MATH 380 Assignment #4

1. Find and state Archimedes' Cattle Problem, restate it as a system of equations, and give a solution. (Don't show the work --- look it up!) [10]

2. Give a detailed description for Archimedes' method for aproximating pi and use it to determine pi to within a tenth. [10]

3. Which ancient mathematician was reputed, at least by some accounts, to be the second-best at everything he did? Give a brief description of him and his work, including that outside of mathematics. [10]

Department of Mathematics

Trent University