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... adjacent angles BAC , BAD , are equal , each of these angles is called a right angle , and the line AB is said to be perpendicular to CD . 11. Every angle BAC ( fig . 4 ) , less than a right angle , is an acute angle ; and every angle ...
... adjacent angles BAC , BAD , are equal , each of these angles is called a right angle , and the line AB is said to be perpendicular to CD . 11. Every angle BAC ( fig . 4 ) , less than a right angle , is an acute angle ; and every angle ...
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... 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 angles equal . • 20. Two polygons are equilateral with respect to each other , when they ...
... 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 angles equal . • 20. Two polygons are equilateral with respect to each other , when they ...
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... straight line CD ( fig . 17 ) , which meets another straight line AB , makes with it two adjacent angles ACD , BCD , which , taken together , are equal to two right angles . Demonstration . At the point C , let CE be PART FIRST. ...
... straight line CD ( fig . 17 ) , which meets another straight line AB , makes with it two adjacent angles ACD , BCD , which , taken together , are equal to two right angles . Demonstration . At the point C , let CE be PART FIRST. ...
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... adjacent angle DCB , and that they are both right angles . But , since the angle ACD is a right angle , it fol- lows that its adjacent angle ACE is also a right angle ; therefore the angle ACE = ACD , and AB is perpendicular to DE . 31 ...
... adjacent angle DCB , and that they are both right angles . But , since the angle ACD is a right angle , it fol- lows that its adjacent angle ACE is also a right angle ; therefore the angle ACE = ACD , and AB is perpendicular to DE . 31 ...
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Adrien Marie Legendre. THEOREM . Fig . 2 33. If two adjacent angles ACD , DCB ( fig . 20 ) , are together equal to two right angles , the two exterior sides AC , CB , are in the same straight line . Demonstration . For if CB is not the ...
Adrien Marie Legendre. THEOREM . Fig . 2 33. If two adjacent angles ACD , DCB ( fig . 20 ) , are together equal to two right angles , the two exterior sides AC , CB , are in the same straight line . Demonstration . For if CB is not the ...
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