Mathemathics

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a) Answer the following questions (read pages 42-47).
• What is another name for Trigonometric Functions?

Circular functions
• What is a RIGHT TRIANGLE?

Right triangles. In this usage, trigonometric functions are used, for
example, in
Navigation, engineering and physics. A common use in elementary
physics is to solvea vector in Cartesian coordinates.
• What is a hypotenuse?
The hypotenuse is the side opposite the right angle, in this case
side h. The hypotenuse is always the longest side of a right-angled
triangle.
• Which one is the opposite side?

The opposite side is the side opposite to the angle we are interested
in (angle A), in this case side a.
• What does the = mean in an equation? Why was this symbol

invented?
In a mathematical context, an equation is generally understood to
mean
a mathematical statement that asserts the equality of two
expressions.[1] In modern notation, this is
written by placing the expressions on either side of an equal’s sign
(=), for example: X + 3 = 5
asserts that x+3 is equal to 5. The = symbol was invented by Robert
Recorde (1510-1558), who
considered that nothing could be more equal than parallel straight
lines with the same length.
• How are letters of the alphabet used in equations? What do

they represent?
Equations often express relationships between given quantities, the
knowns, and quantities
yet to be determined, the unknowns. By convention, unknowns are
denoted by letters at the end of the alphabet, x, y, z, w, ..., while
knowns are denoted by letters at the beginning, a, b, c, d, .... The
process of expressing the unknowns in terms of the knowns is called
solving the equation. In an equation with a single unknown, a value
of that unknown for which the equation is true is called a solution or
root of the equation. In a set simultaneous equation, or system of
equations, multiple equations are given with multiple unknowns.
• What is a Diophantine equation?

is an equation where the unknowns are required to be integers.
• What is a Parametric Equation?
includes variables which are all functions of one or more common
variables
(Called parameters).
• What is a graph of a function?

The graph of a function f is the set of all points in the plane of the
form (x, f(x)). We
could also define the graph off to be the graph of the equation y =
f(x). So, the graph of a function if a special case of the graph of an
equation. A good way of presenting a function is by graphical
representation. Graphs give us a visual picture of the function. The
most common way to graph a function is to use the rectangular
coordinate system. This consists of:
The x-axis;
The y-axis;
The origin (0,0); and
The four quadrants, normally labelled I, II, III,
• Where are the values of an independent variable placed in a

graph?
Normally, the values of the independent variable (Generally, the x-
values) are placed on the horizontal axis, while the values of the
dependent variable (Generally, the y-values) are placed on the
vertical axis.
• What is an abscissa?
The x-value, called the abscissa, is the perpendicular distance of P
from the y-axis.
b) Investigate about 5 famous Mathematicians, and their
contributions to Math (those contributions are still used now).
Euclid: His famous Geometry contribution is referred to as the
Euclidean geometry, which is there in the Geometry chapter of
class IX. He spent all his life working for mathematics and set a
revolutionary contribution to Geometry
Pythagoras: Pythagoras discovered this prominent theorem and
he became the father of ‘Pythagoras theorem.’ Pythagoras was
from Greece, but he fled off to India in the latter part of his life.
Archimedes: The best contribution of Archimedes in mathematics
is known as the invention of compound pulleys, antiquity, and
screw pump. Students of class X have to study these chapters of
compound pulleys and antiquity.
Thales of Miletus: As he was also a philosopher, in the ‘Thales’
theorem’ he tries to apply Geometry by using deductive
reasoning and derives the conclusion of four corollaries.
Aristotle: He was a student of Plato, and both of them together
discovered many philosophical theories and contributed to
mathematics and Platonism. He combines mathematics and
philosophy and in his treaties, and uses mathematical science in
three principal ways.

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Armas Ortiz Heber Josue Carne: 202344012

a) Answer the following questions (read pages 42-47).

• What is another name for Trigonometric Functions?

• What is a RIGHT TRIANGLE?

• Which one is the opposite side?

• What does the = mean in an equation? Why was this symbol

• How are letters of the alphabet used in equations? What do

• What is a Diophantine equation?

• What is a graph of a function?

• Where are the values of an independent variable placed in a

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