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The first of these problems can be solved by classical or coordinate geometry, but the complex number solution is simpler (go figure!).
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Quanta Magazine, 14 Feb. 2019
That humble equation describing a right triangle led to the invention of coordinate geometry, an essential tool for mapping and measuring the planet.
—Valerie Ross, Discover Magazine, 8 Apr. 2012
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Quanta Magazine, 14 Feb. 2019
That humble equation describing a right triangle led to the invention of coordinate geometry, an essential tool for mapping and measuring the planet.
—Valerie Ross, Discover Magazine, 8 Apr. 2012
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“Coordinate geometry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coordinate%20geometry. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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