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... figure is supposed to stand . 5. The altitude of a triangle is the per- pendicular let fall from the vertex of an ... figure , are terms very nearly synonymous . The area designates more particularly the super- ficial content of ...
... figure is supposed to stand . 5. The altitude of a triangle is the per- pendicular let fall from the vertex of an ... figure , are terms very nearly synonymous . The area designates more particularly the super- ficial content of ...
Page 105
... figure required , be the side which is homologous to the sides A and B in the given figures . The figure itself may then be constructed on X , by the last problem . A X B For , the similar figures are as the squares of their homolo ...
... figure required , be the side which is homologous to the sides A and B in the given figures . The figure itself may then be constructed on X , by the last problem . A X B For , the similar figures are as the squares of their homolo ...
Page 106
... figure P , and equivalent to the figure Q. P Find M , the side of a square equivalent to the figure P , and N , the side of a square equiva- lent to the figure Q. Let X be a fourth proportional to the three given lines , M , N , AB ...
... figure P , and equivalent to the figure Q. P Find M , the side of a square equivalent to the figure P , and N , the side of a square equiva- lent to the figure Q. Let X be a fourth proportional to the three given lines , M , N , AB ...
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Problems relating to the First and Third Books 57 | 57 |
BOOK IV | 68 |
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