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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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... vertices in the circumference of the circle , as BAC . * In common discourse , the circle is sometimes confounded with its circumference ; but it will always be easy to preserve the exactness of these expressions , by recollecting that ...
... vertices in the circumference of the circle , as BAC . * In common discourse , the circle is sometimes confounded with its circumference ; but it will always be easy to preserve the exactness of these expressions , by recollecting that ...
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... vertices in the circumference of the circle . In this case , the circle is said to be circumscribed about the figure . 96. A secant is a line , which meets the circumference in two points , as AB ( fig . 48 ) . 97. A tangent is a line ...
... vertices in the circumference of the circle . In this case , the circle is said to be circumscribed about the figure . 96. A secant is a line , which meets the circumference in two points , as AB ( fig . 48 ) . 97. A tangent is a line ...
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... vertices of which are at the centre , intercept upon the circumference equal arcs AB , DE . Reciprocally , if the arcs AB , DE , are equal , the angles ACB , DCE , also , will be equal . Demonstration . 1. If the angle ACB is equal to ...
... vertices of which are at the centre , intercept upon the circumference equal arcs AB , DE . Reciprocally , if the arcs AB , DE , are equal , the angles ACB , DCE , also , will be equal . Demonstration . 1. If the angle ACB is equal to ...
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ABC fig adjacent angles altitude angle ACB angle BAC base ABCD bisect centre chord circ circular sector circumference circumscribed common cone consequently construction convex surface Corollary cube cylinder Demonstration diagonals diameter draw drawn equal angles equiangular equilateral equivalent faces figure formed four right angles frustum GEOM given point gles greater hence homologous sides hypothenuse inclination intersection isosceles triangle JOHN CRERAR LIBRARY join less Let ABC let fall line AC mean proportional measure the half meet multiplied number of sides oblique lines opposite parallelogram parallelopiped perimeter perpendicular plane MN polyedron prism produced proposition radii radius ratio rectangle regular polygon right angles Scholium sector segment semicircle semicircumference side BC similar solid angle sphere spherical polygons spherical triangle square described straight line tangent THEOREM three angles triangle ABC triangular prism triangular pyramids vertex vertices whence