The First Six Books: Together with the Eleventh and TwelfthJ. Balfour, 1781 - 520 pages |
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Page 17
... base BC fhall be equal to the bafe EF ; and the triangle ABC to the triangle DEF ; and the other angles , to which the equal sides are oppofite , fhall be equal each to each , viz . the angle ABCB to the angle DEF , and the angle ACB to ...
... base BC fhall be equal to the bafe EF ; and the triangle ABC to the triangle DEF ; and the other angles , to which the equal sides are oppofite , fhall be equal each to each , viz . the angle ABCB to the angle DEF , and the angle ACB to ...
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... base of the triangle ABC : And it has also been proved that the angle FBC is equal to the angle GCB , which are the angles upon the o- ther fide of the base Therefore the angies at the bafe , & c . Q. E. D. COROLLARY . Hence every ...
... base of the triangle ABC : And it has also been proved that the angle FBC is equal to the angle GCB , which are the angles upon the o- ther fide of the base Therefore the angies at the bafe , & c . Q. E. D. COROLLARY . Hence every ...
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... base equal to one another , and likewife thofe which are terminated in the other extremity . If it be poffible , let there be two triangles ACB , ADB , up- on the fame base AB , and upon the fame fide of it , which have their fides CA ...
... base equal to one another , and likewife thofe which are terminated in the other extremity . If it be poffible , let there be two triangles ACB , ADB , up- on the fame base AB , and upon the fame fide of it , which have their fides CA ...
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... base CD are equal to one another , but the angle ECD is greater than the angle BCD ; wherefore the angle FDC is like- wife greater than BCD ; much more then is the angle BDC greater than the angle BCD . Again , becaufe CB is equal A to ...
... base CD are equal to one another , but the angle ECD is greater than the angle BCD ; wherefore the angle FDC is like- wife greater than BCD ; much more then is the angle BDC greater than the angle BCD . Again , becaufe CB is equal A to ...
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... base EF , but the fides BA , CA do not coin- cide with the fides ED , FD , but have a different fituation , as EG , FG ; then , upon the fame bafe EF , and upon the fame fide of it , there can be two triangles that have their fides ...
... base EF , but the fides BA , CA do not coin- cide with the fides ED , FD , but have a different fituation , as EG , FG ; then , upon the fame bafe EF , and upon the fame fide of it , there can be two triangles that have their fides ...
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Page 472 - The circumference of every circle is supposed to be divided into 360 equal parts, called degrees ; and each degree into 60 equal parts, called minutes ; and each minute into 60 equal parts, called seconds ; and these into thirds, &c.
Page 170 - If two triangles have one angle of the one equal to one angle of the other and the sides about these equal angles proportional, the triangles are similar.
Page 81 - THE straight line drawn at right angles to the diameter of a circle, from the extremity of...
Page 105 - DEF are likewise equal (13. i.) to two right angles ; therefore the angles AKB, AMB are equal to the angles DEG, DEF, of which AKB is equal to DEG ; wherefore the remaining angle AMB is equal to the remaining angle DEF.
Page 167 - AC the same multiple of AD, that AB is of the part which is to be cut off from it : join BC, and draw DE parallel to it : then AE is the part required to be cut off.
Page 10 - When a straight line standing on another straight line makes the adjacent angles equal to one another, each of the angles is called a right angle; and the straight line which stands on the other is called a perpendicular to it.
Page 62 - AB be the given straight line ; it is required to divide it into two parts, so that the rectangle contained by the whole, and one of the parts, shall be equal to the square of the other part.
Page 112 - To describe an equilateral and equiangular pentagon about a given circle. • Let ABCDE be the given circle; it is required to describe an equilateral and equiangular pentagon about the circle ABCDE. Let the angles of a pentagon, inscribed in the circle...
Page 200 - 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. either the sides adjacent to the equal...
Page 38 - F, which is the common vertex of the triangles ; that is, together with four right angles. Therefore all the angles of the figure, together with four right angles, are equal to twice as many right angles as the figure has sides.