If your child struggles with geometry, it could be because they are having trouble connecting the concepts in class to their real-world applications. Luckily, by working with a tutor and learning more about how geometry is used in everyday life, students can often make significant improvements in the subject. The practical uses explored below show why schools require students to learn about lines, points, angles, and dimensions.

3 Real-Life Uses of Geometry

1. Designing Video Games

Designers use geometry and physics principles to create the mechanics and graphics for video games and other computer-generated images. Actions like flying or shooting in games are possible because a graphic artist used vertical lines on a 2-D map to make the calculations needed to simulate a realistic 3-D world on the screen.

2. Constructing Buildings & Monuments

All construction, whether it’s on a house, shopping mall, skyscraper, or bridge, starts with architects using geometry to develop designs and blueprints.

Completed in 1889 and full of triangles, pyramids, parallelograms, and half-circles, the Eiffel Tower in Paris is a world-famous example of geometric design, engineering, and construction.   

3. Playing Baseball

By changing their swing by a few degrees, baseball players can turn singles into home runs. Calculating those degrees of difference requires taking into account geometric lines, angles, and points. Understanding geometry enables coaches, trainers, and players to improve team performances.

If your child needs help with geometry, the tutors at Mathnasium can help further explain how the concepts apply in daily life. They can assess if your student is ready for geometry with our diagnostic assessments. This learning center offers math help to students throughout Smyrna and Mableton, GA. Their instructors are highly trained professionals who customize their lessons to suit student’s individual learning styles. Tutors provide in-person sessions and online instruction for children in grades two through 12. To learn more about their methods, visit their website. Call (770) 436-4949 to schedule an appointment.