When a straight line standing on another straight line makes the adjacent angles equal to one another, each of the angles is called a right angle ; and the straight line which stands on the other is called a perpendicular to it. Elements of Geometry and Conic Sections - Page 10by Elias Loomis - 1857 - 226 pagesFull view - About this book
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...G. Therefore the angle ADG is equal (I. 8) to the angle GD B. But when a straight line standing upon another straight line makes the adjacent angles equal to one another, each of these angles is a right angle (I. Def. 10). Therefore the angle GDB is a right angle. But FDB is likewise... | |
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