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What are the major subdisciplines of modern mathematics?

Number theory, algebra, geometry, and analysis

What does most mathematical activity involve?

The discovery of properties of abstract objects and the use of pure reason to prove them

What does a proof consist of?

A succession of applications of deductive rules to already established results

How are abstract objects represented in modern mathematics?

<p>As entities that are stipulated to have certain properties, called axioms</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the topics included in the area of knowledge of mathematics?

<p>Numbers, formulas, related structures, shapes, spaces, and quantities and their changes</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is surface area in the context of solid objects?

<p>Surface area of a solid object is a measure of the total area that the surface of the object occupies.</p> Signup and view all the answers

How is surface area defined in the presence of curved surfaces?

<p>The mathematical definition of surface area in the presence of curved surfaces is considerably more involved than the definition of arc length of one-dimensional curves.</p> Signup and view all the answers

How is surface area defined for polyhedra?

<p>For polyhedra (i.e., objects with flat polygonal faces), the surface area is the sum of the areas of its faces.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are smooth surfaces, such as a sphere, assigned surface area using?

<p>Smooth surfaces, such as a sphere, are assigned surface area using their representation as parametric surfaces.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What methods are involved in the mathematical definition of surface area for curved surfaces?

<p>The mathematical definition of surface area for curved surfaces is based on methods of infinitesimal calculus and involves partial derivatives and double integration.</p> Signup and view all the answers

factorize: x^2 + y^2

<p>(x+y)(x-y)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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