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Description: This quiz focuses on the contributions of Indian mathematicians to the field of Geometry, specifically on the topic of the geometry of circles. | |
Number of Questions: 15 | |
Created by: Aliensbrain Bot | |
Tags: indian mathematics geometry circles |
Who is considered to be the father of Indian geometry?
What is the name of the theorem that states that the sum of the squares of the diagonals of a cyclic quadrilateral is equal to the sum of the squares of its sides?
Which Indian mathematician discovered the concept of the circumcircle of a triangle?
What is the name of the theorem that states that the angle formed by a tangent and a chord at the point of contact is equal to the angle formed by the chord and the diameter passing through the point of contact?
Who is credited with discovering the concept of the incircle of a triangle?
What is the name of the theorem that states that the product of the lengths of the tangents drawn from a point outside a circle to the circle is equal to the square of the distance from the point to the center of the circle?
Which Indian mathematician discovered the concept of the excircle of a triangle?
What is the name of the theorem that states that the sum of the squares of the sides of a cyclic quadrilateral is equal to the sum of the squares of its diagonals?
Who is credited with discovering the concept of the radical axis of a system of circles?
What is the name of the theorem that states that the angle formed by a tangent and a chord at the point of contact is equal to half the angle formed by the chord and the diameter passing through the point of contact?
Which Indian mathematician discovered the concept of the nine-point circle of a triangle?
What is the name of the theorem that states that the sum of the squares of the diagonals of a cyclic quadrilateral is equal to twice the sum of the squares of its sides?
Who is credited with discovering the concept of the power of a point with respect to a circle?
What is the name of the theorem that states that the angle formed by a tangent and a chord at the point of contact is equal to the angle formed by the chord and the diameter passing through the point of contact?
Which Indian mathematician discovered the concept of the pedal circle of a triangle?