A circle is a plane figure contained by one line, which is called the circumference, and is such, that all straight lines drawn from a certain point within the figure to the circumference are equal to one another : 16. And this point is called the centre... Everyday Arithmetic - Page 319by Franklin Sherman Hoyt, Harriet E. Peet - 1920Full view - About this book
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