1. Baton... Speedlest Which two details best support the inference that some mathematical terms reflect how people used math for practical purposes? 11 What Is My Browser? . Europeans who applied the concepts *** from his work shortened the title to 'algebra,' creating the term that now refers to this form of mathematics." (Paragraph 5) 2. "Five thousand years ago, Egyptians applied geometric principles when they built pyramids and measured land boundaries following Nile River floods." (Paragraph 6) 3. "According to Einstein's theory of general relativity, it is the curvature of time and space that causes people to feel the force of gravity." (Paragraph 6) 4. "Trigonometry was once inseparable from astronomy, and its earliest applications were found in navigation." (Paragraph 7) 5. "A newer branch of mathematics, calculus was invented in the late seventeenth century by two men working simultaneously but independently. . . ." (paragraph 8 )