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'''Coordinate geometry''' is an approach to [[geometry]] based on the notion of a ''coordinate system''.  The idea of coordinate geometry is often credited to [[Rene Descartes]], and the most commonly used coordinate system is often refered to as a ''Cartesian coordinate system'', as a result.
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'''Coordinate geometry''', also known as '''analytic geometry''', is an approach to [[geometry]] based on the notion of a ''coordinate system''.  The idea of coordinate geometry is often credited to [[Rene Descartes]], and the most commonly used coordinate system is often refered to as a ''Cartesian coordinate system'', as a result. Coordinate bashing is applying coordinates to geometry problems. There are two parts of the Cartesian plane: the [[Abscissa|x-coordinate]] and the [[Ordinate|y-coordinate]].
 
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==Sample Problems==
 
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https://artofproblemsolving.com/wiki/index.php/2004_AMC_10B_Problems/Problem_18#Solution_3_.28Coordinate_Geometry.29
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==See also==
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* [[Trigonometry]]
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* [[Complex numbers]]
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* [[Graph of a function]]
 
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Latest revision as of 12:52, 3 May 2023

Coordinate geometry, also known as analytic geometry, is an approach to geometry based on the notion of a coordinate system. The idea of coordinate geometry is often credited to Rene Descartes, and the most commonly used coordinate system is often refered to as a Cartesian coordinate system, as a result. Coordinate bashing is applying coordinates to geometry problems. There are two parts of the Cartesian plane: the x-coordinate and the y-coordinate.

Sample Problems

https://artofproblemsolving.com/wiki/index.php/2004_AMC_10B_Problems/Problem_18#Solution_3_.28Coordinate_Geometry.29

See also

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