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What is trigonometry concerned with?

  • Calculation of areas and volumes
  • Relationships between shapes and sizes
  • Relationships between angles and ratios of lengths (correct)
  • Calculation of algebraic expressions
  • When did the field of trigonometry emerge?

  • 5th century BC
  • 8th century AD
  • 1st century AD
  • 3rd century BC (correct)
  • What did the mathematicians in India create related to trigonometry?

  • Formulas for calculating areas of circles
  • Principles of algebraic geometry
  • Concepts of differential calculus
  • Earliest-known tables of values for trigonometric ratios (correct)
  • In what areas has trigonometry been historically applied?

    <p>Geodesy, surveying, celestial mechanics, and navigation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are trigonometric identities commonly used for?

    <p>Rewriting trigonometrical expressions to simplify or solve equations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who developed the first automated system for controlling traffic signals?

    <p>Leonard Casciato and Josef Kates</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a 'phase' in the context of traffic signal control?

    <p>A period of time during which a set of traffic movements receive a green signal</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What terminology is used in PTV VISSIM for traffic signal control?

    <p>Signal group</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of sophisticated computerized control and coordination systems for traffic signals?

    <p>Self-adjust to minimize delay to people using the junction</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the equivalent concept of a 'phase' in the UK and USA terminology for traffic signal control?

    <p>Stage</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who developed the first automated system for controlling traffic signals?

    <p>Leonard Casciato and Josef Kates</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a 'phase' in the context of traffic signal terminology?

    <p>A period of time during which a set of traffic movements receive a green signal</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a 'signal group' in the context of traffic signal terminology?

    <p>One electrical output from the traffic signal controller</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the year when the first automated system for controlling traffic signals was used in Toronto?

    <p>1954</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of sophisticated computerized control and coordination systems for traffic lights?

    <p>Self-adjust to minimize delay to people using the junction</p> Signup and view all the answers

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