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... similar properties , ought to be included , directly or in- directly , in every definition of proportion . It is likewise certain , that if the Definition given above could be applied to such magnitudes , it would correctly indicate ...
... similar properties , ought to be included , directly or in- directly , in every definition of proportion . It is likewise certain , that if the Definition given above could be applied to such magnitudes , it would correctly indicate ...
Page xiv
... similar reason . Cor . 5. If we have A : B :: B : C ; then B = AC , and BAC ; hence a mean proportional is equal to the square- root of the product formed by multiplying the two extremes . Sch lium . From this roposition is derived the ...
... similar reason . Cor . 5. If we have A : B :: B : C ; then B = AC , and BAC ; hence a mean proportional is equal to the square- root of the product formed by multiplying the two extremes . Sch lium . From this roposition is derived the ...
Page xv
... similar . Cor . 2. By the very same process we deduce or A : A - B :: C : C — D , A - BB :: C - D : D ; which is said to be dividendo . Cor . 3 . And combining these two Corollaries with Cor . 4. of the last Theorem , we have A + B : A ...
... similar . Cor . 2. By the very same process we deduce or A : A - B :: C : C — D , A - BB :: C - D : D ; which is said to be dividendo . Cor . 3 . And combining these two Corollaries with Cor . 4. of the last Theorem , we have A + B : A ...
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... similar , it may be shewn that the fourth term of the proportion cannot be less than AD ; hence it is AD itself ; therefore we have Angle ACB : angle ACD :: arc AB : arc AD . 123. Cor . Since the angle at the centre of a circle , and ...
... similar , it may be shewn that the fourth term of the proportion cannot be less than AD ; hence it is AD itself ; therefore we have Angle ACB : angle ACD :: arc AB : arc AD . 123. Cor . Since the angle at the centre of a circle , and ...
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... similar ; but two similar figures may be very unequal . 163. In two different circles , similar arcs , sectors , or seg- ments , are those which correspond to equal angles at the cen- tre . Thus , if the angles A and O be equal , the ...
... similar ; but two similar figures may be very unequal . 163. In two different circles , similar arcs , sectors , or seg- ments , are those which correspond to equal angles at the cen- tre . Thus , if the angles A and O be equal , the ...
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ABCD adjacent angles altitude angle ACB angle BAD base bisect centre chord circ circle circular sector circumference circumscribed common cone construction continued fraction convex surface cosines cylinder diameter dicular draw drawn equal angles equation equivalent figure formed formulas four right angles frustum given angle given line gles greater homologous sides hypotenuse inclination inscribed intersection isosceles less Let ABC let fall likewise measure multiplied number of sides oblique lines opposite parallel parallelepipedon parallelogram pendicular perimeter perpen perpendicular plane MN polyedron prism proposition quadrilateral radii radius ratio rectangle regular polygon respectively equal right angles right-angled triangle SABC Scholium sector segment similar sine solid angle solid described sphere spherical polygons spherical triangle square straight line suppose tang tangent THEOREM third side three angles trian triangle ABC triangular prism triangular pyramids vertex vertices
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Page 257 - The circumference of every circle is supposed to be divided into 360 equal parts, called degrees ; each degree into 60 equal parts, called minutes ; and each minute into 60 equal parts, called seconds.
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Page 187 - For, if the arc AD be drawn from the vertex A to the middle point D of the base, the two triangles ABD, ACD, will have all the sides of the one respectively equal to the corresponding sides of the other...
Page 3 - A right-angled triangle is one which has a right angle. The side opposite the right angle is called the hypothenuse.
Page 27 - CIRCLE is a plane figure bounded by a curved line, all the points of which are equally distant from a point within called the centre; as the figure ADB E.
Page 11 - If two triangles have two sides of the one respectively equal to two sides of the other, and the included angles unequal, the triangle which has the greater included angle has the greater third side.
Page 73 - If two polygons are composed of the same number of triangles, similar each to each, and similarly placed, the polygons are similar. In the two polygons ABCDE and A'B'C'D'E', let the triangles AEB, EEC, CED be similar, respectively, to the triangles A'E'B', B'E'C', C'E'D'; and similarly placed.
Page 157 - Any two rectangular parallelopipedons are to each other as the products of their bases by their altitudes ; that is to say, as the products of their three dimensions.
Page 107 - ... of the regular inscribed and circumscribed polygons having double the number of sides. Let AB be a side of the given inscribed polygon ; EF, parallel to AB, a side of the circumscribed polygon ; C the centre of the circle. If the chord AM and the tangents AP, BQ, be drawn, AM...
Page 59 - Two triangles of the same altitude are to each other as their bases, and two triangles of the same base are to each other as their altitudes. And triangles generally, are to each other, as the products of their bases and altitudes.