Sunday, February 24, 2013

Definitions of Geometry

Introduction to definitions of geometry:

"Earth-measuring" is a part of mathematics concerned with questions of size, shape, relative position of figures, and the properties of space. Geometry is one of the oldest 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 centuries to follow. A mathematician who works in the field of geometry is called a geometer. Source – wikipedia.


Importants definitions of Geometry :

There are various terms and definitions involved in geometry. Some of them are listed below:

Lines:

In geometry if A and B are the two points in the plane. There is only one line AB containing the points. The region where two points connects via the shortest path and continues indefinitely in both the directions is referred as a line.

Line segments:

Line segment is a part of line between two points. The line Segments that intersect at an angle of 90° is called Perpendicular line segments and the line segments that never intersect are known as parallel line segments.

Angles:

An angle is an inclination between two rays with the same initial point.

Right angle:

Angle that measures 90° is referred as right angle

Acute angle:

Angle that measures less than 90° is referred as Acute angle

Obtuse angle:

An angle that measures more than 90° is referred as Obtuse angle.

Scalene triangle:

A triangle in which all three sides has different lengths is known as Scalene Triangles.

Isosceles triangle:

A triangle with two equal length sides and also with two equal internal angles is referred as an isosceles triangle.

Equilateral triangle:

In geometry if a triangle has the equal length on all three sides, then it is referred as Equilateral triangle.

Axioms:

Certain statements are assumed as being true without proof apart from the theorems. Such assumptions are called axioms.

Complementary angles:

Two angles are said to be complementary if their sum is 90° and each is called the complement of the other.

Supplementary angles:

Two angles are said to be supplementary if their sum is 180° and each is called the supplement of the other.


Important definitions of geometry: Circles


The followings are some of the important definitions of geometry in circles.

Circles:

A and B are two concentric circles with radii r and R respectively and O is the center of the circle.

Circumference:

The distance around a circle is called the circumference of a circle.

Radius:

It is the distance from center of a circle to any point on that circle's circumference.

Chord:

Chord is a line segment joining two points on a curve.

Arc:

Part of a curve is referred as an arc.

Concentric circles:

Circles having the same center but different radii are called concentric circles.

Intersecting circles:

Two circles are said to be intersecting when they cut at two different points.

Touching circles:

In geometry two circles are said to touch one another if they meet only at one point. The point at which they touch one another is called the point of contact.

Friday, February 22, 2013

6th Grade Geometry Problems

Introduction:

Sixth grade geometric contains the basic of geometricals .It includes the topic of geometric in Points, Lines ,Line segment, Triangles, Types of triangles, circles, Angles, Types of Angles, Quadrilaterals

Geometric Definitions:

Point: A point   determines the location of particular area.

Line:   A line through two points A and B is written as AB.. It extends

Indefinitely in both directions. So it contains countless number of points. Two points are enough to fix a line

Types of lines:

Intersecting lines
Parallel lines
Perpendicular lines

Triangles in Geometry:


Triangles:

A triangle is a three-sided polygon. In fact, it is the polygon with the least number of sides

Types of Triangle:

Equilateral Triangle
When all the three sides of a triangle are equal to each other, it is called an Equilateral triangle. Each angle measures to 60 degrees. It is a type of regular polygon.

Isosceles Triangle
When two sides of a triangle are equal it is called an Isosceles triangle. It also have two equal angles.

Scalene Triangle
When no two sides of a triangle are equal the triangle is called Scalene triangle. It has three unequal sides.

Area of triangle: 1/2(Base*Height)

Perimeter of Triangle: (Sum of three sides)

Example problem:

1.Find the area of triangle base is 4cm,height is 2cm

Solution:

Area=1/2(4*2)

=8/2

=4cm2

2.Find perimeter of Triangle side lengths are 5cm,5cm,8cm

Solution:

Perimeter=(A+B+C)(Sum of three side lengths)

A=5, B=5, C=8

=(A+B+C)

=5+5+8

=18cm


Angles and Circle in Geometry


Angle:

Right Triangle
. Right angle is equal to 90 degrees. It obeys Pythagoras theorem.

Acute angle
. Acute angle is an angle which is less than 90 degrees.

Obtuse angle
An Obtuse angle is an angle which is greater than 90 degrees but less than 180 degrees.

Acute angle:
Acute and Obtuse triangles are also called as Oblique triangles because they don’t have any angle measuring 90 degrees.

Quadrilateral:
A four sided polygon is a quadrilateral. It has sides and 4 angles

Circle:

Are of circle=Pi*r*r

Circumference of Triangle=2*Pi*r

Diameter=2*Radius

Example:

Find the area  and circumference of the circle when the radius is 4cm?

Solution:

1.     Area=Pi*r*r (r=4) (Pi=3.14 constant)

=3.14*4*4

=50.24cm2

2. Circumference =2*pi*r

=2*3.14*4

=25.12cm

Thursday, February 21, 2013

Answers to Geometry Homework

Introduction to answers to geometry homework:

Learning geometry has traditionally been regarded as important in the secondary schools, at least partly because it has been the primary means of teaching the art of reasoning.

Geometry is a theoretical subject, but easy to understand, and it has many real practical applications. Eventually, geometry has evolved into a skillfully arranged and sensibly organized body of knowledge. I like to share this Triangular Prism Net with you all through my article.


Part 1 -answers to geometry homework:


Geometry homework example 1:

If the perimeter of a cube is 52.5 ft, find its surface area.

Geometry homework solution:

Perimeter of a cube P=12a

52.5=12a

a=52.5/12

a=4.375 ft.

So, the value of a=4.375 ft.

Surface area of a cube SA=6a2

=6(4.375) 2

=6(19.14) ft2

=114.84 ft2

Answer of example 1: Surface area of cube   = 114.84 ft2

Geometry homework example 2:

A barrier of length 15 m was to be built across an open ground. The height (h) of the wall is 5 m and thickness of the barrier is 32 cm. If this barrier is to be built up with bricks whose dimensions are 25 cm × 18 cm × 12 cm, how many bricks would be required?

Geometry homework solution:

1 m=100 cm

Here, Length = 15 m = 1500 cm

Thickness = 32 cm

Height = 5 m = 500 cm

Therefore, Volume of the barrier = length × thickness × height

= 1500 × 32 × 500 cm3

Now, each brick is a cuboid with length = 25 cm, breadth = 18 cm and height = 12 cm

So, volume of each brick = length × breadth × height

= 25 × 18 × 12 cm3

So, number of bricks required =volume of the barrier divided by volume of each brick.

Substituting the values,then we get the final answer.

= (1500 × 32 × 500)/ (25 ×18 × 12)

= (24000000)/5400

=4444.44

Answer: The barrier requires 6416 bricks.

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answers to geometry homework:


Geometry homework example 3:

A line passes through (–3, 4) with a slope of -1/5. If another point on this line has coordinates (x, 2), find x.

Geometry homework solution:

Slope m= (y2-y1)/(x2-x1)

-1/5= (2-4)/ (x-(-3))

-1/5= (-2)/(x+3)

We can take cross multiplication.

-1(x+3) =5(-2)

-x-3= -10

-x=-10+3

-x=-7

In both sides cancel for the negative sign and then we get the final answer.

x =7

Answer: The x value is 7