Math 4109 Exam 1 Form B UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Which of the following early Numeration systems had a symbol for zero? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Mayan Numerals
Why is the rhind papyrus significant in the history of mathematics? - CORRECT
ANSWER - It is the source of most of our knowledge of Egyptian Mathematics
where do we get most of our information about the Babylonian mathematics - CORRECT
ANSWER - Clay tablets
What was unique about the Egyptians' work with fractions? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Their refusal to deal with fractions that were not unit fractions.
Who was the first prominent woman mathematician? - CORRECT ANSWER - Hypatia
What was the city in present-day northern Egypt that was the center for learning back in the
Greek-day? - CORRECT ANSWER - Alexandria
A Babylonian tablet found in 1936 shows that the Babylonians sometimes used a more accurate
value of pi than 3. They determined the area of a circle by taking it as equal to 24/25 of 1/12 the
square of the circle's circumference. What value of pi does this yield? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 3 1/8
What is a Postulate? - CORRECT ANSWER - A statement that is accepted to be true
without any proof
what was the Pythagorean crisis in mathematics? - CORRECT ANSWER - The discovery
of irrational numbers
, The number 5228 is equivalent to which of the following in sexagesimal notion? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1, 27, 8
What does the Fundamental theorem of Arithmetic have to say about the number 64? -
CORRECT ANSWER - 64 is a perfect square number
When you are using the Euclidean algorithm to fins the greatest common divisor of two
numbers, how do you know which is the greatest common divisor? - CORRECT
ANSWER - It is the last non-zero remainder that you get when you divide
Which of the following was the most famous of Archimedes' inventions? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Archimedean screw
What method did archimedes use to approximate the area of a circle? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Method of Exhaustion
What is the fourth triangular number? - CORRECT ANSWER - 10
Why did the greeks classify 6 as a perfect number? - CORRECT ANSWER - 6 is a perfect
number because it is the sum of its porper factors: 6=1+2+3
Suppose a given right triangle has legs whose lengths are x and y and has a hypotenuse whose
length is x+2. WHat expression is y equal to? - CORRECT ANSWER - (4x+4)^(1/2)
The pythagoreans would classify the number 144 as which of the following? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 144 is an abundant number
In a given right triangle, we know that the equation x^2=y^2-z^2 is a relationship that is true for
the sides of the triangle. what is y? - CORRECT ANSWER - The length of the hypotenuse
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Which of the following early Numeration systems had a symbol for zero? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Mayan Numerals
Why is the rhind papyrus significant in the history of mathematics? - CORRECT
ANSWER - It is the source of most of our knowledge of Egyptian Mathematics
where do we get most of our information about the Babylonian mathematics - CORRECT
ANSWER - Clay tablets
What was unique about the Egyptians' work with fractions? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Their refusal to deal with fractions that were not unit fractions.
Who was the first prominent woman mathematician? - CORRECT ANSWER - Hypatia
What was the city in present-day northern Egypt that was the center for learning back in the
Greek-day? - CORRECT ANSWER - Alexandria
A Babylonian tablet found in 1936 shows that the Babylonians sometimes used a more accurate
value of pi than 3. They determined the area of a circle by taking it as equal to 24/25 of 1/12 the
square of the circle's circumference. What value of pi does this yield? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 3 1/8
What is a Postulate? - CORRECT ANSWER - A statement that is accepted to be true
without any proof
what was the Pythagorean crisis in mathematics? - CORRECT ANSWER - The discovery
of irrational numbers
, The number 5228 is equivalent to which of the following in sexagesimal notion? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1, 27, 8
What does the Fundamental theorem of Arithmetic have to say about the number 64? -
CORRECT ANSWER - 64 is a perfect square number
When you are using the Euclidean algorithm to fins the greatest common divisor of two
numbers, how do you know which is the greatest common divisor? - CORRECT
ANSWER - It is the last non-zero remainder that you get when you divide
Which of the following was the most famous of Archimedes' inventions? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Archimedean screw
What method did archimedes use to approximate the area of a circle? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Method of Exhaustion
What is the fourth triangular number? - CORRECT ANSWER - 10
Why did the greeks classify 6 as a perfect number? - CORRECT ANSWER - 6 is a perfect
number because it is the sum of its porper factors: 6=1+2+3
Suppose a given right triangle has legs whose lengths are x and y and has a hypotenuse whose
length is x+2. WHat expression is y equal to? - CORRECT ANSWER - (4x+4)^(1/2)
The pythagoreans would classify the number 144 as which of the following? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 144 is an abundant number
In a given right triangle, we know that the equation x^2=y^2-z^2 is a relationship that is true for
the sides of the triangle. what is y? - CORRECT ANSWER - The length of the hypotenuse
