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Page 53
... similar , it may be shown that the fourth term of the proportion cannot be less than AD ; hence it is AD itself ; therefore we have Angle ACB angle ACD :: arc AB arc AD . Cor . Since the angle at the centre of a circle , and the arc ...
... similar , it may be shown that the fourth term of the proportion cannot be less than AD ; hence it is AD itself ; therefore we have Angle ACB angle ACD :: arc AB arc AD . Cor . Since the angle at the centre of a circle , and the arc ...
Page 68
... similar figures , are called homologous sides or angles . A 3. In two different circles , similar arcs , sectors , or segments , are those which correspond to equal angles at the centre . Thus , if the angles A and O are equal , the arc ...
... similar figures , are called homologous sides or angles . A 3. In two different circles , similar arcs , sectors , or segments , are those which correspond to equal angles at the centre . Thus , if the angles A and O are equal , the arc ...
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Adrien Marie Legendre. that the area of any other rectangle is computed in a similar manner , by measuring its sides with the same linear unit ; a second product is thus obtained , and the ratio of the two pro- ducts is the same as that ...
Adrien Marie Legendre. that the area of any other rectangle is computed in a similar manner , by measuring its sides with the same linear unit ; a second product is thus obtained , and the ratio of the two pro- ducts is the same as that ...
Page 84
... similar when they have their angles equal , each to each , and their homolo- gous sides proportional ( Def . 1. ) ; consequently the equiangu- lar triangles BAC , CED , are two similar figures . Cor . For the similarity of two triangles ...
... similar when they have their angles equal , each to each , and their homolo- gous sides proportional ( Def . 1. ) ; consequently the equiangu- lar triangles BAC , CED , are two similar figures . Cor . For the similarity of two triangles ...
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... similar . In the two triangles BAC , DEF , suppose we have BC : FF :: AB DE AC : DF ; then will the triangles ABC , DEF have their an- gles equal , namely , A = D , B = E , C = F . B A E F At the point E , make the angle FEG = B , and ...
... similar . In the two triangles BAC , DEF , suppose we have BC : FF :: AB DE AC : DF ; then will the triangles ABC , DEF have their an- gles equal , namely , A = D , B = E , C = F . B A E F At the point E , make the angle FEG = B , and ...
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