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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 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are trigonometric identities commonly used for?

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

Who developed the first automated system for controlling traffic signals?

<p>Leonard Casciato and Josef Kates (B)</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 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Signal group (C)</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 (C)</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 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who developed the first automated system for controlling traffic signals?

<p>Leonard Casciato and Josef Kates (C)</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 (A)</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 (D)</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 (C)</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 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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