The ancient Greeks believed that people had souls that went on after they died. They thought that if someone had a good afterlife they would be rewarded. Hades was the Greek god that ruled over this part of the world, as well as his kingdom. In Greek mythology the Underworld was ruled by Hades, the … Read more
The summer break can provide a much-needed opportunity for rest and renewal. Nevertheless, undergraduate students and employed professionals can accomplish much during the summer. It’s a perfect opportunity to pick up valuable skills, refresh old ones, or deepen your understanding of an interesting topic with Fortress Learning. Generally, learning and studying from home has become … Read more
A canonical, normal, or standard form of a mathematical object is a conventional way of presenting that item as a mathematical expression in mathematics and computer science. It is frequently the one that provides the simplest representation of an object and allows it to be identified uniquely. In this article, we will learn about the … Read more
The truth is, we don’t really know how George Washington died. What we do know, however, is that he was the first president of the United States. The question is: what caused him to die? It’s a big question, but one that is easy to answer. According to historians, George Washington died of pneumonia on … Read more
A ton is the weight of one thousand pounds. The term originated in the mining industry in the late 1800’s. Today, it’s still used in the mining industry as a reference for the amount of coal that can be mined in a day. But the term has been adopted by the general public and has … Read more
Ever since childhood, when one starts to get a grip on the language in academia, the next step comes in the form of learning to write college essays. The purpose of writing an essay is to clearly portray one’s ideas, opinions and thoughts. The focus of schools in teaching essay writing is to equip the … Read more
What we want to achieve in this lesson is to be familiar with the fundamental rules on how to convert or rewrite a conditional statement into its converse, inverse, and contrapositive. But first, we need to review what a conditional statement is because it is the foundation or precursor of the three related sentences that … Read more
A ray is a part of a line that has one endpoint and goes on infinitely in only one direction. Does a ray have 0 endpoints? It has a starting point but has no endpoint. We say a ray has one endpoint and goes without end in one direction. In the figure above, the starts from A … Read more
The volume of a prism is the capacity of the prism. There can be different types of prisms like a triangular prism, square prism, rectangular prism, pentagonal prism, hexagonal prism, or octagonal prism. But the method to write the formula of volume of any prism remains the same immaterial of the type of prism. The … Read more
The vertical angle is formed when two lines meet at a point. They are always equal to each other. When two lines cross or intersect, four angles are formed. We can observe that two angles that are opposite each other are equal, and these angles are called vertical angles. They are also referred to as … Read more