alleryThe triangular array of binomial coefficients is named after Blaise:
APascal
BPasteur
CPoisson
DPoincare
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Pascal
1. The array is named for a French mathematician.
2. His first name is Blaise.
3. This array of numbers is known as Pascal's triangle, after the French mathematician Blaise Pascal.
4. So the answer is Pascal.
_Source: syllabus Mathematics, Ch 7 'Binomial Theorem'_
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