Mu Alpha Theta Crossword

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Across
  1. 1. Besides his contributions to matrix mathematics, this mathematician proved the Fundamental Theorem of Algebra in 1799, which states that every polynomial equation of degree n with complex number coefficients has n roots, or solutions, in the complex numbers.
  2. 4. This principle, inspired by a common fowl, states that if n items are put into m containers, with n > m, then at least one container must contain more than one item.
  3. 6. The number of elements in the set of positive three-digit palindromes that are divisible by three.
  4. 7. The number of solutions to the equation A + B = C where A, B and C are distinct 1-digit counting numbers.
  5. 9. The plane defined by an x and y-axis
  6. 11. The smallest possible number of regions in a figure containing two intersecting circles, at least one pair of perpendicular lines, and at least one pair of parallel lines.
  7. 12. The Greek father of Mathematics, who represented equations and numbers using rocks.
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  1. 2. The length in meters of a line segment drawn from and tangent to two circles with radii of 7m and 19m, with their centers 20m apart.
  2. 3. the minimum possible perimeter, in square meters, of a rectangle with an area of 240 square meters and sides that are integer numbers of meters.
  3. 5. The number of 4-digit positive numbers with only even digits that are divisible by 5.
  4. 8. The longest side in a right triangle.
  5. 10. The number of interesting ordered quadruples , where an ordered quadruple of integers (a, b, c, d) is interesting if 1 m, then at least one container must contain more than one item.