Sci-Five | The Hindu Science Quiz: On Fibonacci
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What are the first five numbers of the Fibonacci sequence?
- 0, 1, 1, 2, 3
2, 3, 5, 7, 11
4, 6, 8, 9, 10
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
The first five numbers of the Fibonacci sequence are 0, 1, 1, 2, 3.
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What is the Fibonacci sequence?
- The area of the square whose side is the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the areas of the squares on the other two sides.
- The segment joining two sides of a triangle at the midpoints of those sides is parallel to the third side and is half the length of the third side.
- It is a series of numbers in which each number is the sum of the two that precede it.
- Every non-empty set A contains an element that is disjoint from A
The Fibonacci sequence is a series of numbers in which each number is the sum of the two that precede it.
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What is the name of the book which introduced the sequence to the western world?
- Arithmetica
- Liber Abaci
- Ars Magna
- Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica
In 1202, a massive book called the “Liber Abaci” was published.
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Which numeric system did the mathematician write about in his book?
- Roman system
- Sumerian system
- Egyptian system
- Hindu-Arabic arithmetic system
In the ‘Liber Abaci’, Fibonacci introduced the so-called modus Indorum (method of the Indians), also known as the Hindu–Arabic numeral system.
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When was the name Fibonacci coined?
- 18th century
- 12th century
- 19th century
- 14th century
The Italian mathematician who is commonly known as Leonardo Fibonacci was born around 1170, and originally known as Leonardo of Pisa. In the 19th century, historians came up with the nickname Fibonacci which means, “son of the Bonacci clan.”
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Published – February 20, 2025 05:30 pm IST
