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... given point , and so have a common vertex ; in which case a particular angle must , in general , be designated and read by three letters ; as , the angle B CD , or the angle G C F. a bc d 6. It is sometimes convenient to denote angles ...
... given point , and so have a common vertex ; in which case a particular angle must , in general , be designated and read by three letters ; as , the angle B CD , or the angle G C F. a bc d 6. It is sometimes convenient to denote angles ...
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... given angle . 14. The Supplement of an angle is the difference between two right angles and the given angle . GENERAL TERMS . 1. A Proposition is something proposed or stated ; as , ' Youth is thoughtless . ' 2. A Demonstration is a ...
... given angle . 14. The Supplement of an angle is the difference between two right angles and the given angle . GENERAL TERMS . 1. A Proposition is something proposed or stated ; as , ' Youth is thoughtless . ' 2. A Demonstration is a ...
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... given angle . 6. A straight line may be drawn perpendicular to a given straight line either from a point without the line or from a point in it . Definitions , axioms , and postulates form the basis of geometri- cal science . EXERCISES ...
... given angle . 6. A straight line may be drawn perpendicular to a given straight line either from a point without the line or from a point in it . Definitions , axioms , and postulates form the basis of geometri- cal science . EXERCISES ...
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... given or assumed , in order to prove something else , is the Hypothesis , though the conditional if ' may not be expressed . Thus in the preceding Theorem , the Hypothesis is the given triangle ; that is , if we have a triangle , or if ...
... given or assumed , in order to prove something else , is the Hypothesis , though the conditional if ' may not be expressed . Thus in the preceding Theorem , the Hypothesis is the given triangle ; that is , if we have a triangle , or if ...
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... given two sides and the included angle ; in the second , two angles and the included side . QUERIES . 1. How much , or what part , of the last Theorem is Conclusion ? 2. What part of Theorem I is Hypothesis ? Of Theorem II ? 3. What ...
... given two sides and the included angle ; in the second , two angles and the included side . QUERIES . 1. How much , or what part , of the last Theorem is Conclusion ? 2. What part of Theorem I is Hypothesis ? Of Theorem II ? 3. What ...
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A B and C D ABCD adjacent angles angle equal apothem bisect central angles centre circle whose radius circumference coincide construct convex surface cylinder diagonals diameter distance divided draw drawn equal altitudes equal bases equal circles equally distant equiangular EXERCISES feet frustum generatrix given angle given circle given line given point greater Hence homologous sides hypotenuse included angle inscribed angle inscribed circle interior angles intersect isosceles triangle lune number of sides oblique parallel parallelogram parallelopiped perimeter perpendicular plane prism Prob proportional pyramid Q. E. D. Cor Q. E. F quadrilateral QUERIES radii ratio rectangle regular polygon right cone right triangle Scholium secant segments similar slant height sphere spherical triangle square straight line tangent triangle A B C vertex vertices
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Page 18 - if two triangles have two sides of the one equal to two sides of the...
Page 110 - In any triangle the square of the side opposite an acute angle is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides diminished by twice the product of one of those sides and the projection of the other upon it.
Page 13 - If two triangles have two angles and the included side of the one, equal to two angles and the included side of the other, each to each, the two triangles will be equal.
Page 107 - If two triangles have two sides and the included angle of the one equal to two sides and the included angle of the other, each to each, they are equal in all their parts.
Page 24 - If two triangles have two angles of the one equal to two angles of the other, each to each, and one side equal to one side, viz.
Page 38 - If two sides of a quadrilateral are equal and parallel, the figure is a parallelogram.
Page 42 - If the product of two quantities is equal to the product of two others, two of them may be made the means, and the other two the extremes of a proportion. Let bc=ad.
Page 232 - In any spherical triangle, the greater side is opposite the greater angle ; and conversely, the greater angle is opposite the greater side.
Page 14 - In an isosceles triangle the angles opposite the equal sides are equal.
Page x - AXIOM is a self-evident truth ; such as, — 1. Things which are equal to the same thing, are equal to each other. 2. If equals be added to equals, the sums will be equal. 3. If equals be taken from equals, the remainders will be equal. 4. If equals be added to unequals, the sums will be unequal.