Plane Geometry Suggestive MethodAtkinson, Mentzer & Grover, 1905 |
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A B and C D adjacent angles angle formed angles are equal apothem arc A B arc C D base and altitude bisector bisects chord circumference Complete the demonstration convex polygon COROLLARY diagonal diameter distance divided Draw equal angles equal circles equal in area equal to angle Find Geometry Give auth given line given point Hence homologous hypotenuse interior angles intersect isosceles triangle Let A B C represent limit locus magnitude method middle point number of sides parallel lines parallelogram perimeter perpendicular Problem PROPOSITION XIV prove that angle quadrilateral radii radius rectangle regular inscribed polygon regular polygon respectively rhombus right angles right triangle SCHOLIUM segment similar polygons similar triangles straight line subtended Suggestion tangent Theorem transversal trapezoid triangle is equal triangles A B C unequal unit of measure variable which approaches vertex vertical angle
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