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Page 73
... than a semicircumference . 165. A secant is a straight line intersecting the circumfer- ence in two points , as FG . A tangent is a straight line , which touches the circumference at one point only , and does 73 The Circle Constructions.
... than a semicircumference . 165. A secant is a straight line intersecting the circumfer- ence in two points , as FG . A tangent is a straight line , which touches the circumference at one point only , and does 73 The Circle Constructions.
Page 84
... tangent to the circle . B A C Hyp . In 0 , radius OAL BC at A. To prove BC is a tangent . .. OD is oblique to BC . Proof . From 84 PLANE GEOMETRY.
... tangent to the circle . B A C Hyp . In 0 , radius OAL BC at A. To prove BC is a tangent . .. OD is oblique to BC . Proof . From 84 PLANE GEOMETRY.
Page 85
... tangent to O 0 . 192. COR . 1. A tangent is perpendicular to the radius drawn to the point of contact . 193. COR . 2. A perpendicular to a tangent at the point of contact passes through the center of the circle . 194. COR . 3. A ...
... tangent to O 0 . 192. COR . 1. A tangent is perpendicular to the radius drawn to the point of contact . 193. COR . 2. A perpendicular to a tangent at the point of contact passes through the center of the circle . 194. COR . 3. A ...
Page 86
... tangent . 198. DEF . The length of a common tangent is the length of the segment between the points of contact . Ex . 332. The common internal tangents of two circles are equal . Ex . 333. The common external tangents of two circles ...
... tangent . 198. DEF . The length of a common tangent is the length of the segment between the points of contact . Ex . 332. The common internal tangents of two circles are equal . Ex . 333. The common external tangents of two circles ...
Page 87
... tangent to each other if both are tangent to a straight line at the same point . They are tangent internally or externally , according as one circle lies within or without the other . PROPOSITION XI . THEOREM 202. If two circles are ...
... tangent to each other if both are tangent to a straight line at the same point . They are tangent internally or externally , according as one circle lies within or without the other . PROPOSITION XI . THEOREM 202. If two circles are ...
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ABCD altitude angles are equal bisect bisector chord circumference circumscribed cone construct a triangle cylinder diagonals diagram for Prop diameter diedral angles divide draw drawn equiangular equiangular polygon equilateral triangle equivalent exterior angle face angles find a point Find the area Find the radius Find the volume frustum given circle given line given point given triangle Hence HINT homologous hypotenuse inches inscribed intersecting isosceles triangle joining the midpoints lateral area lateral edges line joining mean proportional median opposite sides parallel lines parallelogram parallelopiped perimeter perpendicular plane MN point equidistant polyedral angle polyedron PROPOSITION prove Proof quadrilateral radii ratio rectangle regular polygon respectively equal rhombus right angles right triangle SCHOLIUM segments sphere spherical polygon spherical triangle square straight angle straight line surface tangent THEOREM trapezoid triangle ABC triangle are equal triedral vertex
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Page 148 - If two chords intersect within a circle, the product of the segments of one is equal to the product of the segments of the other.
Page 150 - If, from a point without a circle, a tangent and a secant be drawn, the tangent is the mean proportional between the secant and its external segment.
Page 180 - Two triangles having an angle of the one equal to an angle of the other are to each other as the products of the sides including the equal angles.
Page 45 - If two triangles have two sides of one equal respectively to two sides of the other, but the included angle of the first triangle greater than the included angle of the second, then the third side of the first is greater than the third side of the second.
Page 337 - A spherical polygon is a portion of the surface of a sphere bounded by three or more arcs of great circles. The bounding arcs are the sides of the polygon ; the...
Page 305 - A cylinder is a solid bounded by a cylindrical surface and two parallel planes ; the bases of a cylinder are the parallel planes; and the lateral surface is the cylindrical surface.
Page 312 - The lateral areas, or the total areas, of similar cylinders of revolution are to each other as the squares of their altitudes, or as the squares of their radii ; and their volumes are to each other as the cubes of their altitudes, or as the cubes of their radii. Let S, S' denote the lateral areas, T, T...
Page 149 - If, from a point without a circle, two secants are drawn, the product of one secant and its external segment is equal to the product of the other and its external segment.
Page 328 - Every section of a sphere made by a plane is a circle.
Page 257 - If two intersecting planes are each perpendicular to a third plane, their intersection is perpendicular to that plane.