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In the original , the several parts are called books , and the propositions of each book are numbered after the manner of Euclid . It was thought more convenient for purposes of reference to number definitions , propositions ...
In the original , the several parts are called books , and the propositions of each book are numbered after the manner of Euclid . It was thought more convenient for purposes of reference to number definitions , propositions ...
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Hence the product of two lines , A and D , which is called also their rectangle , is nothing else than the number of linear units contained in A multiplied by the number of linear units contained in B ; and we can easily conceive this ...
Hence the product of two lines , A and D , which is called also their rectangle , is nothing else than the number of linear units contained in A multiplied by the number of linear units contained in B ; and we can easily conceive this ...
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The extremities of a line are called points . A point , therefore , . , has no extension . 3. A straight or right line is the shortest way from one point to another . 4. Every line which is neither a straight line , nor composed of ...
The extremities of a line are called points . A point , therefore , . , has no extension . 3. A straight or right line is the shortest way from one point to another . 4. Every line which is neither a straight line , nor composed of ...
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3 ) meets another straight line CD in such a manner that the adjacent angles BAC , BAD , are equal , each of these angles is called a right angle , and the line AB is said to be perpendicular to CD . 11. Every angle BAC ( fig .
3 ) meets another straight line CD in such a manner that the adjacent angles BAC , BAD , are equal , each of these angles is called a right angle , and the line AB is said to be perpendicular to CD . 11. Every angle BAC ( fig .
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The equal sides in the first case , and the equal angles in the second , are called homologous ( A ) . 21. An Axiom is a proposition , the truth of which is self - evident . A Theorem is a truth which becomes evident by a process of ...
The equal sides in the first case , and the equal angles in the second , are called homologous ( A ) . 21. An Axiom is a proposition , the truth of which is self - evident . A Theorem is a truth which becomes evident by a process of ...
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