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... equilateral ( fig . 7 ) , when the three sides are equal , isosceles ( fig . 8 ) , when two only of its sides are equal , and scalene ( fig . 9 ) , when no two of its sides are equal . 16. A right - angled triangle is that which has one ...
... equilateral ( fig . 7 ) , when the three sides are equal , isosceles ( fig . 8 ) , when two only of its sides are equal , and scalene ( fig . 9 ) , when no two of its sides are equal . 16. A right - angled triangle is that which has one ...
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... equilateral polygon is one which has all its sides equal ; an equiangular polygon is one which has all its angles equal . 20. Two polygons are equilateral with respect to each other , when they have their sides equal , each to each ...
... equilateral polygon is one which has all its sides equal ; an equiangular polygon is one which has all its angles equal . 20. Two polygons are equilateral with respect to each other , when they have their sides equal , each to each ...
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... the angle B is equal to the angle C. 46. Corollary . An equilateral triangle is also equiangular · that is , it has its angles equal . GROM 2 = 47. Scholium . From the equality of the triangles Of Perpendicular and Oblique Lines . 9.
... the angle B is equal to the angle C. 46. Corollary . An equilateral triangle is also equiangular · that is , it has its angles equal . GROM 2 = 47. Scholium . From the equality of the triangles Of Perpendicular and Oblique Lines . 9.
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... . 61. Corollary Iv . In a right - angled triangle , the sum of the acute angles is equal to a right angle . 62 Corollary v An equilateral triangle , as it must be al- so equiangular ( 45 ) , has each of its Of Parallel Lines . 15.
... . 61. Corollary Iv . In a right - angled triangle , the sum of the acute angles is equal to a right angle . 62 Corollary v An equilateral triangle , as it must be al- so equiangular ( 45 ) , has each of its Of Parallel Lines . 15.
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... equilateral triangle will be expressed by 2 . 63. Corollary VI . In any triangle ABC , if we produce the side AB toward D , the exterior angle CBD will be equal to the sum of the two opposite interior angles A and C ; for , by adding to ...
... equilateral triangle will be expressed by 2 . 63. Corollary VI . In any triangle ABC , if we produce the side AB toward D , the exterior angle CBD will be equal to the sum of the two opposite interior angles A and C ; for , by adding to ...
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Page 67 - The square of the hypothenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides ; as, 5033 402+302.
Page 9 - If two triangles have the three sides of the one equal to the three sides of the other, each to each, the triangles are congruent.
Page 65 - The areas of two triangles which have an angle of the one equal to an angle of the other are to each other as the products of the sides including the equal angles. A D A' Hyp. In triangles ABC and A'B'C', To prove AABC A A'B'C' A'B' x A'C ' Proof. Draw the altitudes BD and B'D'.
Page 160 - ABC (fig. 224) be any spherical triangle ; produce the sides AB, AC, till they meet again in D. The arcs ABD, ACD, will be...
Page 168 - In any spherical triangle, the greater side is opposite the greater angle ; and conversely, the greater angle is opposite the greater side.
Page 157 - CIRCLE is a plane figure bounded by a curved line, all the points of which are equally distant from a point within called the centre; as the figure ADB E.
Page 8 - Any side of a triangle is less than the sum of the other two sides...
Page 82 - The perimeters of two regular polygons of the same number of sides, are to each other as their homologous sides, and their areas are to each other as the squares of those sides (Prop.
Page 29 - Two equal chords are equally distant from the centre ; and of two unequal chords, the less is at the greater distance from the centre.
Page 182 - CD, &c., taken together, make up the perimeter of the prism's base : hence the sum of these rectangles, or the convex surface of the prism, is equal to the perimeter of its base multiplied by its altitude.