What Do You Know About Conic Sections?
10 Questions
| Total Attempts: 110
In mathematics, a conic section (or simply conic) is a curve obtained as the intersection of the surface of a cone with a plane. Take the quiz to find out more.
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- 1.
![There are how many types of conic section? - ProProfs]( "There are how many types of conic section?")
There are how many types of conic section?- A.
One
- B.
Two
- C.
Three
- D.
Four
- 2.
![The conic sections have been studied by the ancient ..... - ProProfs]( "The conic sections have been studied by the ancient .....")
The conic sections have been studied by the ancient .....- A.
Greek mathematician
- B.
Latin mathematician
- C.
Russian mathematician
- D.
British mathematician
- 3.
![The conic sections have been studied by the ancient Greek mathematicians with this work culminating around - ProProfs]( "The conic sections have been studied by the ancient Greek mathematicians with this work culminating around")
The conic sections have been studied by the ancient Greek mathematicians with this work culminating around- A.
100 B.C
- B.
200 B.C
- C.
300 B.C
- D.
Option 4
- 4.
![The greatest progress in the study of conics by the ancient Greeks is due to .... - ProProfs]( "The greatest progress in the study of conics by the ancient Greeks is due to ....")
The greatest progress in the study of conics by the ancient Greeks is due to ....- A.
Euclid
- B.
Apollonius of Perga
- C.
Menaechmus
- D.
Archimedes
- 5.
![..... (died c. 350 CE) is credited with expounding on the importance of the concept of a conic's focus, and detailing the related concept of a directrix, including the case of the parabola (which is lacking in Apollonius's known works). - ProProfs]( "..... (died c. 350 CE) is credited with expounding on the importance of the concept of a conic's focus, and detailing the related concept of a directrix, including the case of the parabola (which is lacking in Apollonius's known works).")
..... (died c. 350 CE) is credited with expounding on the importance of the concept of a conic's focus, and detailing the related concept of a directrix, including the case of the parabola (which is lacking in Apollonius's known works).- A.
Archimedes
- B.
Euclid
- C.
Menaechmus
- D.
Pappus of Alexandr
- 6.
![An instrument for drawing conic sections was first described in .... - ProProfs]( "An instrument for drawing conic sections was first described in ....")
An instrument for drawing conic sections was first described in ....- A.
1000 CE
- B.
2000 CE
- C.
3000 CE
- D.
4000 CE
- 7.
![An instrument for drawing conic sections was first described in 1000 CE by the Islamic mathematician ...... - ProProfs]( "An instrument for drawing conic sections was first described in 1000 CE by the Islamic mathematician ......")
An instrument for drawing conic sections was first described in 1000 CE by the Islamic mathematician ......- A.
Muhammed
- B.
Al-Kuhi
- C.
Yusuf
- D.
Dawud
- 8.
![..... extended the theory of conics through the "principle of continuity", a precursor to the concept of limits. - ProProfs]( "..... extended the theory of conics through the \"principle of continuity\", a precursor to the concept of limits.")
..... extended the theory of conics through the "principle of continuity", a precursor to the concept of limits.- A.
Albert Einstein
- B.
Johannes Kepler
- C.
Isaac Newton
- D.
Bill Nye
- 9.
![Kepler first used the term foci in .... - ProProfs]( "Kepler first used the term foci in ....")
Kepler first used the term foci in ....- A.
1604
- B.
1514
- C.
1918
- D.
2008
- 10.
![Mathematics is usually studied in the .... - ProProfs]( "Mathematics is usually studied in the ....")
Mathematics is usually studied in the ....- A.
School
- B.
Church
- C.
Mosque
- D.
Museum
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