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... suppose AB - DE , the angle ACB will be equal to DCE . For , if these angles are not equal , suppose ACB to be the greater , and let ACI be taken equal to DCE . From what has just been shown , we shall have AI - DE : but , by hypothesis ...
... suppose AB - DE , the angle ACB will be equal to DCE . For , if these angles are not equal , suppose ACB to be the greater , and let ACI be taken equal to DCE . From what has just been shown , we shall have AI - DE : but , by hypothesis ...
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Adrien Marie Legendre Charles Davies. Suppose , for example , that the angles ACB , DCE , are to each other as 7 is to 4 ; or , which is the same thing , suppose that the angle M , which may serve as a common measure , is contained times ...
Adrien Marie Legendre Charles Davies. Suppose , for example , that the angles ACB , DCE , are to each other as 7 is to 4 ; or , which is the same thing , suppose that the angle M , which may serve as a common measure , is contained times ...
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... Suppose we find AD or CE 67.84 yards , and the angle BCE = 41 ° 04 ′ in order to find BE , we shall have to solve the right angled triangle BCE , in which the angle C and the adjacent side CE are known . A D To find the side EB . ar ...
... Suppose we find AD or CE 67.84 yards , and the angle BCE = 41 ° 04 ′ in order to find BE , we shall have to solve the right angled triangle BCE , in which the angle C and the adjacent side CE are known . A D To find the side EB . ar ...
Contents
Ratios and Proportions | 34 |
The Circle and the Measurement of Angles | 41 |
Problems relating to the First and Third Books | 57 |
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