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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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How do you determine a root and perform long division on the polynomial x5-2x4-4x3 8x2 x-20?
Long division and determining a root are two different things in this case.Long division: First you need to know what you want to divide it by. "Long division" in this case means that you divide one polynomial by another one.
Finding a root: There is no simple formula to find roots of polynomials of degree 5 or more - and even for degree 3 and 4, it's rather complicated to find the exact value. In practice, several iterative methods are used, that can get you the roots to any desired precision. But all those methods are quite complicated; much beyond what you normally learn in high school.
Every job uses some form of math
It really depends on if you're talking about the types of difficulties in math or just not using math. A job at a large corporation will surely use more complicated math than a normal cashier at a store.
What is physical interpretation of vector space?
A vector has two properties: magnitude and direction. The representation of a vector is an arrow. The tip of the arrow points to the direction the vector is acting. The length of the arrow represents the magnitude.
Can you tell the Names of some natural symmetrical figures?
Circle, ellipse, rectangle, square, parallelogram, rhombus, trapezoid, isosceles triangle, equilateral triangle, any regular polygon.
When did Leonhard Euler discover the Euler line?
Euler first noticed that special lines, already well known, that cross at special points within the triangle, like the midian and angle bisector lines, that a new line can be drawn through all those special points. Im not sure when he discoverd it but this video about his life is where I seen this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-DV26x6n_Q
Why do quadrilaterals have corners?
All plane figures except circles have corners, and even that is debatable that circles have an infinite number of corners. Corners are simply where the line tracing the perimeter of the shape changes direction.
Without any corners, you would have not have a convex figure. You would have a line. ■
Why don't denominators have to be the same when being multiplied?
it can't be the same, multiplied is by time's and the denominators is went you just get to round it out by nely's doller.
The Calculator says 240 because i did 24 divided by 10% and it gave 240
What is a polyhedron that has two congruent faces?
Any regular polygon has two congruent faces. Many polygons have two or more congruent faces.
Yes, there were some. Placing a question mark at the end of a list of expressions or numbers does not make it a sensible question. Try to use a whole sentence to describe what it is that you want answered.
What region are the biggest number of people?
The answer depends on how you define a region. The country with the biggest number of people is China. But there are regions within China (the Gobi desert, for example) where the population is tiny.
What the answer in fundamental operation in mathematics?
The 4 fundamental operations in mathematics are: addition, subtraction, division and multiplication
Who tried to get the first calculation of pi?
The ancient Babylonians from around 1700 BC used pi = 3.125. The name of the person who calculated that value was not recorded.
What did Leonhard Euler contibute in mathematics?
He made big contributions in graph theory, calculus and more. I have attached a link with lots of information about this amazing man.
