7. Where do we get most of our information about the Babylonian A. Translations

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7. Where do we get most of our information about the Babylonian A. Translations of their work into Greek and Latin B. Clay tablets C. Scrolls made from D. References to Babylonian E. Cave paintings papyrus. mathematicians in ancient Endian nnd Chinese mathematics. 8. A Babylonian They determined the area of a circle by taking it as or does this yield? tablet found in 1936 shows that the Babylonians sometimes used a more accura equal to 2, ofthe square of the circle's cir A. 3 B.3! E. 31 9. Who believed that "number is the substance of all things?" A. Egyptians B. Babylonians C. Pythagoreans D. Hieratics E. Spartans 10. Who is the earliest mathematician of whom we have any knowledge? A. Euclid B. Thales C. Pythagoras D. Archimedes E. Hipparchus 11. What was the Pythagorean crisis in mathematics? A. The discovery of irrational numbers B. The impossibility of infinity C. The discovery of imaginary numbers D. Their inability to prove Euclid's Fifth Postulate E. Their inability to trisect an angle using the Euclidean tools 12. Euclid used the proof method, "reductio ad absurdum," to prove that 2 assume the negation of the desired conclusion at the very beginning of his p A. That 2 is an even number B. That V2 is a prime number C. That v2 is a rational number D. That 2 is a constructible number E. That V2

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9. C) Pythagorus believed that all relationships could be reduced to numbers in order to account for geometrical properties. This originated from the observation that whenever the ratios of lengths of strings were whole numbers, harmonious tones were produced when these strings were vibrated.

10. B) One of earliest known mathematicians was Thales he has been hailed as the first mathematician and the first known individual to whom a mathematical discovery has been attributed.

11. A) The discovery of irrational numbers is the pythagorean crisis .

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