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Basic Math Flashcards

1
Q

First 10 Prime Numbers

A

2,3,5,7,11,13,17,19,23,29

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2
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Father of Geometry

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Euclid

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3
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What is the Abel Prize and who was it named after?

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It is a “Nobel Prize” for mathematics and was named after the Norwegian Niels Abel

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4
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What number can you never divide by?

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Zero

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5
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What is the imaginary number, i?

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It stands for the square root of -1 and can be used to solve equations like x times x equals -1

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6
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How does the Fibonacci Sequence work?

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Add the last two numbers to get the next one

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7
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What are the 5 Platonic Solids and what is special about them?

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They are the tetrahedron (pyramid), hexahedron (cube), icosahedron, octahedron, and dodecahedron, and all of their faces are the same size and shape.

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8
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Pythagorean Theorem

A

a^2 + b^2 = c^2

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9
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What is a hypotenuse?

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The longest side of a triangle

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10
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First 10 digits of pi

A

3.141592653

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11
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Pi represents x over y

A 
X= circumference
Y= diameter
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12
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What does BEDMAS stand for?

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The Order of Operations. Brackets, exponents, division, multiplication, addition, subtraction.

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13
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What is a polynomial?

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A collection of terms

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14
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What is a term?

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A collection of variables raised to exponents and multiplied by a coefficient

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15
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In 5x^2, what is the coefficient?

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5

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16
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In an equation, what are numbers being added together known as?

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Addends

17
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Result of adding

A

Sum

18
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Result of subtracting

A

Difference

19
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Result of multiplying

A

Product

20
Q

Result of dividing

A

Quotient

21
Q

Name for horizontal dividing line

A

Vinculum

22
Q

In subtraction, what is the name of the number being subtracted and the number doing the subtracting, respectively?

A

Minuend and subtrahend

23
Q

What times what equals area?

A

Length times width

24
Q

To multiply any number by 10, simply…

A

Write down the number with a 0 at the end

25
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In multiplication, what is the name for the number being multiplied, and the number doing the multiplying, respectively?

A

Multiplicand and multiplier

26
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In division, what is the name for the number being divided and the number doing the dividing, respectively?

A

Dividend and divisor

27
Q

1/2 as a decimal

A

0.5

28
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1/4 as a decimal

A

0.25

29
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1/8 as a decimal

A

0.125

30
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1/16 as a decimal

A

0.0625

31
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What is the Golden Ratio approximately equal to?

A

1.618

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