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If from the vertex of any one angle A , diagonals p , AC , AD , AE , AF , be drawn to the vertices of all the opposite angles , it is plain that the polygon will be divided into five triangles , if it has seven sides ; into six ...
If from the vertex of any one angle A , diagonals p , AC , AD , AE , AF , be drawn to the vertices of all the opposite angles , it is plain that the polygon will be divided into five triangles , if it has seven sides ; into six ...
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A B For , draw the diagonal DB , dividing the quadrilateral into two triangles . Then , since AB is parallel to DC , the alternate angles ABD , BDC , are equal ( Prop . XX . Cor . 2. ) ; moreover , the side DB is common , and the side ...
A B For , draw the diagonal DB , dividing the quadrilateral into two triangles . Then , since AB is parallel to DC , the alternate angles ABD , BDC , are equal ( Prop . XX . Cor . 2. ) ; moreover , the side DB is common , and the side ...
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Ratio is the quotient arising from dividing one quantity by another quantity of the same kind . ... Thus , of two magnitudes , one of them may be considered to be divided into some number of equal parts , each of the same kind as the ...
Ratio is the quotient arising from dividing one quantity by another quantity of the same kind . ... Thus , of two magnitudes , one of them may be considered to be divided into some number of equal parts , each of the same kind as the ...
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... equal to a constant quantity divided by the other , and their product is constant . PROPOSITION I. THEOREM . When four quantities are in proportion BOOK II . 35.
... equal to a constant quantity divided by the other , and their product is constant . PROPOSITION I. THEOREM . When four quantities are in proportion BOOK II . 35.
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... mCn , nCp , & c . , into which ACB is divided , being each equal to any of the four partial angles into which DČE is divided ; each of the partial arcs Am , mn , np , & c . , will be equal to each of the partial arcs Dr , xy , & c .
... mCn , nCp , & c . , into which ACB is divided , being each equal to any of the four partial angles into which DČE is divided ; each of the partial arcs Am , mn , np , & c . , will be equal to each of the partial arcs Dr , xy , & c .
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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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