Exploring Mathematics Chapters 9-11

Question 1

Answer 1

irrational numbers

Question 2

Answer 2

do not repeat, do not terminate, and do not form a pattern

Question 3

Answer 3

y=kx

Question 4

Answer 4

y=kx²

Question 5

Answer 5

Question 6

Answer 6

y=k/x

Question 7

-3. -2. -1, 0, +1, +2, +3

Answer 7

integers

Question 8

0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Answer 8

whole numbers

Question 9

1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Answer 9

counting numbers

Question 10

1, 3, 5, 7, 9

Answer 10

odd numbers

Question 11

1/1, ½, ¾, ⅔

Answer 11

rational numbers

Question 12

2, 4, 6, 8, 10

Answer 12

even numbers

Question 13

A common fraction can be changed into a decimal by dividing the numerator by the

Answer 13

denominator

Question 14

Before the invention of calculators, shares were used to reduce the necessity of doing

Answer 14

division

Question 15

discovered how to calculate the coefficients of a binomial raised to a power

Answer 15

Isaac Newton

Question 16

Discovering the value of x when y is equal to zero is called

Answer 16

solving

Question 17

Four Corners is the only point in the United States where four states touch a single point. Name the states.

Answer 17

Utah, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico

Question 18

he called his triangle an arithmetic triangle

Answer 18

Blasie Pascal

Question 19

his last theorem was solved in 1995

Answer 19

Pierre de Fermat

Question 20

In the 1600s, the French mathematician Rene Descartes discovered a way to combine algebra with

Answer 20

Geometry

Question 21

proved that xn + yn = zn has no solution with whole numbers except for n = 2

Answer 21

Andrew Wiles

Question 22

solved the Konigsberg bridge problem

Answer 22

Leonhard Euler

Question 23

The 5 in the equation 5x + 2 = 0 is called

Answer 23

a coefficient

Question 24

The American colonies divided the real, a Spanish coin, into how many pieces?

Answer 24

8

Question 25

The distance an object falls (y-axis) under the influence of gravity is directly proportional to the square of the time it has fallen (x-axis).

Answer 25

Question 26

The expression 3! is read as “three

Answer 26

factorial

Question 27

The length a spring stretches (y-axis) is directly proportional to the force pulling on the spring (x-axis).

Answer 27

Question 28

The period of a pendulum (y-axis) is directly proportional to the square root of the length of the pendulum (x-axis).

Answer 28

Question 29

the problem that a computer helped solve was the

Answer 29

the four-color map problem

Question 30

The square root of two, is an example of

Answer 30

an irrational number

Question 31

The state of Missouri has license plates with three letters followed by three digits. How many license plates are possible?

Answer 31

17,576,000 — Any one of 26 letters (A through Z) can be chosen to fill the first three positions. Any one of 10 digits (zero through nine) can be chosen to fill the second group of three positions: 26 x 26 x 26 x 10 x 10 x 10 = 17,576,000.

Question 32

The value of 5! is

Answer 32

120

Question 33

The volume of a gas (y-axis) is inversely proportional to the pressure acting on the gas (x-axis).

Answer 33

Question 34

Two bits is equal to how many cents?

Answer 34

25