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Page 11
... triangle ABC , right - angled at A , the side BC is the hypothenuse . B 17. Among the quadrilaterals , we distinguish : The square , which has its sides equal , and its an- gles right - angles . The rectangle , which has its angles ...
... triangle ABC , right - angled at A , the side BC is the hypothenuse . B 17. Among the quadrilaterals , we distinguish : The square , which has its sides equal , and its an- gles right - angles . The rectangle , which has its angles ...
Page 18
... triangle , is greater than the third side . Let ABC be a triangle : then will the sum of two of its sides , as AC , CB , be greater than the third side AB . For the straight line AB is the short- est distance between the points A and B ...
... triangle , is greater than the third side . Let ABC be a triangle : then will the sum of two of its sides , as AC , CB , be greater than the third side AB . For the straight line AB is the short- est distance between the points A and B ...
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... triangle ABC , or upon its base BC , or within it . First Case . The straight line GC < GI + IC , and the straight line AB < AI + IB ; therefore , GC + AB < GI + AI + IC + ĪB , or , which is the same thing , GC + AB < AG + BC . Take ...
... triangle ABC , or upon its base BC , or within it . First Case . The straight line GC < GI + IC , and the straight line AB < AI + IB ; therefore , GC + AB < GI + AI + IC + ĪB , or , which is the same thing , GC + AB < AG + BC . Take ...
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... triangle are equal , the sides oppo- site them are also equal , and the triangle is isosceles . Let the angle ABC be equal to the angle ACB ; then will the side AC be equal to the side AB . D For , if these sides are not equal , suppose ...
... triangle are equal , the sides oppo- site them are also equal , and the triangle is isosceles . Let the angle ABC be equal to the angle ACB ; then will the side AC be equal to the side AB . D For , if these sides are not equal , suppose ...
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... ABC be any triangle : then will the an- gle C + A + B be equal to two right angles . B AD For , produce the side CA ... ABC , BAE , will be equal : hence the three angles of the triangle ABC make up the same sum as the three angles ...
... ABC be any triangle : then will the an- gle C + A + B be equal to two right angles . B AD For , produce the side CA ... ABC , BAE , will be equal : hence the three angles of the triangle ABC make up the same sum as the three angles ...
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