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... homologous angles ; the sides containing equal angles , and similarly placed , are homologous sides ; thus A and A ' are homologous angles , AB and A'B ' are homologous sides , etc. - Two polygons are mutually equilateral when the sides ...
... homologous angles ; the sides containing equal angles , and similarly placed , are homologous sides ; thus A and A ' are homologous angles , AB and A'B ' are homologous sides , etc. - Two polygons are mutually equilateral when the sides ...
Page 37
... homologous ; and angles contained by equal sides simi- M ' PI N ' larly placed , are homologous ; thus MN and M'N ' are homologous sides ; M and M ' are homologous angles . Two mutually equiangular polygons are not necessarily also mu ...
... homologous ; and angles contained by equal sides simi- M ' PI N ' larly placed , are homologous ; thus MN and M'N ' are homologous sides ; M and M ' are homologous angles . Two mutually equiangular polygons are not necessarily also mu ...
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... homologous . Thus , in the symmetrical figures ABCDE , A'B'C'D'E ' , the homologous lines are AB and A'B ' , BC and B'C ' , etc. In all cases , two figures , symmetrical with respect to an axis , can be brought into coin- cidence by the ...
... homologous . Thus , in the symmetrical figures ABCDE , A'B'C'D'E ' , the homologous lines are AB and A'B ' , BC and B'C ' , etc. In all cases , two figures , symmetrical with respect to an axis , can be brought into coin- cidence by the ...
Page 102
... homologous sides proportional . In similar polygons , any points , angles or lines , similarly situated in each , are called homologous . The ratio of a side of one polygon to its homologous side in the cther is called the ratio of ...
... homologous sides proportional . In similar polygons , any points , angles or lines , similarly situated in each , are called homologous . The ratio of a side of one polygon to its homologous side in the cther is called the ratio of ...
Page 103
... homologous lines are in the ratio of similitude of the triangles . For example , the per- pendiculars AD , A'D ' , drawn from the homologous vertices A , A ' , to the op- posite sides , are homologous lines of the two triangles ; and ...
... homologous lines are in the ratio of similitude of the triangles . For example , the per- pendiculars AD , A'D ' , drawn from the homologous vertices A , A ' , to the op- posite sides , are homologous lines of the two triangles ; and ...
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ABCD AC² adjacent angles altitude apothem base bisects centre of similitude chord circumference circumscribed coincide common cone Corollary cylinder Definition denote diagonals diameter dicular diedral angle distance divided draw edges equally distant equilateral equivalent exterior angle faces figure find the locus frustum given circles given plane given point given straight line hence homologous hypotenuse indefinitely inscribed angle isosceles Let ABC measure medial lines middle point number of sides one-half opposite sides parallelogram parallelopiped pendicular perimeter perpen perpendicular plane MN plane passed polar pole polyedral angle polyedron prism PROPOSITION pyramid quadrilateral radical axis radii radius rectangle regular polygon respectively right angles right triangle Scholium secant segment similar sphere spherical polygon square straight line drawn straight line joining surface symmetrical tangent tetraedron theorem three given triangle ABC triedral vertex vertices volume
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Page 128 - The area of a rectangle is equal to the product of its base and altitude.
Page 348 - Three lines are in harmonical proportion, when the first is to the third, as the difference between the first and second, is to the difference between the second and third ; and the second is called a harmonic mean between the first and third. The expression 'harmonical proportion...
Page 19 - The perpendicular is the shortest line that can be drawn from a point to a straight line.
Page 79 - To draw a straight line through a given point parallel to a given straight line. Let A be the given point, and BC the given straight line ; it is required to draw a straight line through the point A, parallel to the straight hue BC.
Page 29 - The sum of the three angles of any triangle is equal to two right angles.
Page 175 - If a straight line is perpendicular to each of two straight lines at' their point of intersection, it is perpendicular to the plane of those lines.
Page 263 - The sum of the angles of a spherical triangle is greater than two and less than six right angles ; that is, greater than 180° and less than 540°. (gr). If A'B'C' is the polar triangle of ABC...
Page 219 - A truncated triangular prism is equivalent to the sum of three pyramids, whose common base is the base of the prism and whose vertices are the three vertices of the inclined section.
Page 197 - A right prism is a prism •whose lateral edges are perpendicular to the planes of the bases.
Page 127 - Any two rectangles are to each other as the products of their bases by their altitudes. Let R and R...