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Chapter 1-1 Using Patterns and Inductive Logic Geometry – from the Greek; geo meaning earth and metry meaning measures. Ordinary plane geometry generally deals with the application of definitions, postulates and theorems and is based on Euclid’s work, Elements, from about 300 B.C. Branch of mathematics that involves the measurements, properties and relationships of all shapes and sizes of things (triangles, circles, rectangles, cones, spheres, …) Inductive reasoning – reach conclusions based on a pattern of specific examples or past events Patterns, sequences and series – using inductive