Mathematics ONE ANSWER PER DAY PLEASE! MATHEMATICS 1) What is the name of the branch of mathematics which deals with relations between sides and angles of triangles? - Trigonometry - Von 2) The binary system of numbers uses only 2 numerals, what are they? - 1 and 0 - WiollowTheWhisp 3) In geometry what do we call a straight line that touches a curve at one point but does not cut it? - A tangent - Von 4) In Roman Numerals what does LXX stand for? - 70 - Von 5) What is the mathematical term which means without end or limitless? - Infinity - jaysay 6) How many sides does a dodecagon have? - 12 - BPW 7) If a clock in a mirror says 2:40 (for those that do not understand 'twenty to three'), what time is it? - 9:20 - Bruv 8) What do the numbers 2,3,5,7,11,13,17,19 and 23 have in common? - They are all Prime Numbers - jaysay 9) Which Scottish mathematician invented logarithms? - John Napier - WillowTheWhisp 10) What descriptive mathematical term is used to describe the six-sided cells of a honeycomb? - Hexogonal - Von
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