Villacorte, Algie G.

BSED 2B

Activity 1

In analytic geometry, also known as coordinate geometry, we think about geometric

objects on the coordinate plane. For example, we can see that opposite sides of a parallelogram
are parallel by writing a linear equation for each side and seeing that the slopes are the same.
Analytic Geometry is a branch of algebra, a great invention of Descartes and Fermat, which
deals with the modelling of some geometrical objects, such as lines, points, curves, and so on. It
is a mathematical subject that uses algebraic symbolism and methods to solve the problems.

Descartes and Fermat independently founded analytic geometry in the 1630s by adapting
Viète’s algebra to the study of geometric. Apollonius of Perga (c. 262–190 BC), known by his
contemporaries as the “Great Geometer,” foreshadowed the development of analytic geometry
by more than 1,800 years with his book Conics. Archimedes (c. 285–212/211 BC) solved
special cases of the basic problems of calculus: finding tangents and extreme points
differential calculus and arc lengths, areas, and volumes integral calculus.

Newton and the German Gottfried Leibniz revolutionized mathematics at the end of the
17th century by independently demonstrating the power of calculus. . As early as 1850, Julius
Plücker had united analytic and projective geometry by introducing homogeneous coordinates
that represent points in the Euclidean plane see Euclidean geometry and at infinity in a uniform
way as triples. Projective transformations, which are invertible linear changes of homogeneous
coordinate.

As a future teacher it is important to study because the analytic geometry is important as it

gives the knowledge for the next level of mathematics. It is the traditional way of learning the
logical thinking and the problem solving skills.

Sources: https://www.britannica.com/science/analytic-geometry