To save on all those tedious Transverse Mercator or Equal area, or Lambert projections. Argghhhhhhh!
2007-07-19 13:04:21 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
One way could be to make inflatable graph material, like a balloon with gridlines on it.
2007-07-19 13:13:40 · answer #1 · answered by Zheia 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. Expense
2. Convenience
3. Logistics
Besides, you'd create a nightmare for geometry students. Now, they learn to project 3-dimensions onto 2 (like Mercator).
With spherical paper, you'd have to learn to reverse-project from a flat map to a globe for your homework!
Done.
2007-07-19 13:08:38 · answer #2 · answered by Jerry P 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Graph paper grows increasingly expensive in higher dimensions!
2007-07-19 13:11:14 · answer #3 · answered by Charley M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they do, but it keeps ripping, that is why the globe was invented.
2007-07-19 13:07:52 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Exactly.
2007-07-19 13:07:26 · answer #5 · answered by Phockzie 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
How would you find zero?
2007-07-19 13:15:43 · answer #6 · answered by blue_teen_queen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