Elements of Geometry and Trigonometry from the Works of A.M. Legendre: Revised and Adapted to the Course of Mathematical Instruction in the United States |
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... gles ; for , their sum is equal to that of the two adjacent angles BAC and CAF . B- D E -F A * In the references , A. stands for Axiom - D . for Definition - B . for Book -- P . for Proposition - C . for Corollary - S . for Scholium ...
... gles ; for , their sum is equal to that of the two adjacent angles BAC and CAF . B- D E -F A * In the references , A. stands for Axiom - D . for Definition - B . for Book -- P . for Proposition - C . for Corollary - S . for Scholium ...
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... gles . For , if four right angles were formed about the point C , by two lines F B E perpendicular to each other , their sum would be equal to the sum of the successive angles ACB , BCD , DCE , ECF , FCA . PROPOSITION V. THEOREM . If ...
... gles . For , if four right angles were formed about the point C , by two lines F B E perpendicular to each other , their sum would be equal to the sum of the successive angles ACB , BCD , DCE , ECF , FCA . PROPOSITION V. THEOREM . If ...
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... gles , let IGL be drawn , making the sum HGL + A- GHD equal to two right an- gles ; then IL and CD will E I- G -B L -D be parallel ( P. 19 ) ; and hence , we shall have two lines GB , H F GL , drawn through the same point G and parallel ...
... gles , let IGL be drawn , making the sum HGL + A- GHD equal to two right an- gles ; then IL and CD will E I- G -B L -D be parallel ( P. 19 ) ; and hence , we shall have two lines GB , H F GL , drawn through the same point G and parallel ...
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... gles , ABD , DBC . Now , since AD , BC , are parallel , the angle ADB DBC ( P. 20 , c . 2 ) ; and since AB , CD , are parallel , the angle ABD = BDC : and since the side DB is common , the two triangles are equal ( P. 6 ) ; therefore ...
... gles , ABD , DBC . Now , since AD , BC , are parallel , the angle ADB DBC ( P. 20 , c . 2 ) ; and since AB , CD , are parallel , the angle ABD = BDC : and since the side DB is common , the two triangles are equal ( P. 6 ) ; therefore ...
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... gles . Then , since AB is parallel to DC , the alternate angles ABD , BDC are equal ( P. 20 , c . 2 ) ; moreover , the side DB is common , and the side AB = DC ; hence , the triangle ABD is equal to the triangle DBC ( P. 5 ) ; there ...
... gles . Then , since AB is parallel to DC , the alternate angles ABD , BDC are equal ( P. 20 , c . 2 ) ; moreover , the side DB is common , and the side AB = DC ; hence , the triangle ABD is equal to the triangle DBC ( P. 5 ) ; there ...
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adjacent angles altitude angle ACB angle BAD base ABCD bisect centre chord circ circumference circumscribed common comp cone consequently convex surface cosine Cotang cylinder diagonal diameter distance divided draw drawn edges equations equivalent feet figure find the area frustum given angle given line given point gles greater hence homologous homologous sides hypothenuse included angle inscribed circle intersect less Let ABC let fall logarithm magnitudes measured by half middle point number of sides oblique lines opposite parallelogram parallelopipedon pendicular perimeter perpendicular plane MN polyedral angle polyedron PROBLEM PROPOSITION pyramid quadrant radii radius ratio rectangle regular polygon right angles right-angled triangle Scholium secant segment side BC similar sine slant height solidity sphere spherical polygon spherical triangle square described straight line Tang tangent THEOREM triangle ABC triangular prism triedral angles vertex vertices
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