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Ordinal Numbers Quiz

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What do ordinal numbers indicate?

Physical dimensions of an object

Total quantity of objects or persons

Exact position of something or someone at a place (correct)

Distance between objects or persons

What are the adjective terms used to denote the order of something or someone?

Primary, Secondary, Tertiary

Initial, Subsequent, Final

1st – First, 2nd-Second, 3rd-Third (correct)

Alpha, Beta, Gamma

What are the counting numbers called?

Whole numbers

Ordinal numbers

Prime numbers

Cardinal numbers (correct)

What type of number is used to represent the position or rank of an object or a person?

Ordinal number Signup and view all the answers

What do ordinal numbers vary depending on?

Parameters like size, weight, marks, etc. Signup and view all the answers

What pattern did Gauss notice when finding the sum of the numbers from 1 to 100?

Gauss noticed that he could split the numbers into two groups (1 to 50 and 51 to 100), and then add them together vertically to get a sum of 101 for each pair. He realized that the final total would be 50(101) = 5050. Signup and view all the answers

What is the special formula to find the sum of a series of numbers, as mentioned in the text?

The special formula to find the sum of a series is given by $S = \frac{n(n+1)}{2}$, where S is the sum of the series and n is the number of terms in the series. Signup and view all the answers

What type of sequence is the series of numbers from 1 to 100?

The series of numbers from 1 to 100 is an arithmetic sequence. Signup and view all the answers

What is the sum of the first 100 whole numbers according to the pattern observed by Gauss?

The sum of the first 100 whole numbers is 5050. Signup and view all the answers

Who was the mathematician who discovered the pattern to find the sum of the first 100 whole numbers?

The mathematician who discovered the pattern to find the sum of the first 100 whole numbers was Gauss. Signup and view all the answers

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Sum of the First 100 Whole Numbers

Gauss, a mathematician, discovered the sum of the first 100 whole numbers in the late 1700s.
The problem was presented as "busy work" by his teacher.
To find the sum, Gauss identified a pattern by grouping numbers into two sets: 1 to 50 and 51 to 100.
By adding corresponding numbers from each group vertically, he found they summed to 101 (1 + 100, 2 + 99, ...).
There are 50 pairs of such sums (1 to 50), leading to the equation: ( 50 \cdot 101 = 5050 ).
This method illustrates the concept of an arithmetic series, where a specific formula can be used to calculate the sum.
The established formula for the sum ( S ) of an arithmetic series is: ( S = \frac{n(n + 1)}{2} ), where ( n ) is the number of terms.
In this instance, substituting 100 for ( n ) results in ( S = \frac{100(100 + 1)}{2} = 5050 ).
Gauss's technique and formula provide an efficient way to sum sequences of numbers.

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Test your knowledge of ordinal numbers with this quiz! Practice identifying the position of objects and people in a list from 1 to 100, understand the concept of ordinal numbers, and learn through examples and charts.