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... coincide throughout and form one and the same straight line . Conversely , straight lines in the same plane that never meet , however far produced , are parallel . For if they never meet they cannot be approaching in either direction ...
... coincide throughout and form one and the same straight line . Conversely , straight lines in the same plane that never meet , however far produced , are parallel . For if they never meet they cannot be approaching in either direction ...
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... coincide with AB ; that is , A B is parallel to CD . PLANE FIGURES . DEFINITIONS . 19. A Plane Figure is a portion of a plane bounded by lines either straight or curved . When the bounding lines are straight , the figure is a polygon ...
... coincide with AB ; that is , A B is parallel to CD . PLANE FIGURES . DEFINITIONS . 19. A Plane Figure is a portion of a plane bounded by lines either straight or curved . When the bounding lines are straight , the figure is a polygon ...
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... coincide . 25. Of Polygons , the simplest has three sides , and is called a triangle ; one of four sides is called a quadrilateral ; one of five , a pentagon ; one of six , a hexagon ; one of eight , an octagon ; one of ten , a decagon ...
... coincide . 25. Of Polygons , the simplest has three sides , and is called a triangle ; one of four sides is called a quadrilateral ; one of five , a pentagon ; one of six , a hexagon ; one of eight , an octagon ; one of ten , a decagon ...
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... coincide with EF . Therefore the two triangles coincide , and are equal in all re- spects . THEOREM IX . 41. If two triangles have two angles BOOK I. 11.
... coincide with EF . Therefore the two triangles coincide , and are equal in all re- spects . THEOREM IX . 41. If two triangles have two angles BOOK I. 11.
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... coincide , and are equal in all respects . THEOREM X. 42. In an isosceles triangle the angles opposite the equal sides are equal . In the isosceles triangle ABC let B AB and BC be the equal sides ; then the angle A is equal to the angle ...
... coincide , and are equal in all respects . THEOREM X. 42. In an isosceles triangle the angles opposite the equal sides are equal . In the isosceles triangle ABC let B AB and BC be the equal sides ; then the angle A is equal to the angle ...
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ABC and DEF ABCD adjacent altitude angle ABC apothem base and altitude bisect centre chord circ circumference coincide cone construct the triangle convex surface Corollary cube cylinder diameter distance divided dodecagon EATON'S equal altitudes equally distant equiangular equilateral feet frustum given angle given circle given line given point given side given square given triangle half the arc hexagon homologous sides hypothenuse included angle infinite number inscribed internal angles intersection isosceles triangle Let ABCDEF line joining mean proportional measured by half number of sides opposite sides parallel planes parallelogram parallelopiped perimeter perpendicular plane parallel propositions quadrilateral radii radius ratio rectangle regular polygon respectively equal rhombus right angles right prism right pyramid right triangle Scholium secant segment similar triangles slant height sphere tangent THEOREM VIII trapezoid triangle ABC vertex
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Page 25 - Four quantities are in proportion when the ratio of the first to the second is equal to the ratio of the third to the fourth.
Page 30 - If any number of quantities are proportional, any antecedent is to its consequent as the sum of all the antecedents is to the sum of all the consequents. Let a : b = c : d = e :f Now ab = ab (1) and by Theorem I.
Page 27 - If the product of two quantities is equal to the product of two others, the...
Page 43 - The area of a regular polygon is equal to half the product of its perimeter and apothem.
Page 11 - If two triangles have two sides, and the included angle of the one equal to two sides and the included angle of the other, each to each, the two triangles are equal in all respects.
Page 23 - If two triangles have two sides of one respectively equal to two sides of the other, but the third sides unequal...
Page 20 - ... polygon, is equal to twice as many right angles as the polygon has sides minus two.
Page 49 - A Circle is a plane figure bounded by a curved line every point of which is equally distant from a point within called the center.
Page 70 - A right cylinder is a solid described by the revolution of a rectangle about one of its sides.
Page 64 - DEFINITIONS. 1 . A straight line is perpendicular to a plane, when it is perpendicular to every straight line of the plane which it meets.