Elements of Geometry: Containing the First Six Books of Euclid, with a Supplement on the Quadrature of the Circle and the Geometry of Solids ; to which are Added Elements of Plane and Spherical Trigonometry |
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... perpendicular to a given straight line , of an unlimited length , from a given point without it . Let AB be a given straight line , which may be produced to any length both ways , and let C be a point without it . It is required to draw ...
... perpendicular to a given straight line , of an unlimited length , from a given point without it . Let AB be a given straight line , which may be produced to any length both ways , and let C be a point without it . It is required to draw ...
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... perpendicular falls , and the straight line intercepted betweeen the perpendicular and the obtuse angle . Let ABC be an obtuse angled triangle , having the obtuse angle ACB , and from the point A let AD be drawn ( 12. 1. ) perpendicular ...
... perpendicular falls , and the straight line intercepted betweeen the perpendicular and the obtuse angle . Let ABC be an obtuse angled triangle , having the obtuse angle ACB , and from the point A let AD be drawn ( 12. 1. ) perpendicular ...
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... perpendicular and the acute angle at B ; and it is manifest that ( 47. 1. ) AB + BC = AC2 + 2BC2 = AC2 + 2BC.BC . Therefore in every triangle , & c . Q. E. D. A PROP . XIV . PROB . B To describe a square that shall be equal to a given ...
... perpendicular and the acute angle at B ; and it is manifest that ( 47. 1. ) AB + BC = AC2 + 2BC2 = AC2 + 2BC.BC . Therefore in every triangle , & c . Q. E. D. A PROP . XIV . PROB . B To describe a square that shall be equal to a given ...
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... perpendicular to BC , and because BEA is a right angle , AB2 = ( 47. 1. ) BE 2+ AE2 and AC2 = CE2 + AE2 ; wherefore AB2 + AC2 = BE + CE2 + 2AE2 . But be- cause the line BC is cut equally in D , and unequally in E , BE + CE2 = ( 9.2 ...
... perpendicular to BC , and because BEA is a right angle , AB2 = ( 47. 1. ) BE 2+ AE2 and AC2 = CE2 + AE2 ; wherefore AB2 + AC2 = BE + CE2 + 2AE2 . But be- cause the line BC is cut equally in D , and unequally in E , BE + CE2 = ( 9.2 ...
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... perpendicular falls , is said to be farther from the centre B. An arch of a circle is any part of the circumference . V. A segment of a circle is the figure con- VI . An angle in a segment is the angle. tained by a straight line , and ...
... perpendicular falls , is said to be farther from the centre B. An arch of a circle is any part of the circumference . V. A segment of a circle is the figure con- VI . An angle in a segment is the angle. tained by a straight line , and ...
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