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Jyesthadeva and His Work on Combinatorics

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Who was Jyesthadeva?

  1. A 12th-century Indian mathematician and astronomer

  2. A 13th-century Indian mathematician and astronomer

  3. A 14th-century Indian mathematician and astronomer

  4. A 15th-century Indian mathematician and astronomer

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Jyesthadeva was a 12th-century Indian mathematician and astronomer who made significant contributions to the field of combinatorics.

What was Jyesthadeva's most famous work?

  1. The Lilavati

  2. The Bijaganita

  3. The Ganita-Sara-Sangraha

  4. The Siddhanta-Siromani

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Jyesthadeva's most famous work was the Ganita-Sara-Sangraha, a treatise on combinatorics that contains a number of important results, including the earliest known statement of Pascal's triangle.

What is Pascal's triangle?

  1. A triangular array of binomial coefficients

  2. A triangular array of Fibonacci numbers

  3. A triangular array of prime numbers

  4. A triangular array of perfect numbers

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Pascal's triangle is a triangular array of binomial coefficients, which are the coefficients of the binomial expansion of (1 + x)^n.

What is the significance of Pascal's triangle?

  1. It is a useful tool for calculating binomial coefficients

  2. It is a beautiful mathematical object

  3. It has applications in a variety of fields, including probability, statistics, and computer science

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Pascal's triangle is a useful tool for calculating binomial coefficients, it is a beautiful mathematical object, and it has applications in a variety of fields, including probability, statistics, and computer science.

What other contributions did Jyesthadeva make to combinatorics?

  1. He developed a method for solving linear equations

  2. He developed a method for solving quadratic equations

  3. He developed a method for solving cubic equations

  4. He developed a method for solving quartic equations

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Jyesthadeva developed a method for solving linear equations, which was later rediscovered by European mathematicians in the 16th century.

What was Jyesthadeva's influence on later mathematicians?

  1. His work was influential in the development of combinatorics in India

  2. His work was influential in the development of combinatorics in Europe

  3. His work was influential in the development of combinatorics in both India and Europe

  4. His work was not influential in the development of combinatorics

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Jyesthadeva's work was influential in the development of combinatorics in both India and Europe. His work was translated into Persian and Arabic, and it was later studied by European mathematicians such as Fibonacci and Pascal.

What is Jyesthadeva's legacy?

  1. He is considered to be one of the greatest Indian mathematicians of all time

  2. He is considered to be one of the greatest mathematicians of all time

  3. He is considered to be one of the most important figures in the history of combinatorics

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Jyesthadeva is considered to be one of the greatest Indian mathematicians of all time, one of the greatest mathematicians of all time, and one of the most important figures in the history of combinatorics.

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