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The Sumerians were the first civilization to develop a counting system.
The Sumerians were the first civilization to develop a counting system.
True
Addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division have been used for over 4,000 years.
Addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division have been used for over 4,000 years.
True
The oldest mathematical models were complex and sophisticated.
The oldest mathematical models were complex and sophisticated.
False
Pythagoras' discoveries regarding the sides of a triangle were made around 2,500 years ago.
Pythagoras' discoveries regarding the sides of a triangle were made around 2,500 years ago.
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The continual discoveries in mathematics stopped once there was widespread acceptance of it as an organized science.
The continual discoveries in mathematics stopped once there was widespread acceptance of it as an organized science.
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The Pythagorean theorem is the oldest mathematical concept after basic arithmetic and geometry in Mesopotamian and Egyptian texts.
The Pythagorean theorem is the oldest mathematical concept after basic arithmetic and geometry in Mesopotamian and Egyptian texts.
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The oldest Greek mathematical documents that have been preserved date back to the time before Alexander the Great.
The oldest Greek mathematical documents that have been preserved date back to the time before Alexander the Great.
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The golden ratio has a value of approximately 1.618 and is represented by the Greek alphabet.
The golden ratio has a value of approximately 1.618 and is represented by the Greek alphabet.
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Sir Isaac Newton developed the field of calculus independently in 17th-century England.
Sir Isaac Newton developed the field of calculus independently in 17th-century England.
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Mathematics is considered the study of numbers, patterns in nature, magnitude, and form, but not a language used for everyday calculations.
Mathematics is considered the study of numbers, patterns in nature, magnitude, and form, but not a language used for everyday calculations.
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