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... sides are equal . 16. A right - angled triangle is that which has one right angle . The side opposite to the right angle is called the hypothenuse . Fig . 10. Thus ABC ( fig . 10 ) is a triangle right - angled at A , and the side BC is ...
... sides are equal . 16. A right - angled triangle is that which has one right angle . The side opposite to the right angle is called the hypothenuse . Fig . 10. Thus ABC ( fig . 10 ) is a triangle right - angled at A , and the side BC is ...
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... BC ; therefore the triangle DEF is equal to the triangle ABC ( 26 ) . 37. Corollary . When , in two triangles , these ... side FD will take the direction CA , and therefore the point D will be somewhere in CA ; whence the point D , which ...
... BC ; therefore the triangle DEF is equal to the triangle ABC ( 26 ) . 37. Corollary . When , in two triangles , these ... side FD will take the direction CA , and therefore the point D will be somewhere in CA ; whence the point D , which ...
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... BC = EF , B = E , and C = F , we may thence infer , that the other three are also equal , namely , AB = DE , AC DF , and A = = D . THEOREM . 40. One side of a triangle is less than the sum of the other two . Demonstration . The straight ...
... BC = EF , B = E , and C = F , we may thence infer , that the other three are also equal , namely , AB = DE , AC DF , and A = = D . THEOREM . 40. One side of a triangle is less than the sum of the other two . Demonstration . The straight ...
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... BC ; therefore EF < BC . Case II . If the point G ( fig . 26 ) fall upon the side BC , then Fig . 26 it is evident that GC , or its equal EF , is less than BC . Case III . If the point G ( fig . 27 ) fall within the triangle Fig . 27 ...
... BC ; therefore EF < BC . Case II . If the point G ( fig . 26 ) fall upon the side BC , then Fig . 26 it is evident that GC , or its equal EF , is less than BC . Case III . If the point G ( fig . 27 ) fall within the triangle Fig . 27 ...
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... side AC will be equal to the side AB . For , if these sides are not equal , let AB be the greater . Take BDAC , and join DC . The angle DBC is , by hypothesis , equal to ACB , and the two sides DB , BC ... side . Demonstration . 1. Let the ...
... side AC will be equal to the side AB . For , if these sides are not equal , let AB be the greater . Take BDAC , and join DC . The angle DBC is , by hypothesis , equal to ACB , and the two sides DB , BC ... side . Demonstration . 1. Let the ...
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