 | Thomas Tate (Mathematical Master, Training College, Battersea.) - 1860 - 404 pages
...equilateral triangle of side 3 inches. Measure the side of the square. CONSTRUCTION OF REGULAR PENTAGON. To divide a given straight line into two parts such that the square on the greater part may be equal to the rectangle contained by the whole line and the smaller... | |
 | Geometry - 1973 - 204 pages
..., 345 APPENDIX I. Euclid II. 14 353 Euclid in. 35, 36 354 APPENDIX II. THE PENTAGON. CONSTRUCTION. To divide a given straight line into two parts such that the square on the greater part may be equal to the rectangle contained by the whole line and the smaller... | |
 | 480 pages
...this can be done by employing the properties of similar triangles. CONSTRUCTION OF REGULAR PENTAGON. To divide a given straight line into two parts such that the square on the greater part may be equal to the rectangle contained by the whole line and the smaller... | |
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Divide a straight line into two parts such that the rectangle contained by the whole line and one of the parts shall be equal to the square on the other part. 
