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... triangle ; that of four sides is called a quadrilateral ; that of five sides , a pentagon ; that of six , a hexa- gon , & c . 15. A triangle is denominated equilateral ( fig . 7 ) , when the three sides are equal , isosceles ( fig . 8 ) ...
... triangle ; that of four sides is called a quadrilateral ; that of five sides , a pentagon ; that of six , a hexa- gon , & c . 15. A triangle is denominated equilateral ( fig . 7 ) , when the three sides are equal , isosceles ( fig . 8 ) ...
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... isosceles triangle , the angles opposite to the equal sides are equal . Demonstration . Let the side AB = AC ( fig . 28 ) , then will Fig . 28 . the angle C be equal to B. Draw the straight line AD from the vertex A to the point D , the ...
... isosceles triangle , the angles opposite to the equal sides are equal . Demonstration . Let the side AB = AC ( fig . 28 ) , then will Fig . 28 . the angle C be equal to B. Draw the straight line AD from the vertex A to the point D , the ...
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... isosceles triangle , the base is that side which is not equal to one of the others . THEOREM . 48. Reciprocally , if two angles of a triangle are equal , the op- posite sides are equal , and the triangle is isosceles . Demonstration ...
... isosceles triangle , the base is that side which is not equal to one of the others . THEOREM . 48. Reciprocally , if two angles of a triangle are equal , the op- posite sides are equal , and the triangle is isosceles . Demonstration ...
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... triangle BAC is isosceles , and the angle BACABC ; the triangle CAD is also isosceles , and the angle CAD = ADC ; hence BAC + CAD , or BAD≈ ABD + ADB . But , if the two angles B and D of the triangle ABD are together equal to the third ...
... triangle BAC is isosceles , and the angle BACABC ; the triangle CAD is also isosceles , and the angle CAD = ADC ; hence BAC + CAD , or BAD≈ ABD + ADB . But , if the two angles B and D of the triangle ABD are together equal to the third ...
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... triangle HBC ; consequently the rectangle BDEF , double of the triangle ABF , is equivalent to the square AH ... isosceles , we have AC = AB + BC = 2AB ; therefore the square described upon the diagonal AC is double of the square ...
... triangle HBC ; consequently the rectangle BDEF , double of the triangle ABF , is equivalent to the square AH ... isosceles , we have AC = AB + BC = 2AB ; therefore the square described upon the diagonal AC is double of the square ...
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