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Math 402 exam 1
Illinois Champagin Urbana
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Mathematics
Undergraduate 2
09/19/2012

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Term
Euclid
Definition
Greece

323-283 BC
Term
Euclid's first 4 postulates
Definition
Postulate 1: To draw a straight line from any point to any point. Postulate 2: To produce a finite straight line continuously in a straight line. Postulate 3: To describe a circle with any center and distance.
Postulate 4: That all right angles are equal to one another.
Term
undefined terms
Definition
a set of technical terms that are subject to interpretation by the reader
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rotation of P of a degrees about C
Definition
CP=CP' angle PCP'=a
Term
Reflection of P over m
Definition
PP' is perpendicularly bisected by m
Term
2.1.3

if three agree at 3 no colinear then everywhere
Definition
show they agree at A B and C

then show that any point P could be a part of a line that goes through 2 points of AB BC or CA, thus it works
Term
problem with euclids first postulate proof
Definition
he assumes that two auxiliary circles will necessarily intersect
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