Mathematical Terms in Popular Culture

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1. One way to find an average is to total a set of numbers then divide the answer by how many numbers were in the set. eg: i) 4 + 5 + 6 + 10 + 15 = 40 ii) 40/5 gives you an average of 8. Which of these movie titles contains a word which most closely relates to this procedure? Mean Streets Medium Rare Love a la Mode Double Standard

2. An angle greater than 180 degrees but less than 360 degrees could have been the inspiration for which Duran Duran hit single? The Obtuse Have I the Right? My Girl's Acute Girl The Reflex

3. When using trigonometric functions in right-angled triangles the formula of opposite side over adjacent side would reveal the values of which of these movie titles? Sines Tangents Hypotenuse Cosines

4. A geometrical term meaning "coinciding at all points when superimposed"* would give which of these musical titles? *Definition from Dictionary.com "Congruent" by Six Feet Deep "Origin of Symmetry" by Muse "Parabola" by Tool "Parallel Lines" by Blondie

5. A combination of 'multiplied by' and an equilateral rectangle would give which of these movie titles? Times Square An Equal Share Cube Zero Catching the Rhombus

6. If one angle in a triangle is given as 102 degrees and a second angle is given as 56 degrees which of these book titles correspond to the value of the third angle? "21 Proms" by Daniel Ehrenhaft and David Levithan "The Life of Pi" by Yann Martel "Catch 22" by Joseph Heller "24 Girls in 7 Days" by Alex Brady

7. The cube root of 27 connected with units of angle measurement will produce which musical act? The Fifth Dimension The Five Seconds The Three Degrees The Four Tops

8. A number only divisible by itself and one combined with a mathematical objective will give which title of a book by Joe MacAnthony? Complex Purpose Prime Target Irrational Ambition Real Intent

9. How a hexagon might be described coupled with a shape that can be scalene, isosceles or equilateral will give the mathematically incorrect title of which 1963 movie? The Six Pointed Star The Circular Polygon The Five-Sided Trapezium The Six-Sided Triangle

10. Which of these could be either a circumference divided by pi or a song written and recorded by David Bowie? Joan of Arc Off at a Tangent The Width of a Circle In Search of the Lost Chord