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The Circle and the Measurement of Angles , Problems relating to the First and Third Books , BOOK IV . The Proportions of Figures and the Measurement of Areas , - Problems relating to the Fourth Book , 41 57 98 88888 68 BOOK V. Regular ...
The Circle and the Measurement of Angles , Problems relating to the First and Third Books , BOOK IV . The Proportions of Figures and the Measurement of Areas , - Problems relating to the Fourth Book , 41 57 98 88888 68 BOOK V. Regular ...
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A lemma is a subsidiary truth , employed for the demonstra- tion of a theorem , or the solution of a problem . The common name , proposition , is applied indifferently , to theorems , problems , and lemmas . A corollary is an obvious ...
A lemma is a subsidiary truth , employed for the demonstra- tion of a theorem , or the solution of a problem . The common name , proposition , is applied indifferently , to theorems , problems , and lemmas . A corollary is an obvious ...
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PROBLEMS RELATING TO THE FIRST AND THIRD BOOKS . PROBLEM I. To divide a given straight line into two equal parts . Let AB be the given straight line . From the points A and B as centres , with a radius greater than the half of AB ...
PROBLEMS RELATING TO THE FIRST AND THIRD BOOKS . PROBLEM I. To divide a given straight line into two equal parts . Let AB be the given straight line . From the points A and B as centres , with a radius greater than the half of AB ...
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PROBLEM II . At a given point , in a given straight line , to erect a perpendicu- lar to this line . Let A be the given point , and BC the given line . A Take the points B and C at equal dis- tances from A ; then from the points B and ...
PROBLEM II . At a given point , in a given straight line , to erect a perpendicu- lar to this line . Let A be the given point , and BC the given line . A Take the points B and C at equal dis- tances from A ; then from the points B and ...
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PROBLEM V. To divide a given arc , or a given angle , into two equal parts . First . Let it be required to divide the arc AEB into two equal parts . From the points A and B , as centres , with the same radius , describe two arcs cutting ...
PROBLEM V. To divide a given arc , or a given angle , into two equal parts . First . Let it be required to divide the arc AEB into two equal parts . From the points A and B , as centres , with the same radius , describe two arcs cutting ...
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| Title | Elements of Geometry and Trigonometry |
| Author | Adrien Marie Legendre |
| Editor | Charles Davies |
| Translated by | David Brewster |
| Edition | 4 |
| Publisher | A.S. Barnes and Company, 1834 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 14 Oct 2010 |
| Length | 359 pages |
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