- Question: I am an expression with no equal sign, filled with variables and coefficients. What am I?
- Answer: A polynomial.
- Question: I’m a number, when squared and added to my reciprocal, the result is always 2. What am I?
- Answer: (1).
- Question: I’m the smallest prime number, doubled, then added to itself. What is my result?
- Answer: (5).
- Question: I’m a term with a numerical coefficient and a variable raised to a non-negative integer power. What am I?
- Answer: A monomial.
- Question: I’m a pair of numbers whose sum and product are the same. What are we?
- Answer: (1) and (1).
- Question: I’m the number of terms in the polynomial (3x^2 + 2x – 1). What am I?
- Answer: (3).
- Question: I’m a number, when added to my reciprocal, the result is (5/4). What am I?
- Answer: (2).
- Question: I’m a binomial with the sum of my terms equal to (0). What am I?
- Answer: (-x) and (x).
- Question: I’m a function with the property that my output is always greater than or equal to zero. What kind of function am I?
- Answer: Absolute value function.
- Question: I’m the solution to the equation (2x – 5 = 11). What is my value?
- Answer: (8).
- Question: I’m a number, when added to itself, the result is (0). What am I?
- Answer: (0).
- Question: I’m a polynomial equation of degree (3). What is another name for me?
- Answer: Cubic equation.
- Question: I’m a sequence of numbers formed by adding the two preceding numbers. What sequence am I?
- Answer: Fibonacci sequence.
- Question: I’m the result of multiplying any number by zero. What is my value?
- Answer: (0).
- Question: I’m the process of rewriting a polynomial as a product of its factors. What is this process called?
- Answer: Factoring.
- Question: I’m a polynomial expression with only one term. What am I?
- Answer: A monomial.
- Question: I’m a special kind of triangle where all three sides have integer lengths. What triangle am I?
- Answer: Pythagorean triangle.
- Question: I’m a number, when multiplied by itself, the result is (64). What am I?
- Answer: (8).
- Question: I’m the sum of the factors of a number, excluding the number itself. What am I?
- Answer: The aliquot sum.
- Question: I’m a number, when multiplied by (3) and then subtracted by (7), the result is (10). What am I?
- Answer: (9).
- Question: I’m a polynomial with all of my terms having the same degree. What am I called?
- Answer: Homogeneous polynomial.
- Question: I’m the process of finding the value of a variable that makes an equation true. What is this process called?
- Answer: Solving.
- Question: I’m a number, when added to itself (4) times, the result is (20). What am I?
- Answer: (5).
- Question: I’m a term in an equation that consists of a number and a variable raised to the power of (0). What am I?
- Answer: Constant term.
- Question: I’m a quadratic expression that can be factored as ((x – 3)(x + 2)). What is my form?
- Answer: (x^2 – x – 6).
- Question: I’m a number, when doubled and then subtracted by (6), the result is (10). What am I?
- Answer: (11/2).
- Question: I’m a function that assigns to each real number its cube. What function am I?
- Answer: Cubic function.
- Question: I’m a pair of numbers whose difference and product are the same. What are we?
- Answer: (2) and (-2).
- Question: I’m an equation that describes a straight line on a graph. What type of equation am I?
- Answer: Linear equation.
- Question: I’m a number, when subtracted from (7) and then doubled, the result is (10). What am I?
- Answer: (3/2).
- Question: I’m a polynomial with exactly two terms. What am I?
- Answer: Binomial.
- Question: I’m a quadratic equation that can be solved using the quadratic formula. What is my form?
- Answer: (ax^2 + bx + c = 0).
- Question: I’m the process of rearranging terms in an equation to make one side equal to zero. What is this process called?
- Answer: Bringing to standard form.
- Question: I’m a number, when added to (6) and then multiplied by (3), the result is (30). What am I?
- Answer: (8).
- Question: I’m an algebraic expression that can’t be simplified further. What am I called?
- Answer: Irreducible expression.
- Question: I’m the rule that associates each input with exactly one output in a function. What is this rule called?
- Answer: Function mapping.
- Question: I’m a number, when squared and then added to itself, the result is (18). What am I?
- Answer: (3).
- Question: I’m the number of degrees in a circle. What am I?
- Answer: (360).
Another Algebra riddles
- Question: I’m a number, when multiplied by (5) and then added to itself, the result is (30). What am I?
- Answer: (3).
- Question: I’m a polynomial expression where the degree of the polynomial is zero. What am I?
- Answer: Constant polynomial.
- Question: I’m a function that assigns to each real number its square. What function am I?
- Answer: Quadratic function.
- Question: I’m a pair of numbers whose sum is equal to (10) and product is equal to (21). What are we?
- Answer: (7) and (3).
- Question: I’m the value of (x) in the equation (2x – 3 = 7). What is my value?
- Answer: (5).
- Question: I’m a term in an equation that consists of a number and a variable raised to the power of (1). What am I?
- Answer: Linear term.
- Question: I’m a number, when added to (8) and then halved, the result is (6). What am I?
