Mesopotamian Mathematics: Numbers, Geometry, and Algebra
Description: Mesopotamian Mathematics: Numbers, Geometry, and Algebra | |
Number of Questions: 15 | |
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What base did the Mesopotamians use for their number system?
What was the name of the Mesopotamian counting board?
What was the name of the Mesopotamian symbol for zero?
What was the name of the Mesopotamian unit of length equal to about 5.5 kilometers?
What was the name of the Mesopotamian unit of area equal to about 3600 square meters?
What was the name of the Mesopotamian unit of volume equal to about 30 liters?
What was the name of the Mesopotamian theorem that states that the square of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides?
What was the name of the Mesopotamian method for solving quadratic equations?
What was the name of the Mesopotamian method for solving cubic equations?
What was the name of the Mesopotamian method for solving quartic equations?
What was the name of the Mesopotamian method for solving quintic equations?
What was the name of the Mesopotamian method for solving sextic equations?
What was the name of the Mesopotamian method for solving septic equations?
What was the name of the Mesopotamian method for solving octic equations?
What was the name of the Mesopotamian method for solving nonic equations?