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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.
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What were Sir Isaac Newton's contributions?
Sir Isaac Newton did many things, but he had more knowledge in mathematics.
Some of his contributions were as follows:
- Binomial theorem
- ideas about the motions of planets
- Newton's Principia of 1687, discussed laws of motion and gravity
- He concluded "Light itself is a heterogeneous mixture of differently refrangible rays."
- Made improvements to how well telescopes worked
- major contributor to modern quantum theory
- Many others...See the related link below
What are the resources in Greece?
Greece is relatively poor in natural resources. Bauxite, from which aluminum is produced, is the most significant mineral resource, and there are also deposits of asbestos, nickel, magnesite, and marble. The country has little black coal, and its lignite (brown coal) is of poor quality. The reserves of other commercially important minerals, such as chromium, copper, uranium, and magnesium, are relatively small. Greece's small petroleum deposits, located under the Aegean Sea near the island of Thasos, are rapidly being depleted. There are no significant reserves of natural gas.
Greece's forests, probably abundant in ancient times, have been significantly depleted. Subsequent soil erosion has made reforestation efforts difficult. Although much of Greece's soil is rocky and dry, the country's mountains are interspersed with small valleys where the soils are of the rich Mediterranean terra rosa (red earth) variety. Cultivated fields and orchards cover 30 percent of the country. The fertile plains of Thessaly, Macedonia, and western Thrace are prime agricultural areas.
Why don't we use Roman numbers anymore?
The main reason we employ Hindu-Arabic numbers so widely is that it is much easier to do arithmetic with them than it is with Roman numerals. Roman numerals are fine if you just want to represent one number, but if you want to add CMLVII to MCXXXIV then basically you have to do it in your head, because there is no column- for -place system as we use today. Adding 957 to 1134 is much easier if you arrange them under each other, lining up the units, tens, hundreds etc.
What contributions did Pythagoras make to the mathematics world?
The Pythagorean Theorem says that in a right triangle, the sum of the squares of the two right angle sides will always be the same as the square of the hypotenuse if your not sure I'm probably wrong.kjyukkuyyku
^^ yeah that's right. the formula is A squared + B squared = C squared
What is a logically interrelated set of statements?
A. Noun
B. Adjective
C. Verb
D. Adverb
E. Gerund A. Noun
B. Adjective
C. Verb
D. Adverb
E. Gerund A. Noun
B. Adjective
C. Verb
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E. Gerund
How many sixpences make one half-crown?
Five. A sixpence (when they were in use, up to about 1970) was worth half a shilling. A crown = five shilling, so a half-crown = 2 and a half shillings.
The greek history of fractions?
In early Egyptian and Greek mathematics, unit fractions were generally the only ones present. This meant that the only numerator they could use was the number 1. The notation was a mark above or to the right of a number to indicate that it was the denominator of the number 1. The Romans used a system of words indicating parts of a whole. A unit of weight in ancient Rome was the as, which was made of 12 uncias. It was from this that the Romans derived a fraction system based on the number 12. For example, 1/12 was uncia, and thus 11/12 was indicated by deunx (for de uncia) or 1/12 taken away. Other fractions were indicated as : 10/12 dextans (for de sextans),
3/12 quadrans (for quadran as)
9/12 dodrans (for de quadrans),
2/12 or 1/6 sextans (for sextan as)
8/12 bes (for bi as) also duae partes (2/3)
1/24 semuncia (for semi uncia)
7/12 septunx (for septem unciae)
1/48 sicilicus
6/12 or 1/2 semis (for semi as)
1/72 scriptulum
5/12 quincunx (for quinque unciae)
1/144 scripulum
4/12 or 1/3 triens (for trien as)
1/288 scrupulum
How do you find the equillibrium price and quantity using graphical and algebraic methods?
The demand and supply schedules for carrots in a certain market are given below:
Price per ton Quantity demanded per month Quantity supplied per month
Sh. '000 (Thousands of tons) (Thousands of tons)
2 110.0 5.0
4 90.0 46.0
8 67.5 100.0
10 62.5 115.0
12 60.0 122.5
Determine the equilibrium quantity and price by graphical method.(4marks)
Give the parts of the four fundamental operation?
Addend plus addend equals sum
Minuend minus subtrahend equals difference
Multiplicand times multiplier equals product
Dividend divided by divisor equals quotient
What is a pattern that repeats over and over?
A pattern that repeats over and pver is a pattern that repeats over and over daa!!
What is an equilateral fractions?
a equaterial fraction is ............................................................................................
What is an example of similar terms?
16x + 16x would be an example of similar terms. Both have corresponding variables (x). The coefficient does not have to be the same for it it have similar terms. Terms are based only on the variable.
16x² + 32x² are similar terms.
16x² + 32x³ are not similar terms.
