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AABC ABCD acute angle adjacent angles altitude angles are equal apothem AXIOM base bisector bisects central angle chord circle whose radius circumference circumscribed Construct a square Construct a triangle corresponding sides denoted diagonals diagram diameter divide draw a line efficiency value equal circles equiangular polygon equidistant equilateral triangle EXERCISES figure Find the area Find the locus Find the ratio geometric given angle given circle given line given point given straight line Hence hypotenuse inches inscribed angle interior angles intersect isosceles trapezoid isosceles triangle Let the student measure method midpoint pair parallel lines parallelogram perimeter perpendicular Post produced Proof Prop PROPOSITION Prove quadrilateral radii rectangle regular hexagon regular polygon rhombus right angle right triangle secant segments similar triangles tangent THEOREM trapezoid triangle ABC vertex angle vertices
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