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔Pierre de Fermat
Which two mathematicians co-developed analytic geometry? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Rene Descartes and Pierre de Fermat
What branch of mathematics was introduced in the book, La Geometrie? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔Analytic Geometry
Which mathematician is known as the father of modern philosophy? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔Rene Descartes
What does "Cogito ergo sum" mean? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔I think therefore I am
According to Pascal, what does Pascal's Wager prove? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Pascal's Wager proves that belief in God is rational.
Who wrote the first book on games of chance titled The Book on Games of
Chance? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Girolamo Cardano
Which mathematician was the "greatest might have been" in mathematics?
- 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Blaise Pascal
Which one of the ancient civilizations knew about the triangle that we call
"Pascal's Triangle?" - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Chinese
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In which country were Descartes and Fermat born? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔France
What method did Fermat use to solve maximum/minimum problems? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔Pseudo-equality method
How were Descartes' and Fermat's coordinate systems different from ours
today? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔They never referred to a vertical axis.
What was the major contribution of Father Marin Mersenne to the
development of mathematics? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔He organized regular
meetings of scholars that allowed them to share their ideas.
Who was the Queen of Sweden when Descartes died? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Christina
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, Who was the first mathematician to solve a maximum/minimum problem? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔Pierre de Fermat
Which two mathematicians co-developed analytic geometry? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Rene Descartes and Pierre de Fermat
What branch of mathematics was introduced in the book, La Geometrie? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔Analytic Geometry
Which mathematician is known as the father of modern philosophy? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔Rene Descartes
What does "Cogito ergo sum" mean? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔I think therefore I am
According to Pascal, what does Pascal's Wager prove? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Pascal's Wager proves that belief in God is rational.
Who wrote the first book on games of chance titled The Book on Games of
Chance? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Girolamo Cardano
Which mathematician was the "greatest might have been" in mathematics?
- 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Blaise Pascal
Which one of the ancient civilizations knew about the triangle that we call
"Pascal's Triangle?" - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Chinese
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