I assume that when my teacher said research Geometry around the world, she means how do people around the world. The only think I can think of are pyramids. I need a lot more. x.x
2007-12-27 04:01:32 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
geez...
traintracks,
houses,
basically everything is built like a rectangle, thats one
...oh wait
think great wall of china is rectangular prizm, tower of pisa is a cylinder, space needle likewise...
just think of major landmarks in the world and classify them :)
2007-12-27 04:07:14 · answer #1 · answered by Dr. No 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
anythign with a triangle in it eiffel tower.
woah there's a sphere whats that golf ball lookign thing at disney?
the syndey opera house- one of the most famous engineering projects of the 20th century,
roamn arches are very mathematical- did u know they really didnt use a formula but use more like trial and error- aquaducts built by romans
stonehenge alignment wiht the sun.
the tiling on the Taj mahal...
2007-12-27 04:11:57 · answer #2 · answered by a c 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
everything that is build is used geometry in it EVERYTHING
Houses, pyramids, street signals, balls, soccer fields, football fields....,Fountains, bricks.....
The dome at the 1986 World's Fair in Vancouver, BC
The hexagonal shape of the honeycomb
a Ferris wheel
Native American Indian Basket, circa 1930
Excalibur in Las Vegas
Pine Cone
Doughnuts
look in http://faculty.fullerton.edu/crenne/20Geometry/TOC.htm
and
http://faculty.fullerton.edu/crenne/Geometry/geometry.htm
2007-12-27 04:09:52 · answer #3 · answered by The Answer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pyramids(3D)
1)Egypt pyramids
2)The Louvre in Paris......
Cubes(3D)
1)The Water Cube(Beijing National Aquatics Centre)
in Beijing
2)Crystal......
Triangles(2D)
1)Bermuda Triangle
2)Mountains......
Pentagons(2D)
1)The Pentagon.....
Circles(2D)
1)Some of the UFOs
2)Clocks
3)Pies
4)DVDs
Sphere(3D)
1)The Earth
2)Footballs......
Square(2D)
1)Screens......
Cone(3D)
1)Paper cups
2)Ice-cream cones.....
Cylinders(3D)
1)Water bottles
2)Tubes
Ellipses(3D)
1)Eggs
2)American footballs......
2007-12-27 04:38:19 · answer #4 · answered by An ESL Learner 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The ancient Muslims used lots of geometry in the decoration of their buildings. Look up stuff about them.
2007-12-27 04:27:17 · answer #5 · answered by Drew 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
ex of symmetry : human beings, many species of animals
ex of similarity : our photographs
Ex of shapes : tyres (circular),Bed-table-bench (rectangular)
photo frame-boxes (square) and many more
Ex of lines : roads(straight line), railway tracks (parallel lines)
Ex of planes : walls, ceiling, floor
Theorems and proofs : The world is round .
we can prove it...
2007-12-27 04:18:26 · answer #6 · answered by jaya 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
golden gate bridge
2007-12-27 04:08:45 · answer #7 · answered by ima gurl 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
ask your mom
2007-12-27 04:04:26 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