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What is the primary method used in mathematical activity?

Application of statistical analysis
Discovery of properties of abstract objects and use of pure reason (correct)
Intuition and trial-and-error
Experimentation and collection of empirical data

What are the major subdisciplines of modern mathematics?

Arithmetic, calculus, topology, and algebra
Number theory, algebra, geometry, and analysis (correct)
Calculus, trigonometry, statistics, and probability
Logic, set theory, differential equations, and geometry

What do mathematical proofs consist of?

A series of experimental trials and observations
A succession of applications of deductive rules to already established results (correct)
A collection of statistical analyses
A set of logical guesses and assumptions

What are the objects involved in mathematical proofs?

Abstractions from nature or entities stipulated to have certain properties (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the nature of most mathematical activity?

Involves the discovery of properties of abstract objects and the use of pure reason to prove them (D) Signup and view all the answers

What are trigonometric identities?

Equalities involving trigonometric functions that are true for every value of the occurring variables for which both sides of the equality are defined (B) Signup and view all the answers

What distinguishes trigonometric identities from triangle identities?

Trigonometric identities involve only angles, while triangle identities potentially involve angles and side lengths or other lengths of a triangle (D) Signup and view all the answers