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    The document contains 6 math trivia questions about various mathematical concepts and historical figures. It asks what number Ferdinand Vonlindemann determined to be transcendental in 1882 (pi), the name for an angle between 90 and 180 degrees (obtuse), the name for the top number of a fraction (numerator), the Greek mathematician who realized the morning and evening star were the same (Pythagoras), the name for a polygon with 4 unequal sides (quadrilateral), and what a flat image is that can be displayed in 3D (a hologram).

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    The document contains 6 math trivia questions about various mathematical concepts and historical figures. It asks what number Ferdinand Vonlindemann determined to be transcendental in 1882 (pi), the name for an angle between 90 and 180 degrees (obtuse), the name for the top number of a fraction (numerator), the Greek mathematician who realized the morning and evening star were the same (Pythagoras), the name for a polygon with 4 unequal sides (quadrilateral), and what a flat image is that can be displayed in 3D (a hologram).

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    Math Trivia

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    France Rodriguez
    The document contains 6 math trivia questions about various mathematical concepts and historical figures. It asks what number Ferdinand Vonlindemann determined to be transcendental in 1882 (pi), the name for an angle between 90 and 180 degrees (obtuse), the name for the top number of a fraction (numerator), the Greek mathematician who realized the morning and evening star were the same (Pythagoras), the name for a polygon with 4 unequal sides (quadrilateral), and what a flat image is that can be displayed in 3D (a hologram).

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    Math Trivia

    Q: What mathematical symbol did math whiz Ferdinand Vonlindemann determine to be a transcendental number in 1882? A: Pi. Q: What do you call an angle more than 90 degrees and less than180 degrees? A: Obtuse. Q: What's the top number of a fraction called? A: The numerator. Q: What Greek math whiz noticed that the morning star and evening star was one and the same, in 530 B.C.? A: Pythagoras. Q: What's a polygon with four unequal sides called? A: A quadrilateral. Q: What's a flat image that can be displayed in three dimensions? A: A hologram

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