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AABC AB² ABCD AC² adjacent angles angle formed angles are equal apothem arc intercepted base and altitude BC² bisector bisects CD² central angle chord circle whose center circumference circumscribing circle compare in length Construct a square Construct a triangle Data diagonals diameter divided equal circles equidistant equilateral triangle exterior extremities FGHJK given line given parallelogram given point given triangle Hence homologous sides hypotenuse inscribed angle interior angles intersecting isosceles trapezoid isosceles triangle line drawn measured by arc meet middle point MILNE'S number of sides opposite sides parallel lines perimeter perpendicular produced proportion prove Q.E.D. Proposition quadrilateral radii radius ratio rect rectangle formed regular inscribed regular polygon rhombus right angle right triangle secant similar polygons similar triangles square equivalent subtended tangent Theorem third side transversal trapezoid triangle ABC triangle equivalent triangle is equal vertex vertical angle
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