Amazing Facts About Math
1. If you have a pizza with radius Z and thickness A, its volume is= pi*Z*Z*A.
2.111,111,111 X 111,111,111= 12,345,678,987,654,321 .
3. There are 177,147 ways to tie a tie, according to mathematicians.
4. Ina group of 23 people, at least two have the same birthday with the probability greater than 1/2.
5. The largest prime number ever found is more than 22 million digits long.
6. Multiplying 21978 by 4 reverses the order of the numbers: 87912.
7. The word 'fraction' derives from the Latin Fraction-to break however, there are continuous fractions.
8. Newton invented/discovered calculus in about the same amount of time the average student learns it.
9. Students who chew gum have better math test scores than those who do not. a study found.
10. Among all shapes with the same perimeters a circle has the largest area.
11. One can cut a pie into 8 pieces with three movements.
12.1089 X 9 = 9801.
13.2,520 is the smallest number that can be exactly divided by all the numbers 1 to 10.
2.111,111,111 X 111,111,111= 12,345,678,987,654,321 .
3. There are 177,147 ways to tie a tie, according to mathematicians.
4. Ina group of 23 people, at least two have the same birthday with the probability greater than 1/2.
5. The largest prime number ever found is more than 22 million digits long.
6. Multiplying 21978 by 4 reverses the order of the numbers: 87912.
7. The word 'fraction' derives from the Latin Fraction-to break however, there are continuous fractions.
8. Newton invented/discovered calculus in about the same amount of time the average student learns it.
9. Students who chew gum have better math test scores than those who do not. a study found.
10. Among all shapes with the same perimeters a circle has the largest area.
11. One can cut a pie into 8 pieces with three movements.
12.1089 X 9 = 9801.
13.2,520 is the smallest number that can be exactly divided by all the numbers 1 to 10.
14. The word “hundred” comes from the old Norse term, “hundredth”, which actually means 120 and not 100.
15. Most mathematical symbols weren’t invented until the 16th century. Before that, equations were written in words.
16. “Forty” is the only number that is spelled with letters arranged in alphabetical order.
17. Conversely, “one” is the only number that is spelled with letters arranged in descending order.
18. From 0 to 1000, the only number that has the letter “a” in it is “one thousand”.
19. Every odd number has an “e” in it.
20.‘Four’ is the only number in the English language that is spelled with the same number of letters as the number itself.
Math Facts Interesting
1. The reason Americans call mathematics “math”, is because they argue that “mathematics” functions as a singular noun so ‘math’ should be singular too.
2. Markings on animal bones indicate that humans have been doing maths since around 30,000BC.
3. “Eleven plus two” is an anagram of “twelve plus one” which is pretty fitting as the answer to both equations is 13.
4. Also, there are 13 letters in both “eleven plus two” and “twelve plus one”.
5. Zero is not represented in Roman numerals.
6. The word “mathematics” only appears in one Shakespearean play, “The Taming of the Shrew”.
7.-40 °C is equal to -40 °F.
8. In France, a pie chart is sometimes referred to as a “camembert”.
9. The calculator which is the most widely used mathematical device in today's world has actually originated from the concept of an abacus.
10. The symbol for division (i.e.÷) is called an obelus.
11.2 and 5 are the only prime numbers that end in 2 or 5.
12. A ‘jiffy’ is an actual unit of time. It means 1/100th of a second.
13. If you shuffle a deck of cards properly, it’s more than likely that the exact order of the cards you get has never been seen before in the whole history of the universe.
14. The number 2 is the smallest prime number. It is also the only even prime number. The digit 1 is considered to be prime to every other number. Therefore, we take 2 as the smallest.
15. We all have heard about the Pythagoras theorem. But there is also something which is known as Pythagoras' constant. The square root of 2 i.e. 1.41 was the first rational number to be discovered which is known as the Pythagoras constant.
16. Roman numerals only have seven different letters that form the entire number system: I, V, X, L, C, D, and M.
17. Mathematically, an even number is a number that can be divided into two smaller numbers that are actually whole numbers.
18. you take any number multiplied by three and sum the digits in the answer, then the answer you receive after adding the digits will always be divisible by three. For example: 3 x 4 = 12 or, 1 + 2 = 3 or, 3 / 3 = 1.
19. A perfect number refers to a positive integer that is equal to the sum of its positive divisors. By this rule, 6 is the smallest perfect number. The next perfect number is 28.
20. We follow the decimal system number which has 10 digits from 0 to 9. It is also known as the Hindu Arabic numeral system. It was discovered more than 1000 years ago.
2. Markings on animal bones indicate that humans have been doing maths since around 30,000BC.
3. “Eleven plus two” is an anagram of “twelve plus one” which is pretty fitting as the answer to both equations is 13.
4. Also, there are 13 letters in both “eleven plus two” and “twelve plus one”.
5. Zero is not represented in Roman numerals.
6. The word “mathematics” only appears in one Shakespearean play, “The Taming of the Shrew”.
7.-40 °C is equal to -40 °F.
8. In France, a pie chart is sometimes referred to as a “camembert”.
9. The calculator which is the most widely used mathematical device in today's world has actually originated from the concept of an abacus.
10. The symbol for division (i.e.÷) is called an obelus.
11.2 and 5 are the only prime numbers that end in 2 or 5.
12. A ‘jiffy’ is an actual unit of time. It means 1/100th of a second.
13. If you shuffle a deck of cards properly, it’s more than likely that the exact order of the cards you get has never been seen before in the whole history of the universe.
14. The number 2 is the smallest prime number. It is also the only even prime number. The digit 1 is considered to be prime to every other number. Therefore, we take 2 as the smallest.
