Math 120 Exams 2024Graded A
When was Pythagoras born? - ANSWER: 569 BC
What was the name for the inner circle of followers in Pythagoras' society? -
ANSWER: Mathematikoi
Because this lack of biographical information (such as the date, place, and
circumstances of both his birth and death) is unusual for ancient Greek
mathematicians, some researchers have proposed which of the following? -
ANSWER: Euclid was not, in fact, an actual historical figure.
Eudid's Elements is divided into to how many books? - ANSWER: 13
How do many scholars view the death of Hypatia? - ANSWER: As the beginning of the
downfall of intellectual life in Alexandria.
Why did some fanatical Christian sects consider Hypatia's teachings to be paganism?
- ANSWER: Because she was an intelligent, dignified, and forthright woman just
before the beginning of the Dark Ages.
In which of the following books did Leonardo da Vinci make use of geometric
techniques to create three-dimensional elements? - ANSWER: Divina Proportione
Da Vinci was a polymath. What is a polymath? - ANSWER: An individual whose
knowledge spans a substantial number of subjects, known to draw on
complex bodies of knowledge to solve specific problems.
Who wrote the Indiana House Bill #246 in 1897? - ANSWER: Amateur Mathematician
and Medical Doctor Edwin Goodwin
When the Indiana House Bill #246 came before the 1897 Indiana House of
Representatives, what were the vote results? - ANSWER: It passed 67-0.
Every square is a rhombus. - ANSWER: True
A square has exactly two right angles. - ANSWER: False
Every square is a rectangle. - ANSWER: True
Every rhombus is a parallelogram. - ANSWER: True
Every rectangle is a square. - ANSWER: False
Every trapezoid is a parallelogram. - ANSWER: False
, What is the perimeter of a square that has a side length of 33.0 inches? - ANSWER:
132
What is the area of a square that has a side length of 31.3 inches? - ANSWER: 979.69
Tricia wants to install a decorative wall paper border around the top of the wall in
her master bedroom. The room measures 23ft by 15ft. How many feet of the border
will will she need? - ANSWER: 76
What is the perimeter of a rectangle that has a length of 32 ft and a width of 17 ft? -
ANSWER: 98
In the provided parallelogram, h = 3.6 cm, b = 13.0 cm, and × = 6.1 cm.
What is the perimeter? - ANSWER: 38.2
In the provided parallelogram, h - 4.7 cm, b = 16.2 cm, and x - 7.3 cm.
What is the area? - ANSWER: 76.14
For the following trapezoid, h = 4 ft, b = 7.5 ft, and B = 15.7 ft.
What is the area? - ANSWER: 46.4
In a rectangle, both pairs of opposite sides are parallel. - ANSWER: True
What is the area of a square that has a side length of 38 inches? - ANSWER: 1,444
What is the perimeter of a rectangle that has a length of 33 meters and a width of 21
meters? - ANSWER: 108
In the provided parallelogram, h - 8 ft, b - 30 ft, and × = 17 ft.
What is the area? - ANSWER: 240
For the following trapezoid, h - 12 in, b = 15 in, and B = 26 in.
What is the area? - ANSWER: 246
A right triangle can be an isosceles triangle. - ANSWER: True
A right triangle always has two acute angles. - ANSWER: True
An isosceles triangle can have three equal length sides. - ANSWER: True
An equilateral triangle has three equal angles. - ANSWER: True
In the provided triangle, x = 17.2 m, y - 13.7 m, z - 9.0 m, and h - 7 m.
What is the perimeter? - ANSWER: 39.9
In the provided triangle, a - 24.0 cm, b - 12.0 cm, c - 29.1 cm, and h = 9 cm.
What is the area? - ANSWER: 108
When was Pythagoras born? - ANSWER: 569 BC
What was the name for the inner circle of followers in Pythagoras' society? -
ANSWER: Mathematikoi
Because this lack of biographical information (such as the date, place, and
circumstances of both his birth and death) is unusual for ancient Greek
mathematicians, some researchers have proposed which of the following? -
ANSWER: Euclid was not, in fact, an actual historical figure.
Eudid's Elements is divided into to how many books? - ANSWER: 13
How do many scholars view the death of Hypatia? - ANSWER: As the beginning of the
downfall of intellectual life in Alexandria.
Why did some fanatical Christian sects consider Hypatia's teachings to be paganism?
- ANSWER: Because she was an intelligent, dignified, and forthright woman just
before the beginning of the Dark Ages.
In which of the following books did Leonardo da Vinci make use of geometric
techniques to create three-dimensional elements? - ANSWER: Divina Proportione
Da Vinci was a polymath. What is a polymath? - ANSWER: An individual whose
knowledge spans a substantial number of subjects, known to draw on
complex bodies of knowledge to solve specific problems.
Who wrote the Indiana House Bill #246 in 1897? - ANSWER: Amateur Mathematician
and Medical Doctor Edwin Goodwin
When the Indiana House Bill #246 came before the 1897 Indiana House of
Representatives, what were the vote results? - ANSWER: It passed 67-0.
Every square is a rhombus. - ANSWER: True
A square has exactly two right angles. - ANSWER: False
Every square is a rectangle. - ANSWER: True
Every rhombus is a parallelogram. - ANSWER: True
Every rectangle is a square. - ANSWER: False
Every trapezoid is a parallelogram. - ANSWER: False
, What is the perimeter of a square that has a side length of 33.0 inches? - ANSWER:
132
What is the area of a square that has a side length of 31.3 inches? - ANSWER: 979.69
Tricia wants to install a decorative wall paper border around the top of the wall in
her master bedroom. The room measures 23ft by 15ft. How many feet of the border
will will she need? - ANSWER: 76
What is the perimeter of a rectangle that has a length of 32 ft and a width of 17 ft? -
ANSWER: 98
In the provided parallelogram, h = 3.6 cm, b = 13.0 cm, and × = 6.1 cm.
What is the perimeter? - ANSWER: 38.2
In the provided parallelogram, h - 4.7 cm, b = 16.2 cm, and x - 7.3 cm.
What is the area? - ANSWER: 76.14
For the following trapezoid, h = 4 ft, b = 7.5 ft, and B = 15.7 ft.
What is the area? - ANSWER: 46.4
In a rectangle, both pairs of opposite sides are parallel. - ANSWER: True
What is the area of a square that has a side length of 38 inches? - ANSWER: 1,444
What is the perimeter of a rectangle that has a length of 33 meters and a width of 21
meters? - ANSWER: 108
In the provided parallelogram, h - 8 ft, b - 30 ft, and × = 17 ft.
What is the area? - ANSWER: 240
For the following trapezoid, h - 12 in, b = 15 in, and B = 26 in.
What is the area? - ANSWER: 246
A right triangle can be an isosceles triangle. - ANSWER: True
A right triangle always has two acute angles. - ANSWER: True
An isosceles triangle can have three equal length sides. - ANSWER: True
An equilateral triangle has three equal angles. - ANSWER: True
In the provided triangle, x = 17.2 m, y - 13.7 m, z - 9.0 m, and h - 7 m.
What is the perimeter? - ANSWER: 39.9
In the provided triangle, a - 24.0 cm, b - 12.0 cm, c - 29.1 cm, and h = 9 cm.
What is the area? - ANSWER: 108
