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... opposite to the right angle is called the hypothenuse . Fig . 10. Thus ABC ( fig . 10 ) is a triangle right - angled at A , and the side BC is the hypothenuse . Fig . 11 . Fig . 12 . Fig . 13 . Fig . 14 . Fig . 15 . 17. Among ...
... opposite to the right angle is called the hypothenuse . Fig . 10. Thus ABC ( fig . 10 ) is a triangle right - angled at A , and the side BC is the hypothenuse . Fig . 11 . Fig . 12 . Fig . 13 . Fig . 14 . Fig . 15 . 17. Among ...
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... opposite angle BCE . It may be demonstrated , in like manner , that the angle ACE is equal to its opposite angle BCD . 35. Scholium . The four angles , formed about a point by two straight lines which cut each other , are together equal ...
... opposite angle BCE . It may be demonstrated , in like manner , that the angle ACE is equal to its opposite angle BCD . 35. Scholium . The four angles , formed about a point by two straight lines which cut each other , are together equal ...
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... opposite to equal sides ; thus , the equal angles A and D are opposite to the equal sides BC and EF . THEOREM . 45. In an isosceles triangle the angles opposite to the equal sides are equal . Demonstration . Let the side AB = AC ( fig ...
... opposite to equal sides ; thus , the equal angles A and D are opposite to the equal sides BC and EF . THEOREM . 45. In an isosceles triangle the angles opposite to the equal sides are equal . Demonstration . Let the side AB = AC ( fig ...
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... opposite to the greater angle ; and conversely , of the two angles of a triangle , that is the greater , which is opposite to the greater side . Demonstration . 1. Let the angle C > B ( fig . 30 ) , then will the side AB , opposite to ...
... opposite to the greater angle ; and conversely , of the two angles of a triangle , that is the greater , which is opposite to the greater side . Demonstration . 1. Let the angle C > B ( fig . 30 ) , then will the side AB , opposite to ...
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... opposite sides of the perpendicular , and at equal distances BC , BE , from it , are equal to one another ; 3. Of any two oblique lines AC , AD , or AE , AD , that which is more remote from the perpendicular is the greater ...
... opposite sides of the perpendicular , and at equal distances BC , BE , from it , are equal to one another ; 3. Of any two oblique lines AC , AD , or AE , AD , that which is more remote from the perpendicular is the greater ...
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ABC fig adjacent angles altitude angle ACB angle BAD base ABCD bisect centre chord circ circular sector circumference circumscribed common cone consequently construction convex surface Corollary cube cylinder Demonstration diagonals diameter draw drawn equal and parallel equiangular equilateral equivalent faces figure four right angles frustum Geom gles greater hence homologous sides hypothenuse inclination inscribed circle isosceles join less let fall line AC manner mean proportional measure the half meet multiplied number of sides oblique lines opposite parallelogram parallelopiped perimeter perpendicular plane MN polyedron prism proposition pyramid S-ABC quadrilateral radii radius ratio rectangle regular polygon right angles right-angled triangle Scholium segment semicircumference side BC similar solid angle sphere spherical polygons spherical triangle square described straight line tangent THEOREM three plane angles triangle ABC triangular prism triangular pyramids vertex vertices whence