| Math 233 - Final Exam | December 12, 2001 - 10AM | |
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1. (9) Which of these statements are equivalent to Euclid's Fifth Posulate? 2. (18) (Hyperbolic) Use the Poincare Disk Model for Hyperbolic Geometry to demonstrate i) a triangle with angle sum less than 180o and ii) two different lines parallel to a given line. 3. (18) (Euclidean) Prove that any tangent to a circle is perpendicular to the diameter at the point of tangency.. 4. (18) (Euclidean) Prove that the measure of an angle inscribed in a circle is equal to half of the subtended arc. 5. (18) (Absolute) Use the Exterior Angle Theorem to prove that sum of two angles of a triangle is less than 180o. 6. (4) (Spherical) Define great circle and small circle. 7. (15) (Spherical) Our Earth has a radius of 4000 miles. The plane that contains the 45th North parallel is at
a distance of 2828 miles = (4000/square root of 2) from the Earth's center. (5 percent extra credit to verify this...) |