15. We all have heard about the Pythagoras theorem. But there is also something which is known as Pythagoras' constant. The square root of 2 i.e. 1.41 was the first rational number to be discovered which is known as the Pythagoras constant.
16. Roman numerals only have seven different letters that form the entire number system: I, V, X, L, C, D, and M.
17. Mathematically, an even number is a number that can be divided into two smaller numbers that are actually whole numbers.
18. you take any number multiplied by three and sum the digits in the answer, then the answer you receive after adding the digits will always be divisible by three. For example: 3 x 4 = 12 or, 1 + 2 = 3 or, 3 / 3 = 1.
19. A perfect number refers to a positive integer that is equal to the sum of its positive divisors. By this rule, 6 is the smallest perfect number. The next perfect number is 28.
20. We follow the decimal system number which has 10 digits from 0 to 9. It is also known as the Hindu Arabic numeral system. It was discovered more than 1000 years ago.
Math Facts
1. Leonardo Fibonacci from Pisa, in the 13th century, discovered the Fibonacci sequence. Starting at 0 and 1, this sequence is created as the sum of the two preceding numbers, For example, 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, …
2. Pi is also known as the ratio of circumference to the diameter of a circle. It is a special number that is irrational. There is a designated day, called Pi day, that we celebrate on March 14.
3.9 is also known as the magic number. This is because if you multiply a number by 9 and add all the digits of the new number together, the sum will always add up to 9. For example: 8 x 9 = 72 or, 7 + 2 = 9
4. Very often, the number 1 is confused as a prime number but by dividing 1 by 1, you get 1. Nothing has been divided.
5. The game blackjack originated in Italy and was known as the game 31. The goal was similar to a modern Day blackjack i.e. reach as close as 31.
6. If you walked up on the street and asked someone about their favorite number, there is almost a 10% chance that they will say the number seven.
7.13 is regarded as an unlucky number. But in Alex Bellos' research, it turned out to be the most popular two-digit number.
8. Googol means 1 followed by 100 zeroes. A googolplex is 1 followed by a googol zeros. It is hard to imagine how long this number would be.
9. Denver is known as a mile-high city because it has an elevation of precisely 5280 feet – the length of a mile.
10. Number four is viewed with superstition and distrust and much of East Asia. This is known as tetra phobia. This is because the word four sounds similar to that in several Asian languages.
11. Teenagers texting in Thailand will send the digit 555 to indicate that something is funny. In the Thai language, 5 is pronounced as ha which when translated becomes hahaha.
12. The majority of the months have 31 days in a calendar. Only four months have 30 days i.e. April, June, September, and November. February typically only has 28 days, except leap years.
13. In a sample of 23 people, there is a 50% chance that two of them will share the same birthday. This is known as the birthday problem.
14. Seven is the most significant number across religions and cultures. For example, seven colors in a rainbow, seven days in a week, seven notes on the musical skill, etc.
15. Zero is the only number that cannot be represented by Roman numerals because no letter represents zero.
18. Two and five are the only prime numbers in the entire number system which end with two or five.
19. A baseball field is of the perfect shape of a rhombus.
20. The minimum number of cuts that are required to cut the figure into eight pieces is three i.e. horizontally, vertically, and cutting by the base.
2. Pi is also known as the ratio of circumference to the diameter of a circle. It is a special number that is irrational. There is a designated day, called Pi day, that we celebrate on March 14.
3.9 is also known as the magic number. This is because if you multiply a number by 9 and add all the digits of the new number together, the sum will always add up to 9. For example: 8 x 9 = 72 or, 7 + 2 = 9
4. Very often, the number 1 is confused as a prime number but by dividing 1 by 1, you get 1. Nothing has been divided.
5. The game blackjack originated in Italy and was known as the game 31. The goal was similar to a modern Day blackjack i.e. reach as close as 31.
6. If you walked up on the street and asked someone about their favorite number, there is almost a 10% chance that they will say the number seven.
7.13 is regarded as an unlucky number. But in Alex Bellos' research, it turned out to be the most popular two-digit number.
8. Googol means 1 followed by 100 zeroes. A googolplex is 1 followed by a googol zeros. It is hard to imagine how long this number would be.
9. Denver is known as a mile-high city because it has an elevation of precisely 5280 feet – the length of a mile.
10. Number four is viewed with superstition and distrust and much of East Asia. This is known as tetra phobia. This is because the word four sounds similar to that in several Asian languages.
11. Teenagers texting in Thailand will send the digit 555 to indicate that something is funny. In the Thai language, 5 is pronounced as ha which when translated becomes hahaha.
12. The majority of the months have 31 days in a calendar. Only four months have 30 days i.e. April, June, September, and November. February typically only has 28 days, except leap years.
13. In a sample of 23 people, there is a 50% chance that two of them will share the same birthday. This is known as the birthday problem.
14. Seven is the most significant number across religions and cultures. For example, seven colors in a rainbow, seven days in a week, seven notes on the musical skill, etc.
15. Zero is the only number that cannot be represented by Roman numerals because no letter represents zero.
16. What comes after million, billion, and trillion? You can term the numbers after these terms as quadrillion, quintillion, sextillion, septillion, octillion, nonillion, and decillion.
17. The signs Plus (+) and Minus (-) were discovered as early as 1489 A.D.18. Two and five are the only prime numbers in the entire number system which end with two or five.
19. A baseball field is of the perfect shape of a rhombus.
20. The minimum number of cuts that are required to cut the figure into eight pieces is three i.e. horizontally, vertically, and cutting by the base.
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