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Page 19
... angle may be bisected . 6. A perpendicular may be drawn to a given line , either from a point without , or from a point on the line . 7. A line may be drawn , making with a given line an angle equal to a given angle . 8. A line may be ...
... angle may be bisected . 6. A perpendicular may be drawn to a given line , either from a point without , or from a point on the line . 7. A line may be drawn , making with a given line an angle equal to a given angle . 8. A line may be ...
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... angles ; which was to be proved . Cor . 1. If one of the angles DCA , DCB , is a right angle , the other must also be a right angle . Cor . 2. The sum of the an- gles BAC , CAD , DAE , EAF , formed about a given point on the same side ...
... angles ; which was to be proved . Cor . 1. If one of the angles DCA , DCB , is a right angle , the other must also be a right angle . Cor . 2. The sum of the an- gles BAC , CAD , DAE , EAF , formed about a given point on the same side ...
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... angle C is equal to the angle F , the side CA will take the direction FD . Now , the vertex A being at the same time ... given lines may re- present the sides of a triangle , the sum of 26 GEOMETRY .
... angle C is equal to the angle F , the side CA will take the direction FD . Now , the vertex A being at the same time ... given lines may re- present the sides of a triangle , the sum of 26 GEOMETRY .
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... given point only one perpendicular can be drawn to a given straight line . Let A be a given point , and AB · a ... angle : hence , FCB must also be a right angle , and consequently , the line ACF must be a straight line ( P. IV . ) . But ...
... given point only one perpendicular can be drawn to a given straight line . Let A be a given point , and AB · a ... angle : hence , FCB must also be a right angle , and consequently , the line ACF must be a straight line ( P. IV . ) . But ...
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... angles ( P. I. , C. 2 ) ; consequently , the sum of the three angles of the triangle , is equal to two right angles ( A. 1 ) ; which was to be proved . Cor . 1. Two angles of a triangle being given , the third will be found by ...
... angles ( P. I. , C. 2 ) ; consequently , the sum of the three angles of the triangle , is equal to two right angles ( A. 1 ) ; which was to be proved . Cor . 1. Two angles of a triangle being given , the third will be found by ...
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AB² ABCD AC² adjacent angles altitude angle ACB apothem Applying logarithms base and altitude centre chord circle circumference circumscribed coincide cone consequently convex surface corresponding cosec Cosine Cotang cylinder denote diameter distance divided draw drawn edges equally distant feet find the area Formula frustum given angle given line greater hence homologous hypothenuse included angle interior angles intersection less Let ABC log sin logarithm lower base mantissa mean proportional measured by half number of sides opposite parallel parallelogram parallelopipedon perimeter perpendicular plane MN polyedral angle polyedron prism PROPOSITION proved pyramid quadrant radii radius rectangle regular polygon right-angled triangle Scholium secant segment semi-circumference side BC similar Sine slant height sphere spherical angle spherical polygon spherical triangle square straight line Tang tangent THEOREM triangle ABC triangular prisms upper base vertex vertices whence
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Page 28 - If two triangles have two sides of the one equal to two sides of the...
Page 100 - The area of a triangle is equal to half the product of its base by its altitude.
Page 99 - The area of a parallelogram is equal to the product of its base and its height: A = bx h.
Page 59 - A chord is a straight line joining the extremities of an arc.
Page 124 - If two polygons are composed of the same number of triangles, similar each to each and similarly placed, the polygons are similar.
Page 214 - A sphere is a solid bounded by a curved surface, every point of which is equally distant from a point within called the center.
Page 43 - C' (89) (90) (91) (92) (93) 112. In any plane triangle, the sum of any two sides is to their difference as the tangent of half the sum of the opposite angles is to the tangent of half their difference.
Page 52 - If the product of two quantities is equal to the product of two other quantities, two of them may be made the extremes, and the other two the means of a proportion.
Page 123 - Similar triangles are to each other as the squares of their homologous sides.
Page 182 - The upper end of the frustum of a pyramid or cone is called the upper base...