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same shape (not necessarily the same size)
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similar
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same size and shape
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congruent
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euclid's elements was written when?
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300bc
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Euclid proved all his theorems on geometry by starting with geometric and general axioms. The # of only the geometric axioms was?
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5
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The statement "the sum of the angles of a triangle is 180˚" is an example of:
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A theorem
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According to plato, geometry aims at knowledge of...
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"the eternal"
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Galileo's methodology for science included all of the following except:
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basic principles come from the human mind
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"all horizontal lines which are perpendicular to the screen must be drawn so as to go through the principle vanishing point" is a theorem of
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perspective drawing
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"No human inquiry can be called true science unless it proceeds through mathematical demonstrations," and let no one who is not a mathemetician read my works (about art)," are quotes from
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leonardo da vinci
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renaissance painters believed mathematics was necessary to achieve painting characterize by:
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realism
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The father of modern mathematics and philosophy whose quest for certainty led him to follow the pattern of mathematics by building on self evident truths such as "I think therefore I am" was
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descartes
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