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Watch math teacher’s Jeff Dekofsky’s TED Ed video about this question and respond to the questions below. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_xR5Kes4Rs 1. Describe the two viewpoints. What does it mean if math is discovered? What does it mean if math is invented? 2. What viewpoint would Plato have held? Why? 3. Choose two mathematicians from the video who believed that math is discovered and describe their reasoning. Be sure to include the time period they lived. 4. Choose two mathematicians from the video who believed that math is invented and describe their reasoning. Be sure to include the time period they lived. 5. What do you believe? Is math discovered or invented? Use at least two math examples to help support your response.