Answer to Question #342130 in Geometry for licks

Question

Geometry                                                                                         

(a) Where in the world do we find some early evidence of geometry? (1)

(b) Approximately to what year does this evidence date back? (1)

(c) Give detail of how geometry was practiced in your example. (2)

(d) Where in the CAPS is this type of geometry covered as a topic? (1)

Answer 1

The earliest recorded beginnings of geometry can be traced to early peoples, who discovered obtuse triangles in the ancient Indus Valley (see Harappan mathematics), and ancient Babylonia (see Babylonian mathematics) from around 3000 BC.

Classic geometry was focused in compass and straightedge constructions. Geometry was revolutionized by Euclid, who introduced mathematical rigor and the axiomatic method still in use today.

Topics of CAPS

Angles and lines

Triangles and quadrilaterals

Circles and three-dimensional figures

Similar triangles and transformations

Triangle applications

Inductive and deductive reasoning

Proofs