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... sides equal ; a scalene triangle , one which has its three sides unequal . 16. A right - angled triangle is one which has a right angle . The side opposite the right angle is called the hypothenuse . Thus , in the triangle ABC , right ...
... sides equal ; a scalene triangle , one which has its three sides unequal . 16. A right - angled triangle is one which has a right angle . The side opposite the right angle is called the hypothenuse . Thus , in the triangle ABC , right ...
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... sides and angles are equal . Let ABCD be a parallelogram : then will D AB = DC , AD = BC , A = C , and ADC = ABC . = B For , draw the diagonal BD . The triangles ABD , DBC , have a common side BD ; and A since AD , BC , are parallel ...
... sides and angles are equal . Let ABCD be a parallelogram : then will D AB = DC , AD = BC , A = C , and ADC = ABC . = B For , draw the diagonal BD . The triangles ABD , DBC , have a common side BD ; and A since AD , BC , are parallel ...
Page 113
... side of the regular polygon of fifteen sides , or pente- decagon . It is evident also , that the arc CL is the third of CB . Scholium . Any regular polygon being inscribed , if the arcs subtended by its sides be severally bisected , the ...
... side of the regular polygon of fifteen sides , or pente- decagon . It is evident also , that the arc CL is the third of CB . Scholium . Any regular polygon being inscribed , if the arcs subtended by its sides be severally bisected , the ...
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BOOK | 7 |
Problems relating to the First and Third Books 57 | 57 |
BOOK IV | 68 |
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