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- René Descartes introduced analytic geometry in 1637 by using a coordinate system to unify geometry and algebra. This allowed geometric relationships to be expressed as algebraic equations and vice versa.
- A coordinate plane is formed by the intersection of a horizontal x-axis and vertical y-axis. Points on the plane are located by ordered pairs (x,y) denoting their distances from the axes.
- The distance between two points can be found using the Pythagorean theorem, adding the squares of the difference between their x- and y-coordinates. This formula allows geometric concepts to be expressed algebraically.
- René Descartes introduced analytic geometry in 1637 by using a coordinate system to unify geometry and algebra. This allowed geometric relationships to be expressed as algebraic equations …