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The polygon of three sides , the simplest of all , is called a triangle ; that of four sides , a quadrilateral ; that of five , a pentagon ; that of six , a hexagon ; that of seven , a heptagon ; that of eight , an octagon ; that of ...
The polygon of three sides , the simplest of all , is called a triangle ; that of four sides , a quadrilateral ; that of five , a pentagon ; that of six , a hexagon ; that of seven , a heptagon ; that of eight , an octagon ; that of ...
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The four angles formed about a point by two straight lines , which intersect each other , are together equal to four right angles : for the sum of the two angles ACE , ECB , is equal to two right angles ; and the sum of the other two ...
The four angles formed about a point by two straight lines , which intersect each other , are together equal to four right angles : for the sum of the two angles ACE , ECB , is equal to two right angles ; and the sum of the other two ...
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We see that of the eight angles formed by a line cutting two parallel lines obliquely , the four acute angles are equal to each other , and so also are the four obtuse angles . E PROPOSITION XXI . THEOREM . If a straight line meet two ...
We see that of the eight angles formed by a line cutting two parallel lines obliquely , the four acute angles are equal to each other , and so also are the four obtuse angles . E PROPOSITION XXI . THEOREM . If a straight line meet two ...
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... triangles in the figure ; in other words , as there are units in the number of sides diminished by two . Cor . 1. The sum of the angles in a quadrilateral is equal to two right angles multiplied by 4-2 , which amounts to four right ...
... triangles in the figure ; in other words , as there are units in the number of sides diminished by two . Cor . 1. The sum of the angles in a quadrilateral is equal to two right angles multiplied by 4-2 , which amounts to four right ...
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right angles : hence , if all the angles of a quadrilateral are equal , each of them will be a right angle ; a conclusion which sanctions the seventeenth Definition , where the four angles of a quadrilateral are asserted to be right ...
right angles : hence , if all the angles of a quadrilateral are equal , each of them will be a right angle ; a conclusion which sanctions the seventeenth Definition , where the four angles of a quadrilateral are asserted to be right ...
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