QUIZ# 2 Finals

Answer the following questions. Follow the instructions carefully. Considerations will not be given to
those who failed to follow instructions. Be careful with the spelling. Wrong spelling is wrong. Refer to
the module for the spelling of the names of mathematicians. Use capital letters.
Points:
44/50
Time:
44:59
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1.Who invented the famous "taxicab number" which is the smallest number expressible as
the sum of two cubes in two different ways?

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2.Who originated the notation dy/dx, treating it as a quotient of differentials?

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3.Whose works popularized the use of i as the symbol for the square root of -1?

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4.Who is famous for the infinite product expansion of pi?

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5.Who generalized the familiar binomial theorem for expanding binomial expressions of the
form (a+b) raised to n, where n is any positive integer, to the case where n is a fractional
exponent, positive or negative, which resulted to an infinite binomial series?

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6.Who succeeded in proving "Fermat's last theorem"?
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7.Who is the proponent of the rule of signs which is used to determine the number of real
zeros of a polynomial function?

Correct answers:
RENE DESCARTES
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8.Who is the founder of set theory and introduced the concept of infinite numbers with his
discovery of cardinal numbers?

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9.Who is known as the inventor of diagrams used for representing categorical propositions
and testing the validity of categorical syllogisms?

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10.Who discovered that the sum of the angles of a triangle is equal to two right angles?

Correct answers:
BLAISE PASCAL
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11.Who pioneered the theory of permutation groups?

Correct answers:
AUGUSTIN CAUCHY
AUGUSTIN-LOUIS CAUCHY
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12.Whose theory states that every non-negative integer can be represented as the sum of
four or fewer squares?

Correct answers:
PIERRE DE FERMAT
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13.Who formulated the "least squares method"?

Correct answers:
CARL FRIEDRICH GAUSS
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14.In number theory, who proved that every positive integer is the sum of four squares?

Correct answers:
JOSEPH LOUIS LAGRANGE
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15.Who is the father of modern analysis?

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16.BONUS: Which number is equivalent to 4 raised to the power of 5 divided by 4 raised to
the power of 3?
4
16
64
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17.Who studied the convergence of the series representation of the zeta function and found
a functional equation for the zeta function?