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Find the area of the shaded region 10 10 10 r = 5 Area of each circle = p52 = 25p ? of the circle cuts into the square. But we have four ? 4(?)(25p ) cuts into the area of the square. Area of square = 102 = 100 Therefore, the area of the shaded region = area of square – area cut out by circles = 100 – 25p square units r = 5 INTRODUCTION TO GEOMETRY MSJC ~ San Jacinto Campus Math Center Workshop Series Janice Levasseur Geometry The word geometry comes from Greek words meaning “to measure the Earth” Basically, Geometry is the study of shapes and is one of the oldest branches of mathematics The Greeks and Euclid Our modern understanding of geometry began with the Greeks over 2000 years ago. The Greeks felt the need to go beyond merely knowing certain facts to being able to prove why they were true. Around 350 B.C., Euclid of Alexandria wrote The Elements, in which he recorded systematically all that was known about Geometry at that time. The Elements Knowing that you can’t define everything and that you can’t prove everything, Euclid began by stating three undefined terms: Point (Straight) Line Plane (Surface) Actually, Euclid did attempt to define these basic terms . . . is that which has no part is a line that lies evenly with the points on itself is a plane that lies evenly with the straight lines on itself Basic Terms Definitions A ray starts at a point (called the endpoint) and extends indefinitely in one direction. A line segment is part of a line and has two endpoints. A B AB B A AB An angle is formed by two rays with the same endpoint. An angle is measured in degrees. The angle formed by a circle has a measure of 360 degrees. vertex side side A right angle has a measure of 90 degrees. A straight angle has a measure of 180 degrees. A simple closed curve is a curve that we can trace without going over any point more than once while beginning and ending at the same point. A polygon is a s