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... sides be circum- scribed about the circle , we may prove in a similar way , that the figure having the greatest number of sides will be the least ; and the same may be shown , whatever be the number of sides of the polygons : hence , in ...
... sides be circum- scribed about the circle , we may prove in a similar way , that the figure having the greatest number of sides will be the least ; and the same may be shown , whatever be the number of sides of the polygons : hence , in ...
Page 117
... number of sides , is greater than the circle , because the circle makes up but a part of the polygon and for a like reason , the inscribed polygon is less than the circle . But by increasing the number of sides of the circumscribed ...
... number of sides , is greater than the circle , because the circle makes up but a part of the polygon and for a like reason , the inscribed polygon is less than the circle . But by increasing the number of sides of the circumscribed ...
Page 296
... number of sides of each face , we shall have , from what has already been shown , 360 ° 360 ° BF = BC cos and EB ... No. of Faces . 4 6 8 12 20 Surface . 1.7320508 6.0000000 3.4641016 20.6457288 8.6602540 Solidity . 0.1178513 1.0000000 ...
... number of sides of each face , we shall have , from what has already been shown , 360 ° 360 ° BF = BC cos and EB ... No. of Faces . 4 6 8 12 20 Surface . 1.7320508 6.0000000 3.4641016 20.6457288 8.6602540 Solidity . 0.1178513 1.0000000 ...
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