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... circle is the part of a circle included between an arc and its chord ; as the surface in- cluded between the arc EGF ... inscribed in a circle when its extremities are in the circumference ; as the line AB , or В С. C A A B B 132 ...
... circle is the part of a circle included between an arc and its chord ; as the surface in- cluded between the arc EGF ... inscribed in a circle when its extremities are in the circumference ; as the line AB , or В С. C A A B B 132 ...
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... circle is then said to be inscribed in the polygon . THEOREM I. A C B D E C F B A 137. Every diameter divides the circle and its circum- ference each into two equal parts . Let A EBF be a circle , and A B a diameter ; then the two parts ...
... circle is then said to be inscribed in the polygon . THEOREM I. A C B D E C F B A 137. Every diameter divides the circle and its circum- ference each into two equal parts . Let A EBF be a circle , and A B a diameter ; then the two parts ...
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... circle , or in equal circles , are to each other as their arcs ; for sectors are equal when their angles are so , and therefore are in all re- spects proportional to their angles . THEOREM X. 160. An inscribed angle is measured by half ...
... circle , or in equal circles , are to each other as their arcs ; for sectors are equal when their angles are so , and therefore are in all re- spects proportional to their angles . THEOREM X. 160. An inscribed angle is measured by half ...
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... inscribed . PROBLEM XV . Through a given point to draw a tan- gent to a given circle . First . Let the given point A be in the circumference . Find the center of the circle , C ( Prob . XIV . ) ; draw the radius CA ; through the point A ...
... inscribed . PROBLEM XV . Through a given point to draw a tan- gent to a given circle . First . Let the given point A be in the circumference . Find the center of the circle , C ( Prob . XIV . ) ; draw the radius CA ; through the point A ...
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... inscribed in a circle . 2. A straight line cannot meet the circumference of a circle in more than two points . 3. Two parallel tangents meet the cir- cumference at the extremity of the same diameter . A C D B 4. If two straight lines ...
... inscribed in a circle . 2. A straight line cannot meet the circumference of a circle in more than two points . 3. Two parallel tangents meet the cir- cumference at the extremity of the same diameter . A C D B 4. If two straight lines ...
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A B C A B equal ABCD ABCDEF adjacent angles allel alternate angles altitude angle ACD angle BAC antecedent base multiplied bases ABC bisect chord circumference cone consequently convex surface cylinder diagonal diameter divided draw the straight equal and parallel equal angles equal bases equal Theo equiangular equivalent feet formed four right angles frustum given straight line greater Greenleaf's half the sum homologous sides hypothenuse included angle inscribed angle inscribed circle interior angles intersection Let ABC line CD magnitudes mean proportional measured by half meet number of sides opposite parallelogram parallelopipedon perimeter perpendicular polyedron prism quadrilateral radii radius ratio rectangle regular polygon rhombus right angles Theo Scholium secant line side A B side BC slant hight Solid sphere square described tangent THEOREM third triangles ABC triangular triangular prism vertex volume
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Page 23 - If two triangles have the three sides of the one equal to the three sides of the other, each to each, the triangles are congruent.
Page 29 - All the interior angles of any rectilineal figure, together with four right angles, are equal to twice as many right angles as the figure has sides.
Page 83 - Two triangles, which have an angle of the one equal to an angle of the other, and the sides containing these angles proportional, are similar.
Page 85 - If in a right triangle a perpendicular is drawn from the vertex of the right angle to the hypotenuse : I.
Page 61 - At a point in a given straight line to make an angle equal to a given angle.
Page 57 - The angle formed by a tangent and a chord is measured by half the intercepted arc.
Page 62 - Through a given point to draw a straight line parallel to a given straight line, Let A be the given point, and BC the given straight line : it is required to draw through the point A a straight line parallel to BC.
Page 117 - If two angles not in the same plane have their sides parallel and lying in the same direction, these angles will be equal, and their planes will be parallel. Let...
Page 100 - The circumferences of circles are to each other as their radii, and their areas are to each other as the squares of their radii. Let C denote the circumference of one of ^ the circles, R its radius OA, A its area; and let C...
Page 88 - Similar polygons may be divided into the same number of triangles similar each to each, and similarly situated.