Question

A Greek mathematician, ___________ is credited with giving the first known proof of the statement that a circle is bisected by its diameter. *​

Answer 1

The word ‘geometry’ came from Greek words ‘geo’, meaning the ‘earth’, and ‘metrein’, meaning ‘to measure’. Geometry appears to have originated from the need for measuring land. This branch of mathematics was studied in various forms in every ancient civilization, be it in Egypt, Babylonia, China, India, Greece, the Incas, etc. The people of these civilizations faced several practical problems which required the development of geometry in various ways

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Answer 2

Answer:

The first occurs after Definition 17, where EUCLID defines the diameter of a circle. In addition to stating that the diameter is a line segment passing through the center with endpoints on the circle, Euclid simply includes that a diameter bisects the circle as part of the definition.

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