test 3 Flashcards
1
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Italian mathematician, best known for founding finite geometry/projective geometry
A
Fano
2
Q
Finite projective plane, the smallest possible, that uses 7 points that lie on 7 lines
A
Fano plane
3
Q
Geometric system with finite number of points
A
Finite geometry
4
Q
Formula or rule for measuring distance
A
metric
5
Q
the sum of the lengths of two sides of a triangle cannot be smaller than the length of the third side
A
triangle inequality theorem
6
Q
set of all points equidistant from the fixed center
A
circle
7
Q
set of points, P, the sum of whose distances from two fixed points, F1 and F2, is constant
A
ellipse
8
Q
The ficed points of an ellipse (singular, focus)
A
foci
9
Q
set of points where the difference of the distance from two fixed points, F1 and F2, is constant
A
hyperbola
