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The Circle and the Measurement of Angles , Problems relating to the First and Third Books , BOOK IV . Planes and Solid Angles , Polyedrons , 400mm The Proportions of Figures and the Measurement of Areas , - Problems relating to the ...
The Circle and the Measurement of Angles , Problems relating to the First and Third Books , BOOK IV . Planes and Solid Angles , Polyedrons , 400mm The Proportions of Figures and the Measurement of Areas , - Problems relating to the ...
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A lemma is a subsidiary truth , employed for the demonstration of a theorem , or the solution of a problem . The common name , proposition , is applied indifferently , to theorems , problems , and lemmas . A corollary is an obvious ...
A lemma is a subsidiary truth , employed for the demonstration of a theorem , or the solution of a problem . The common name , proposition , is applied indifferently , to theorems , problems , and lemmas . A corollary is an obvious ...
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H D PROBLEM I. PROBLEMS RELATING TO THE FIRST AND THIRD BOOKS To divide a given straight line into two equal parts . Let AB be the given straight line . From the points A and B as centres , with a radius greater than the half of AB ...
H D PROBLEM I. PROBLEMS RELATING TO THE FIRST AND THIRD BOOKS To divide a given straight line into two equal parts . Let AB be the given straight line . From the points A and B as centres , with a radius greater than the half of AB ...
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PROBLEM II . At a given point , in a given straight line , to erect a perpendicu lar to this line . Let A be the given point , and BC the given line . · Take the points B and C at equal distances from A ; then from the points B and C as ...
PROBLEM II . At a given point , in a given straight line , to erect a perpendicu lar to this line . Let A be the given point , and BC the given line . · Take the points B and C at equal distances from A ; then from the points B and C as ...
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... describe an arc cutting the indefinite arc BO , in D ; draw AD ; and the angle DAB will be equal to the given angle K. PROBLEM V. J B For , the two arcs BD , LI , have equal radii , and equal chords ; hence they are equal ( Prop .
... describe an arc cutting the indefinite arc BO , in D ; draw AD ; and the angle DAB will be equal to the given angle K. PROBLEM V. J B For , the two arcs BD , LI , have equal radii , and equal chords ; hence they are equal ( Prop .
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| Title | Elements of Geometry and Trigonometry DAVIES' COURSE OF MATHEMATICS |
| Author | Adrien Marie Legendre |
| Editor | Charles Davies |
| Translated by | David Brewster |
| Publisher | A.S. Barnes and Company, 1839 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 14 Jan 2008 |
| Length | 359 pages |
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