Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Geometry: in our world as we know it



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Geometry is all around us. It is used in various ways, and by many different people at multiple occupations. Architects, surveyors, scientists, gardeners, game designers, animators, piano constructors, rowers for crew or on boats in general, swimmers, manufacturers, machinists, engineers, and astronomers are some of the people who use geometry in their everyday lives and occupations. Geometry can be found in ordinary objects or in places you wouldn't expect. For example, a bicycle is a perfect example of geometry. If you wanted to, you could figure out the angle measurements on different parts of a bicycle. You could classify the different triangles on a bicycle too. For example, the bike above has a right angle in the top left corner, therefore, it must be a right triangle.

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