Math 4109 Exam 2 2025/2026 Exam
Questions Marking Scheme New Update
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Chinese Square Root Algorithm: If a, b, and c are the digits (respectively)
of the square root of X, then which of the following is equal to X^0.5? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔a+b+c
How was ancient Chinese mathematics different from ancient Greek
mathematics? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔The Chinese mathematics did not have a
proof-based axiomatic development.
The method that Liu Hui used to approximate the value of pi was similar to
the method used by which Greek mathematician? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Archimedes
We have used the word "gnomon" in several places during this course,
particularly during the module on ancient Chinese mathematics. What letter
of the alphabet is a gnomon shaped like? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔L
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, True or False: The Chinese numeration system that requred the use of a
counting board and rods was not a positional system. - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔False
The Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art was central to the development
of mathematics in which country? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔China
Why did Chinese mathematics develop independently of Western cultural
influence for so long? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔The geography of China isolated the
region from the rest of the world.
Which set of numbers was used on the counting boards of the ancient
Chinese? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Integers -- both postive and negative
Why is the book Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art significant in the
history of mathematics? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔It is central to Chinese
mathematical activity for hundreds of years.
What strategy did the Chinese use on their counting boards to avoid
confusion between consecutive places? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Alternating the
orientation of the rods
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Questions Marking Scheme New Update
| A+ Rated
Chinese Square Root Algorithm: If a, b, and c are the digits (respectively)
of the square root of X, then which of the following is equal to X^0.5? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔a+b+c
How was ancient Chinese mathematics different from ancient Greek
mathematics? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔The Chinese mathematics did not have a
proof-based axiomatic development.
The method that Liu Hui used to approximate the value of pi was similar to
the method used by which Greek mathematician? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Archimedes
We have used the word "gnomon" in several places during this course,
particularly during the module on ancient Chinese mathematics. What letter
of the alphabet is a gnomon shaped like? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔L
COPYRIGHT©JOSHCLAY 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE. PRIVACY
STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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, True or False: The Chinese numeration system that requred the use of a
counting board and rods was not a positional system. - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔False
The Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art was central to the development
of mathematics in which country? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔China
Why did Chinese mathematics develop independently of Western cultural
influence for so long? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔The geography of China isolated the
region from the rest of the world.
Which set of numbers was used on the counting boards of the ancient
Chinese? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Integers -- both postive and negative
Why is the book Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art significant in the
history of mathematics? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔It is central to Chinese
mathematical activity for hundreds of years.
What strategy did the Chinese use on their counting boards to avoid
confusion between consecutive places? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Alternating the
orientation of the rods
COPYRIGHT©JOSHCLAY 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE. PRIVACY
STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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