Elementary GeometryJ.B. Lippincott Company, 1893 |
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... equivalent figures are of the same size but not of the same shape ; and similar figures are of the same shape but not of the same size . POSTULATES AND AXIOMS . 8. Postulate I. Through any two given points one straight line , and only ...
... equivalent figures are of the same size but not of the same shape ; and similar figures are of the same shape but not of the same size . POSTULATES AND AXIOMS . 8. Postulate I. Through any two given points one straight line , and only ...
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... equivalent to . Ax . axiom . > greater than . Prop . proposition . < less than . Cor . corollary . I parallel to . Hyp . hypothesis . perpendicular to . Cons . construction . Langle . Adj . adjacent . L angles . Inc. included . rt ...
... equivalent to . Ax . axiom . > greater than . Prop . proposition . < less than . Cor . corollary . I parallel to . Hyp . hypothesis . perpendicular to . Cons . construction . Langle . Adj . adjacent . L angles . Inc. included . rt ...
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... equivalent to AB . When thus written , A and B ' are called the extremes , B and A ' the means , and B ′ is called a fourth proportional to A , B and A ′ ; the first terms , A and A ' , of the ratios are called the ante- cedents ; the ...
... equivalent to AB . When thus written , A and B ' are called the extremes , B and A ' the means , and B ′ is called a fourth proportional to A , B and A ′ ; the first terms , A and A ' , of the ratios are called the ante- cedents ; the ...
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... equivalent . Let ABCD and AECF be two B E D F parallelograms having equal bases and equal altitudes . Superpose the ... equivalent . 4. COROLLARY . Any parallelogram is equivalent to a rectangle having the same base and the same altitude ...
... equivalent . Let ABCD and AECF be two B E D F parallelograms having equal bases and equal altitudes . Superpose the ... equivalent . 4. COROLLARY . Any parallelogram is equivalent to a rectangle having the same base and the same altitude ...
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... equal to the product of its base and altitude . For , by Proposition I. , the parallelogram is equivalent to a rectangle having the same base and the same altitude . PROPOSITION VI . - THEOREM . 13. The area of 134 ELEMENTS OF GEOMETRY .
... equal to the product of its base and altitude . For , by Proposition I. , the parallelogram is equivalent to a rectangle having the same base and the same altitude . PROPOSITION VI . - THEOREM . 13. The area of 134 ELEMENTS OF GEOMETRY .
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ABCD adjacent angles altitude angle BAC angles are equal apothem bisects centre chord coincide common cone construct convex Corollary cylinder Definition diagonal diameter dicular diedral angle distance divided draw equal circles equally distant equilateral equivalent Exercise find the locus frustum given circle given line given point given straight line greater Hence hypotenuse included angle inscribed angle intercepted arcs isosceles triangle lateral area lateral edges mean proportional middle point number of sides parallel lines parallelogram parallelopiped pass a plane pendicular perimeter perpen perpendicular plane MN plane passed polyedral angle Proposition VI Proposition VII quadrilateral radii radius ratio rectangle regular inscribed regular polygon respectively equal right angles right triangle Scholium secant secant line segment similar slant height sphere spherical polygon spherical triangle square surface tangent tetraedron Theorem triangle ABC triangles are equal triangular prism triedral upper base vertex volume
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Page 127 - The area of a rectangle is equal to the product of its base and altitude.
Page 196 - 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 131 - Two triangles having an angle of the one equal to an angle of the other are to each other as the products of the sides including the equal angles.
Page 245 - 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 278 - A lune is to the, surface of the sphere as the angle of the lune is to four right angles. Let...
Page 111 - The square of the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is equal to the sum of the squares of the lengths of the other two sides.
Page 48 - The three perpendiculars from the vertices of a triangle to the opposite sides meet in the same point.
Page 57 - A tangent to a circle is perpendicular to the radius drawn to the point of contact.
Page 34 - The sum of the three angles of any triangle is equal to two right angles.