It enabled mathematicians to apply algebra to solve geometric problems.
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There is an urban myth that Descartes invented the Cartesian plane by watching a fly on the ceiling and then trying to describe its movements based on its distance from the walls.
A coordinate plane is sometimes called Cartesian plane in honor of René Descartes. YOU ARE AN IDIOT
The coordinate plane is sometimes call the Cartesian plane because Rene Descartes is often credited with inventing the coordinate plane and so the coordinate plane is sometimes called the Cartesian plane,in his honor.
The coordinate plane, sometimes called the Cartesian plane, was developed by Rene Descartes in 1637. Descartes was a French mathematician born in 1596.
The plane is called the Cartesian plane after Rene Descartes, the French philosopher and mathematician.