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Math History
Far more interesting than one might first expect, the history of mathematics is filled with bitter rivalries, political machinations, and incredible innovations by some of the most amazing minds in history. Post all questions concerning individual mathematicians, the development of mathematical theories, and the sociological impact that resulted into this category.
3,988 Questions
Is it true the perimeter of a figure is the distance across its surface?
No. You'd have to add all the measure of the sides up to actually find the perimeter.
What is 0.2875 as a fraction in lowest terms?
i don't know that's why i asked this website i so didn't get accurate answers
What are the main contribution of srinivasa ramanujan?
the main contribution of srinivasa ramnuja as the song
JOHNY JOHNY S PAPPA
EATING SUGAR NO PAPPA
TELLING LIES NO PAPPA
OPEN UR MOUTH
HA HA HA
pi is an irrational number, which if calculated as a decimal, will have an unending sequence of digits which never repeats.
You can use 3.14 or the fraction 22/7 as an approximation. There are tables with pi carried out to thousands of digits, as well as formulas to calculate the digits of pi using infinite series.
Scientific calculators as well as many spreadsheet software programs have a built-in value for pi, that can be accessed. See related link for more information.
You seem to be unaware of the fact that you could have obtained the answer much more easily and quickly by using the calculator that comes as part of your computer. 7 - 3 - 8 - 8 = -12
What is the Archimedes princilple?
Archimedes' principle indicates that the upward buoyant force that is exerted on a body immersed in a fluid, whether fully or partially submerged, is equal to the weight of the fluid that the body displaces.
Who was the mathematician who discover geometry?
Geometry was known for a very long time before Euclid made a systematic study of the subject.
What kind of math is used in the real world?
You may noto know it but you use maths in everyday life, counting how many minutes your brushing your teeth for, etc. This is why it is improtant
How many kilogram equal 1000 grams?
The prefix kilo (symbol k) in the International System of Units (SI) and other systems of units denoting 103 means thousand and is used before many units.
For example:
one kilogram is 1,000 grams (g) or one gram is 0.001 kilogram (kg).
one kilometre is 1,000 metres (m) or one metre is 0.001 kilometre (km).
one kilojoule is 1,000 joules (J) or one joule is 0.001 kilojoule (kJ).
How Can the LCM of a set of numbers can ever be smaller than the other numbers?
The LCM of a set of numbers can never be smaller than the largest number in the set.
What did Pythagoras do in the field of Mathematics?
he came up with Pythagoras theorem. the formulae (works on finding the longer, missing a measurement side of triangles) is (2 stand for squared) A2+B2=C2 square-root C2 and you have the missing side of a triangle.
Yes, with two inches to spare.
