MATH 4109 - Test 3 UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
In which country were Descartes and Fermat born? - CORRECT ANSWER - France
What method did Fermat use to solve maximum/minimum problems? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Pseudo-equality method
How were Descartes' and Fermat's coordinate systems different from ours today? - CORRECT
ANSWER - They never referred to a vertical axis.
What was the major contribution of Father Marin Mersenne to the development of mathematics?
- CORRECT ANSWER - He organized regular meetings of scholars that allowed them to
share their ideas.
Who was the Queen of Sweden when Descartes died? - CORRECT ANSWER - Christina
Who was the first mathematician to solve a maximum/minimum problem? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Pierre de Fermat
Which two mathematicians co-developed analytic geometry? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Rene Descartes and Pierre de Fermat
What branch of mathematics was introduced in the book, La Geometrie? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Analytic Geometry
Which mathematician is known as the father of modern philosophy? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Rene Descartes
What does "Cogito ergo sum" mean? - CORRECT ANSWER - I think therefore I am
, According to Pascal, what does Pascal's Wager prove? - CORRECT 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? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Girolamo Cardano
Which mathematician was the "greatest might have been" in mathematics? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Blaise Pascal
Which one of the ancient civilizations knew about the triangle that we call "Pascal's Triangle?" -
CORRECT ANSWER - Chinese
What was the problem of the points? - CORRECT ANSWER - How should the stakes be
distributed fairly when a game is stopped early?
Who founded the theory of games? - CORRECT ANSWER - John von Neumann
If a fair coin is tossed twice, what is the probability of getting two heads? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1/4
Who were the co-developers of probability? - CORRECT ANSWER - Blaise Pascal and
Pierre de Fermat
What is true about the sum of the numbers on each row of Pascal's triangle? - CORRECT
ANSWER - The sums are all powers of two.
The two men who co-developed probability used different strategies to solve the problem of the
points. Which one of the two made a list of all the possible ways that the game could be
completed to solve the problem? - CORRECT ANSWER - Pierre de Fermat
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
In which country were Descartes and Fermat born? - CORRECT ANSWER - France
What method did Fermat use to solve maximum/minimum problems? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Pseudo-equality method
How were Descartes' and Fermat's coordinate systems different from ours today? - CORRECT
ANSWER - They never referred to a vertical axis.
What was the major contribution of Father Marin Mersenne to the development of mathematics?
- CORRECT ANSWER - He organized regular meetings of scholars that allowed them to
share their ideas.
Who was the Queen of Sweden when Descartes died? - CORRECT ANSWER - Christina
Who was the first mathematician to solve a maximum/minimum problem? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Pierre de Fermat
Which two mathematicians co-developed analytic geometry? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Rene Descartes and Pierre de Fermat
What branch of mathematics was introduced in the book, La Geometrie? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Analytic Geometry
Which mathematician is known as the father of modern philosophy? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Rene Descartes
What does "Cogito ergo sum" mean? - CORRECT ANSWER - I think therefore I am
, According to Pascal, what does Pascal's Wager prove? - CORRECT 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? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Girolamo Cardano
Which mathematician was the "greatest might have been" in mathematics? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Blaise Pascal
Which one of the ancient civilizations knew about the triangle that we call "Pascal's Triangle?" -
CORRECT ANSWER - Chinese
What was the problem of the points? - CORRECT ANSWER - How should the stakes be
distributed fairly when a game is stopped early?
Who founded the theory of games? - CORRECT ANSWER - John von Neumann
If a fair coin is tossed twice, what is the probability of getting two heads? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1/4
Who were the co-developers of probability? - CORRECT ANSWER - Blaise Pascal and
Pierre de Fermat
What is true about the sum of the numbers on each row of Pascal's triangle? - CORRECT
ANSWER - The sums are all powers of two.
The two men who co-developed probability used different strategies to solve the problem of the
points. Which one of the two made a list of all the possible ways that the game could be
completed to solve the problem? - CORRECT ANSWER - Pierre de Fermat
