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. Elements of Geometry - Page 157by Adrien Marie Legendre - 1841 - 235 pagesFull view - About this book
| William Chauvenet - Geometry - 1871 - 380 pages
...the figure. BOOK II. THE CIRCLE. 1. DEFINITIONS. A circle is a portion of a plane bounded by a curve, all the points of which are equally distant from a point within it called the centre. The curve which bounds the circle is called its circumference: Any straight line... | |
| Benjamin Peirce - 1872 - 192 pages
...their homologous sides. CHAPTER XVIII. THE SPHERE. 415. Definition. A sphere is a solid terminated bj a curved surface, all the points of which are equally distant from a point within called the centre, 416. Corollary. The sphere may be conceived to be generated by the revolution of a semicircle, DAE... | |
| William Chauvenet - Mathematics - 1872 - 382 pages
...the figure. BOOK II. THE CIRCLE. 1. DEFINITIONS. A circle is a portion of a plane bounded by a curve, all the points of which are equally distant from a point within it called the centre. The curve which bounds the circle is called its circumference. Any straight line... | |
| Henry Bartlett Maglathlin - Arithmetic - 1873 - 362 pages
...12.64 feet ? Ans. 553.63-)- sq. ft. CIRCLES. 418. A Circle is a plane figure bounded by a curved line, all the points of which are equally distant from a point within, called the center. The CIRCUMFERENCE is the bounding line ; as the line AEB D. The DIAMETER is any straight... | |
| Benjamin Greenleaf - Geometry - 1873 - 202 pages
...CIRCLE, AND THE MEASURE OF ANGLES. DEFINITIONS. 119. A Circle is a plane figure bounded by a curved line, all the points of which are equally distant from a point within called the center ; as the figure ADB E. 120. The Circumference or periphery of a circle is its entire bounding... | |
| Daniel W. Fish - Arithmetic - 1874 - 302 pages
...square, and that of the less 12 inches ? • THE SPHERE. 929. A Sphere is a body bounded by a uniformly curved surface, all the points of which are equally distant from a point within called the center. 930. The Diameter of a sphere is a straight line passing through the center of the sphere,... | |
| Daniel W. Fish - Arithmetic - 1874 - 526 pages
...feet and at the other 3 feet? THE SPHERE. Í >ui>. A Sphere is a body bounded by a uniformly carved surface, all the points of which are equally distant from a point within called the center. 930. The Diameter of a sphere is a straight line passing through the center of the sphere,... | |
| Benjamin Greenleaf - Geometry - 1874 - 206 pages
...CIRCLE, AND THE MEASURE OF ANGLES. DEFINITIONS. 119. A Circle is a plane figure bounded by a curved line, all the points of which are equally distant from a point within called the center ; as the figure AD BE. 120. The Circumference or periphery of a circle is its entire bounding... | |
| Daniel W. Fish - Arithmetic - 1874 - 540 pages
...of the less 12 inches? THE SPHERE. 929. A Sphere is a body bounded by a uniformly curved sup face, all the points of which are equally distant from a point within, called the center. 930. The Diameter of a sphere is a straight line passing through the center of the sphere,... | |
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