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Why Study Geometry ?
Some answers to that age old question
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  • Why Should We Study Geometry ?
Why Study Geometry ?Geometry has been shown over a very long time (maybe a few thousand years) to require certain generally important and useful thinking skills - and therefore to provide excellent practice in those skills.
  • Example: If we know 2 angles add to 120, we can tell the 3rd angle in a triangle must be 60 degrees because the sum of the three angles of any triangle is 180 degrees.
  • These are all good skills that apply in all walks of life.
  • As an extra, Geometry (and all school subjects) give you practice in learning new things (you will/should need this skill forever), How to communicate with someone else and how to persevere when thing...
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