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    Geometry is simply the study of space. There are Euclidean and Non-Euclidean Geometries. Euclidean geometry is the most common and is the basis for other Non-Euclidean types of geometry. Euclidean geometry is based on five main rules‚ or postulates. Differences in these rules are what make new kinds of geometries. There is Euclidean‚ Elliptic‚ and Hyperbolic Geometry. Euclidean geometry is the study of flat space and was invented by Euclid‚ a mathematician from Alexandria‚ in 330 B.C. Euclid described

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    NTRODUCTION: Geometry is used to know about all kinds of shapes and their properties in our daily life problems. Plane geometry - It is about all kinds of two dimensional shapes such as lines‚ circles and triangles. Solid geometry - It is about all kinds of three dimensional shapes like polygons‚ prisms‚ pyramids‚ sphere‚ cylinder. The word Geometry comes from Greek which means earth and metron. Geometry used in variousobjects such as surveying‚ astronomy‚ navigation and building

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    HYPERBOLIC GEOMETRY AND OMEGA TRIANGLES Hyperbolic geometry was first discovered and explored by Omar Khayyam in the 9th century and Giovanni Gerolamo Saccheri in the 15th century. Both were attempting to prove Euclid’s parallel postulate by proving the concept of hyperbolic geometry to be inconsistent‚ and ironically they discovered it to be a new type of geometry. It wasn’t until the 19th century that it became fully developed with help from Karl Friedrich Gauss‚ Janos Bolyai‚ and Nikolai

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    Question:An architect designs two houses that are shaped and positioned like a part of the branches of the hyperbola whose equation is 625y^2 - 400x^2=250‚000‚ where x and y are in yards. How far apart are the houses at their closeset point? Answers:625y^2 - 400x^2=250‚000 y^2 / 20^2 - x^2 / 25^2 = 1 The closest two points on separate branches are the vertices‚ and their separation is 2 * 20 = 40yd. I find the question a little confusing‚ though. Question:LORAN (long distance radio navigation)

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    Studying artifacts is like looking through a keyhole into the past. Although artifacts themselves cannot speak‚ a lot can be learned from studying primary documents and artifacts. For thousands of years‚ historians have been using primary documents and artifacts to make inferences about the people‚ places‚ and events that surrounded the time period. In our study of the Rixford Cemetry‚ we were able to use primary documents and artifacts to make analyses about the surrounding area. There are many

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    C OORDINATE GEOMETRY COORDINATE GEOMETRY 155 7 7.1 Introduction In Class IX‚ you have studied that to locate the position of a point on a plane‚ we require a pair of coordinate axes. The distance of a point from the y-axis is called its x-coordinate‚ or abscissa. The distance of a point from the x-axis is called its y-coordinate‚ or ordinate. The coordinates of a point on the x-axis are of the form (x‚ 0)‚ and of a point on the y-axis are of the form (0‚ y). Here is a play for you. Draw a set

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    Coordinate geometry The Basics: Find the distance between two points using Pythagoras’ theorem. The midpoint is the average (mean) of the coordinates. The gradient =  Parallel lines have the same gradient. The gradients of perpendicular lines have a product of -1. Straight Lines: Equation of a straight line is y = mx + c‚ where m = gradient‚ c = y-intercept. The equation of a line‚ if we know one point and the gradient is found using: (y - y1) = m(x - x1) (If given two points‚ find the

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    is not a problem! Geometry (Ancient Greek: γεωμετρία; geo- "earth"‚ -metri "measurement") "Earth-measuring" is a branch of mathematics concerned with questions of shape‚ size‚ relative position of figures‚ and the properties of space. Geometry is one of the oldest mathematical sciences. Initially a body of practical knowledge concerning lengths‚ areas‚ and volumes‚ in the 3rd century BC geometry was put into an axiomatic form by Euclid‚ whose treatment—Euclidean geometry—set a standard for many

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    Performance Task in GEOMETRY * Computation of the surface area‚ amount and type of needed material and the volume of the package. Volume V= L x H x W = (23 cm) (4 cm) (12cm) = (276) (4) = 1 104 cm Area A= L x W = (23cm) (12cm) = 276cm Surface Area A= 2(Lh) + 2(Lw) + 2(Wh) / 2( lh + lw + wh) = 2(23*4) + 2(23*12) + 2(12*4) = 2(92) + 2(276) + 2(48)

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    Geometry Definitions‚ Postulates and Theorems Definitions Name Complementary Angles Supplementary Angles Theorem Vertical Angles Transversal Corresponding angles Same-side interior angles Alternate interior angles Congruent triangles Similar triangles Angle bisector Segment bisector Legs of an isosceles triangle Base of an isosceles triangle Equiangular Perpendicular bisector Altitude Definition Two angles whose measures have a sum of 90o Two angles whose measures have a sum of 180o A statement

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