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Contributions of the mathematician to geometry?
Mathematicians do proof in order to solve Geometry theorems.
Why do mathematicians study?
Mathematicians study to explore and understand the patterns, structures, and relationships that exist in the world, and to solve complex problems using logic and reasoning.
Why did René Descartes invent the Cartesian coordinate plane?
It enabled mathematicians to apply algebra to solve geometric problems.
How were imaginary numbers discovered?
Imaginary numbers were discovered when mathematicians tried to solve equations of the form x^2 + 2 = 0
Who when and why invented the calculus power reducing formulas?
I'll explain the "why" for now. The idea is that mathematicians want to be able to solve as many integration formulae as possible, in an exact way.
Who is a mathematcian?
A mathematician is a person who studies mathematics or otherwise works with mathematics for a living. Many mathematicians try to come up with new discoveries and creative inventions in mathematics that they think might be useful. These people are research mathematicians. These mathematicians mostly work for universities. Others might work for government agencies doing various things. Still other mathematicians work for big corporations such as General Electric. A person might be called a mathematician even if he doesn't try to invent new math. Some mathematicians spend most of their time solving somewhat routine but complex math problems that most people don't understand how to solve. These people are applied mathematicians.
Did the Greeks invent algebra?
The invention of algebra traces back to the ancient Babylonians. At the time, Egyptian, Greek, and Chinese mathematicians actually used geometry to solve math problems.
Why did Rene Descartes invent the Cartesian coordinate plane?
It enabled geometric information to be converted into algebraic form. This meant that the tools of algebra could be applied to solve geometric problems and the tools of geometry to algebraic problems. That greatly increased the ability of mathematicians to solve problems.
Which mathmatician is most famous for claiming that he solved a problem which took many mathematicians over 300 years after his death to solve?
Pierre de Fermat. The problem was called Fermat's Last Theorem
Mathematicians spent thousands of years trying to solve problems that turned out to be impossible. This effort helped them discover important mathematical principles methods and constructions?
True. But thousands of years is a gross exaggeration. However, not being able to solve a problem only means that the problem has not yet been solved, not that it is impossible. Spending years trying to solve problems that turned out to be impossible is only true if a proof is found showing that their is no solution to a problem. An example is Fermat's Last Theorem defined as a problem in 1637. It took until 1995 for a proof to be found after numerous failed attempts by mathematicians and students.
How would the world be if Rene Descartes never discovered geometry?
Descartes did not discover geometry - he invented analytical geometry, which enabled mathematicians to use algebra to solve problems in geometry and geometry to solve problems in algebra. The world would be less developed than now, as would be the case with most discoveries.
When was the first negative invented?
The concept of negative numbers was first documented by Chinese mathematicians around the 2nd century BC. These numbers were initially used to solve practical problems related to debt and payments.
