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The extremities of lines , and their mutual intersections , are called points . A point , therefore , has no dimensions , but position only . 12. A straight line , or a right line , is that which preserves , at all its points , the same ...
The extremities of lines , and their mutual intersections , are called points . A point , therefore , has no dimensions , but position only . 12. A straight line , or a right line , is that which preserves , at all its points , the same ...
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THEOREM V. A E When two lines intersect each other , the opposite angles are equal . LET the two lines AB , CD , intersect in the point E ; then will the angle AEC be equal to the angle BED , and the angle AED equal to the angle CEB .
THEOREM V. A E When two lines intersect each other , the opposite angles are equal . LET the two lines AB , CD , intersect in the point E ; then will the angle AEC be equal to the angle BED , and the angle AED equal to the angle CEB .
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Let ABCD be a parallelogram , whose diagonals intersect each other in E : then AE will be equal to EC , and BE to ED ; and the sum of the squares of AC , BD , will be equal to the sum of the squares of AB , BC , CD , DA .
Let ABCD be a parallelogram , whose diagonals intersect each other in E : then AE will be equal to EC , and BE to ED ; and the sum of the squares of AC , BD , will be equal to the sum of the squares of AB , BC , CD , DA .
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34 , the diagonals of a rhombus intersect at right angles . THEOREM XLI . А D E If a line , drawn through or from the centre of a circle , bisect a chord , it will be perpendicular to it ; or , if it be perpendicular to the chord ...
34 , the diagonals of a rhombus intersect at right angles . THEOREM XLI . А D E If a line , drawn through or from the centre of a circle , bisect a chord , it will be perpendicular to it ; or , if it be perpendicular to the chord ...
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E B The angle formed , within a circle , by the intersection of two chords , is measured by half the sum of the two intercepted arcs . Let the two chords AB , CD , intersect at the point E : then the angle AEC , or DEB , is measured by ...
E B The angle formed , within a circle , by the intersection of two chords , is measured by half the sum of the two intercepted arcs . Let the two chords AB , CD , intersect at the point E : then the angle AEC , or DEB , is measured by ...
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