 | 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... | |
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...Similarly sqs on AB, AC>sq. on BC by 2 rect. CA, AD. .: rect. J?^, AE = iect. CA, AD. 149, 3. Shew how to divide a given straight line into two parts such that the difference of the squares described on them may be equal to a given rectangle. Is a solution always... | |
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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. 
