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Who said that There is no royal way to learn geometry?
Euclid of Alexandria is credited with saying so to King Ptolemy I.
What does There is no royal way to geometry mean?
there is no easier way to learn Geometry
What is it called when all sides are said to be equal in geometry?
Congruent
When did Ptolemy teach Euclid Math?
Euclid lived during the reign of Ptolemy I and wrote an work made comprised of 13 volumes called Elements. As ruler during his reign (323-283 BC), Ptolemy personally sponsored Euclid, but found his work to hard to comprehend. Once, when Ptolemy asked of Euclid if there was no shorter road to geometry than the Elements, he replied, "Sire, there is no royal road to geometry."It is believed though not proven that Euclid may have studied at Plato's Academy in Greece.
In geometry what is an asymptote?
In geometry, an asymptote is a line that approaches the axis of a graph but does not touch or intersect. The line will continue to get closer but will never actually touch the axis. The line is said to be "asymptotic" if this occurs.
