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The proposition in Book V. , which proves that a polygon and circle may be made to coincide so nearly , as to differ from each other by less than any assignable quantity , has been taken from the Edinburgh Encyclopedia .
The proposition in Book V. , which proves that a polygon and circle may be made to coincide so nearly , as to differ from each other by less than any assignable quantity , has been taken from the Edinburgh Encyclopedia .
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If the lines are straight , the space they enclose is called a rectilineal figure , or polygon , and the lines themselves , taken together , form the contour , or perimeter of the polygon . B A B -I D -B 14. The polygon of three sides ...
If the lines are straight , the space they enclose is called a rectilineal figure , or polygon , and the lines themselves , taken together , form the contour , or perimeter of the polygon . B A B -I D -B 14. The polygon of three sides ...
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Thus , A + B , represents the sum of the quantities A and B ; A - B represents their difference , or what remains after B is taken from A ; and A - B + C , or A + C - B , signifies that A and C are to be added together , and that B is ...
Thus , A + B , represents the sum of the quantities A and B ; A - B represents their difference , or what remains after B is taken from A ; and A - B + C , or A + C - B , signifies that A and C are to be added together , and that B is ...
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A number placed before a line , or a quantity , serves as a multiplier to that line or quantity ; thus , 3AB signifies that the line AB is taken three times ; A signifies the half of the angle A. The square of the line AB is designated ...
A number placed before a line , or a quantity , serves as a multiplier to that line or quantity ; thus , 3AB signifies that the line AB is taken three times ; A signifies the half of the angle A. The square of the line AB is designated ...
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Let any point , as O , be taken within the triangle BAC , and let the lines OB , OC , be drawn to the extremities of either side , as BC ; then will OB + OC < BA + AC . PROPOSITION VIII . THEOREM . If from any point within a triangle ...
Let any point , as O , be taken within the triangle BAC , and let the lines OB , OC , be drawn to the extremities of either side , as BC ; then will OB + OC < BA + AC . PROPOSITION VIII . THEOREM . If from any point within a triangle ...
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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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