- Answer: (4).
- Question: I’m an equation that describes a curve on a graph, typically with (x^2) and/or (y^2) terms. What type of equation am I?
- Answer: Quadratic equation.
- Question: I’m a polynomial expression that can be written as a product of linear factors. What am I?
- Answer: Factorable polynomial.
- Question: I’m a pair of numbers whose sum and difference are the same. What are we?
- Answer: (3) and (3).
- Question: I’m an expression with two or more unlike terms separated by addition or subtraction. What am I?
- Answer: Polynomial expression.
- Question: I’m a binomial that can be represented by (a^2 – b^2). What am I?
- Answer: Difference of squares.
- Question: I’m the process of finding the roots of a polynomial equation. What is this process called?
- Answer: Root-finding.
- Question: I’m a number, when added to itself (7) times, the result is (0). What am I?
- Answer: (0).
- Question: I’m a special kind of expression that involves variables, constants, and mathematical operations. What am I?
- Answer: Algebraic expression.
- Question: I’m a function that is the reciprocal of the linear function. What function am I?
- Answer: Inverse function.
- Question: I’m a number, when squared and then subtracted by (5), the result is (16). What am I?
- Answer: (9).
- Question: I’m the process of finding the value of an expression when given specific values for the variables. What is this process called?
- Answer: Evaluation.
- Question: I’m a number, when multiplied by (4) and then subtracted by (3), the result is (17). What am I?
- Answer: (5).
- Question: I’m a polynomial expression with the highest power of the variable equal to (1). What am I?
- Answer: Linear polynomial.
- Question: I’m a function that assigns to each real number its absolute value. What function am I?
- Answer: Absolute value function.
- Question: I’m a pair of numbers whose sum is equal to (15) and difference is equal to (3). What are we?
- Answer: (9) and (6).
- Question: I’m the value of (x) in the equation (3x + 2 = 14). What is my value?
- Answer: (4).
- Question: I’m a term in an equation that consists of a number and a variable raised to the power of (2). What am I?
- Answer: Quadratic term.
- Question: I’m a number, when added to (5) and then multiplied by (2), the result is (24). What am I?
- Answer: (7).
- Question: I’m an equation that describes a curve on a graph, typically with terms containing (x^3) and/or (x^4). What type of equation am I?
- Answer: Cubic equation.
- Question: I’m a polynomial expression that has no factors other than (1) and itself. What am I?
- Answer: Prime polynomial.
- Question: I’m a pair of numbers whose sum and product are both (8). What are we?
- Answer: (4) and (4).
- Question: I’m an expression with terms having different variables raised to different powers. What am I?
- Answer: Multivariable polynomial.
- Question: I’m a binomial that can be represented by (a^3 – b^3). What am I?
- Answer: Difference of cubes.
- Question: I’m the process of finding all possible solutions to an equation. What is this process called?
- Answer: Solution set determination.
- Question: I’m a number, when added to itself (9) times, the result is (0). What am I?
- Answer: (0).
- Question: I’m a special kind of expression that involves radicals, exponents, or logarithms. What am I?
- Answer: Algebraic function.
- Question: I’m a function that returns the sign of a real number. What function am I?
- Answer: Sign function.
- Question: I’m a number, when squared and then added to (9), the result is (25). What am I?
- Answer: (4).
- Question: I’m the process of transforming a mathematical expression into an equivalent one. What is this process called?
- Answer: Simplification.
Getting over with Algebra riddles
- What is the variable’s name when it’s always waiting for an answer? Answer: Xpectation.
- What do you call a number that can solve its own problems? Answer: A self-solver.
- What algebraic expression never forgets a date? Answer: The unforgettable polynomial.
- Why did the algebra book go to therapy? Answer: It had too many unresolved issues.
- What do you call a polynomial that won’t stop talking? Answer: A chatterbox equation.
- What did the square root say to the negative number? Answer: “You’re so irrational!”
- Why did the function break up with the exponent? Answer: It found a more powerful relationship.
- What did the variable say to the coefficient? Answer: “You multiply my happiness!”
- Why did the algebra student break up with their calculator? Answer: It kept dividing their attention.
- What’s an algebraic pirate’s favorite operation? Answer: X marks the spot! (Multiplication)
- Why was the algebraic equation always so polite? Answer: It had good manners (variables).
- What do you call a group of polynomial friends? Answer: A quadratic squad.
- Why did the function go to school? Answer: It wanted to be well-rounded.
- What’s an algebraic expression’s favorite type of music? Answer: Variable genres.
- Why did the fraction go to therapy? Answer: It had problems with its denominator.
- What’s the algebra teacher’s favorite type of plant? Answer: X-ponentia.
- What did one algebraic term say to the other? Answer: “Let’s combine our factors and be coefficients!”
- Why did the equation go to the beach? Answer: It needed some tan(gent).
- What’s an algebraic equation’s favorite ride at the amusement park? Answer: The parabola coaster.
- What did the variable say to the constant? Answer: “Let’s be in a stable relationship.”
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