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... vertex of the angle ; the lines AB , AC , are its sides . An angle is sometimes denoted simply by the letter at the ver- tex , as A ; sometimes by three letters , as BAC or CAB , the letter at the vertex always occupying the middle ...
... vertex of the angle ; the lines AB , AC , are its sides . An angle is sometimes denoted simply by the letter at the ver- tex , as A ; sometimes by three letters , as BAC or CAB , the letter at the vertex always occupying the middle ...
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... . 14 ) , which has its sides equal , without having its angles right angles ; 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 .
... . 14 ) , which has its sides equal , without having its angles right angles ; 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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... vertex are equal . Demonstration . Since DE is a straight line , the sum of the angles ACD , ACE , is equal to two right angles ; and , since AB is a straight line , the sum of the angles ACE , BCE , is equal to two right angles ...
... vertex are equal . Demonstration . Since DE is a straight line , the sum of the angles ACD , ACE , is equal to two right angles ; and , since AB is a straight line , the sum of the angles ACE , BCE , is equal to two right angles ...
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... vertex A to the point D , the middle of the base BC ; the two triangles ABD , ADC , will have the three sides of the one equal to the three sides of the other , each to each , namely , AD common to both , AB = = AC , by hypothesis , and ...
... vertex A to the point D , the middle of the base BC ; the two triangles ABD , ADC , will have the three sides of the one equal to the three sides of the other , each to each , namely , AD common to both , AB = = AC , by hypothesis , and ...
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