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Mathematics – Dorky Round

1

What is the only even prime number?
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Two. All other prime numbers (numbers divisible by one and itself) are odd.

2

When you divide a chart into four sections, what are those sections called?
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Quadrants

3

This field of study, focusing on relationship between angles and side lengths of right triangles, can be taught almost in its entirety in High School.
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Trigonometry

4

This operation in calculus uses an infinite sum to find the area under a curve.
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Integration

5

Using standard orders of operations, what's the last operation you perform on an equation?
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Addition and subtraction

6

What is the mnemonic to aid in remembering which trigonometric function is which?
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SOH CAH TOA

7

The Cartesian coordinate system is named after which French mathematician?
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Rene Descartes

8

What is the measure of a right angle, expressed in degrees?
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90 degrees

9

In film, The Wizard of Oz, the Scarecrow says "The sum of the square roots of any two sides of an isosceles triangle is equal to the square root of the remaining side." Which famous theorem did he get wrong in this quote?
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The Pythagorean Theorem

10

Follow up question: what correction needs to be made for the Scarecrow's statement to be true?
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He should have referred to a right-angled triangle, not an isosceles triangle.

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