Crossword puzzle using mathematical terms
Across
- 4. angle less than 90
- 5. a symbol representing an unspecified number that remains invariable throughout a particular series of operations
- 8. a mathematical statement that two expressions are equal: it is either an identity in which the variables can assume any value, or a conditional equation in which the variables have only certain values (roots)
Down
- 1. a trigonometric function that in a right-angled triangle is the ratio of the length of the hypotenuse to that of the opposite side; the reciprocal of sine
- 2. a straight line connecting the centre of a geometric figure, esp a circle or sphere, with two points on the perimeter or surface
- 3. the two-dimensional extent of the surface of a solid, or of some part thereof, esp one bounded by a closed curve
- 6. the result obtained by adding the numbers or quantities in a set and dividing the total by the number of members in the set
- 7. quantity whose cube is a given number or quantity: 2 is the cube root of 8 (usually written 3√ 8 or 81⁄3)