Geometry Controversy

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Believe it or not, Geometry is actually useful! All our lives we have been told that we would use this in our lives and we have thought “no we won't.” but we do use it in life. Geometry is used for home decorating. Also architects use it for home building.
The architects use the golden rule or Pie is the ratio found in all of life. Humans have incorporated it into everything from mathematics, to artwork, and music. Pie is 3.14159265359 and it continues on for ever. It is found in everything from the shape of our universe, the structure of clouds, and the even the proportions of the human body. It is found in everything from the shape of our universe, the structure of clouds, and the proportions of the human body. While there is some controversy

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