euclidean geometry and elliptical geometry

Question: Though Euclid did not require his fifth postulate to prove his first 28 theorem, why is this postulate most significant? Answer: Euclid and many other mathematicians thought that the fifth postulate can be proved by using just the four postulates and the axioms. All the attem..

a) Given an equation, to find the corresponding locus. b) Given a locus under some geometrical condition to determine the corresponding equation. The following properties of the curve will be very helpful in determining the full form of locus equation. i) Intercept: The intercept of a curve are th..

The word 'geometry' is derived from the Greek words 'geo' meaning 'earth' and 'metron', meaning 'measuring'. Geometry originated when man felt the need to measure his land. Ancient Egyptians were perhaps the first people to study geometry. Later, the Babyloni..

Fundamental concepts of Geometry..

Geometry deals with the study of shape, size, position and other properties of objects in a plane or in spa..

Rene' Descartes' (1596-1665), a French philosopher and mathematician, introduced a method by which the position of a point can be corresponded with an ordered pair of real numbers. These pair of real numbers are called the Coordinates. This method is the new idea of combining two branches of mathe..

Introduction - Rene' Descartes' (1596-1665), a French philosopher and mathematician, introduced a method by which the position of a point can be corresponded with an ordered pair of real numbers. These pair of real numbers are called the Coordinates. This method is the new idea of combining two bra..

In coordinate geometry, the tools of algebra are used in studying geometry by establishing 1-1 correspondence between the points in a plane and the ordered pairs of real number..

Geometry originated when man felt the need to measure his land. Ancient Egyptians were perhaps the first people to study geometry. Later, the Babylonians studied in a systematic wa..