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... joining those points lies wholly in that surface . 7. Every surface which is neither a plane , nor composed of planes , is a curved surface . 8. A solid is that which unites the three dimensions of ex- ension . 9. When two straight ...
... joining those points lies wholly in that surface . 7. Every surface which is neither a plane , nor composed of planes , is a curved surface . 8. A solid is that which unites the three dimensions of ex- ension . 9. When two straight ...
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... ) , which has its sides equal , without having its angles right angles ; Fig . 15 . The trapezoid ( fig . 15 ) , which has two only of its sides parallel . 18. A diagonal is a line which joins the vertices 2 Elements of Geometry .
... ) , which has its sides equal , without having its angles right angles ; Fig . 15 . The trapezoid ( fig . 15 ) , which has two only of its sides parallel . 18. A diagonal is a line which joins the vertices 2 Elements of Geometry .
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Adrien Marie Legendre. 18. A diagonal is a line which joins the vertices of two angles not adjacent , as AC ( fig . 42 ) . 19. An equilateral polygon is one which has all its sides equal ; an equiangular polygon is one which has all its ...
Adrien Marie Legendre. 18. A diagonal is a line which joins the vertices of two angles not adjacent , as AC ( fig . 42 ) . 19. An equilateral polygon is one which has all its sides equal ; an equiangular polygon is one which has all its ...
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... join CG ; then the triangle GAC is equal to the triangle EDF ( 36 ) , and therefore CG = EF . Now there may be three cases , according as the point & falls without the triangle ABC , on the side BC , or within the triangle . Case 1 ...
... join CG ; then the triangle GAC is equal to the triangle EDF ( 36 ) , and therefore CG = EF . Now there may be three cases , according as the point & falls without the triangle ABC , on the side BC , or within the triangle . Case 1 ...
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... join DC . The angle DBC is , by hypothesis , equal to ACB , and the two sides DB , BC , are equal to the two sides AC , CB , each to each ; therefore the triangle DBC is equal to the triangle ACB ( 36 ) ; but a part cannot be equal to ...
... join DC . The angle DBC is , by hypothesis , equal to ACB , and the two sides DB , BC , are equal to the two sides AC , CB , each to each ; therefore the triangle DBC is equal to the triangle ACB ( 36 ) ; but a part cannot be equal to ...
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