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    Fractal Geometry

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    Fractal Geometry How would you like to take a class called geometry of chaos? Probably doesn’t sound too thrilling. A man named Benoit Mandelbrot is responsible for creating the geometry of chaos. The geometry of chaos is considered to be the fourth-dimension. It is considered to be the world in which we live in‚ a world where there is constant change based on feedback‚ an open system where everything is related to everything else. It is now recognized as the true geometry of nature. The geometric

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    Geometry in Daily Life

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    Geometry in Everyday Life Geometry in everyday life Geometry was thoroughly organized in about 300bc‚ when the Greek mathematician‚ Euclid gathered what was known at the time; added original work of his own and arranged 465 propositions into 13 books‚ called Elements.  Geometry was recognized to be not just for mathematicians. Anyone can benefit from the basic learning of geometry‚ which is to follow the lines reasoning. Geometry is one of the oldest sciences and is concerned with questions

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    Euclid and His Contributions to Mathematics  Euclid was an ancient Greek mathematician from Alexandria who is best known for his  major work‚ ​ Elements.​  Although little is known about Euclid the man‚ he taught in a school that  he founded in Alexandria‚ Egypt‚ around 300 b.c.e. For his major study‚ ​ Elements‚​  Euclid  collected the work of many mathematicians who preceded him. Among these were Hippocrates  of Chios‚ Theudius‚ Theaetetus‚ and Eudoxus. Euclid ’s vital contribution was to gather

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    Geometry Uses

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    Geometry has many uses. It is used whenever we ask questions about the size‚ shape‚ volume‚ or position of an object Geometry is the foundation of physical mathematics present around us. A room‚ a car‚ anything with physical constraints is geometrically formed. Geometry allows us to accurately calculate physical spaces and we can apply this to the convenience of mankind. . The geometry is heavily used in drawings‚ carpeting‚ sewing‚ architecture‚ art‚ mathematics‚ measurements‚ sculptures etc.

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    Geometry Conjectures

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    Geometry Conjectures Chapter 2 C1- Linear Pair Conjecture - If two angles form a linear pair‚ then the measures of the angles add up to 180°. C2- Vertical Angles Conjecture - If two angles are vertical angles‚ then they are congruent (have equal measures). C3a- Corresponding Angles Conjecture- If two parallel lines are cut by a transversal‚ then corresponding angles are congruent. C3b- Alternate Interior Angles Conjecture- If two parallel lines are cut by a transversal‚ then alternate interior

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    geometry test

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    Area of a parallelogram-__________ Area of a trapezoid-__________ Area of a circle-__________ Area of a triangle-__________ 1.) (Parallelogram) Find height when base is 7ft and area is 56ft squared. 2.)(Parallelogram) Find base when h=12 and A=216in squared. 3.)(Triangle) Find base when h=9ft and A=35ft squared. 4.)(Trapezoid) Find height when A=25m squared‚ b1=3m‚ and b2=7m. 5.)(Circle) Find radius when A=314ft squared. (Round to the nearest whole number). 6.) Base=12ft Height=12ft

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    Deduction in Geometry

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    Many results in geometry can be shown or demonstrated by construction and measurement. For example‚ we can draw a triangle and measure the angles to show or demonstrate that the angle sum of a triangle is 180 ° . However this does not prove that the angle sum of any triangle is 180 ° . To prove this and other geometrical results we use a process called deduction ‚ in which a specific result is proved by reasoning logically from a general principle or known fact. When setting out proofs

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    Analytic Geometry and Ans

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    CET11 Mathematics Question Bank – Straight Lines‚ Pair of Lines & Circles A straight line through the point A  3‚ 4  is such that its intercept between the axes is bisected at A . It’s equation is 1. (a) 4 x  3 y  24 Ans: a (b) 3x  4 y  25 (c) x  y  7 (d) 3x  4 y  7  0 Sol: By formula required equation is given by x y   2  4 x  3 y  24 3 4 2. The equation of the line which is the perpendicular bisector of the line joining the points  3‚ 5 and  9‚3 is (a)

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    segment PQ: In Euclidean geometry the perpendicular distance between the rays remains equal to the distance from P to Q as we move to the right. However‚ in the early nineteenth century two alternative geometries were proposed. In hyperbolic geometry (from the Greek hyperballein‚ "to exceed") the distance between the rays increases. In elliptic geometry (from the Greek elleipein‚ "to fall short") the distance decreases and the rays eventually meet. These non-Euclidean geometries were later incorporated

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    Non-Euclidean Geometry

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    Non-Euclidean geometry is any form of geometry that is based on axioms‚ or postulates‚ different from those of Euclidean geometry. These geometries were developed by mathematicians to find a way to prove Euclid’s fifth postulate as a theorem using his other four postulates. They were not accepted until around the nineteenth century. These geometries are based on a curved plane‚ whether it is elliptic or hyperbolic. There are no parallel lines in non-Euclidean geometry‚ and the angles of triangles

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