 | John Playfair - Euclid's Elements - 1842 - 332 pages
...straight line ; it is required to divide it into two parts, so that the rectangle contained by Ji ft. the whole, and one of the parts, shall be equal to the square of the other part. Upon AB describe (46. 1.) the square ABDC; bisect (10. 1.) AC in E, and join BE ; produce CA to F,... | |
 | Education - 1844 - 688 pages
...the whole line. 7. Divide a given straight line into two parts, so that the rectangle contained by the whole and one of the parts shall be equal to the square of the other part. 8. If in a circle two straight lines cut one another, which do not both pass through the centre, they... | |
 | Euclid - Geometry - 1845 - 218 pages
...PROPOSITION XI. PROB. — To divide a given straight line into two parts, so that the rectangle contained by the whole, and one of the parts, shall be equal to the square of the other part. Let AB be the given straight line; it is required to divide it into two parts, so that the rectangle... | |
 | Euclides - 1845 - 546 pages
...PROPOSITION XI. PROBLEM. To divide a given straight line into two parts, so that the rectangle contained by the whole and one of the parts, shall be equal to the square of the other part. Let AB be the given straight line. It is required to divide AB into two parts, so that the rectangle... | |
 | Great Britain. Council on Education - 1845 - 696 pages
...other part. 62. To divide a given straight line into two parts, so that the rectangle contained by the whole, and one of the parts, shall be equal to the square of the other part. 63. Show that if — B he substracted from A, the result is A + B. 64. Perform the operations indicated... | |
 | George Peacock - Algebra - 1845 - 480 pages
...case stated and solved. " To divide a given line into two such parts that the rectangle contained by the whole and one of the parts shall be equal to the square of the other." If we call x the greater of the two parts, and, therefore, a - x the other, the equation will become... | |
 | Harvey Goodwin - Mathematics - 1846 - 500 pages
...(l + n) ' ma ' na n (a> + mx) = Ex. 5. Divide the quantity a into two parts such that the product of the whole and one of the parts shall be equal to the square of the other part. Let a? = one part ; .-. a- n' = the other; .-. by the question, ax = (a — at): = o2 - Zax + a?2,... | |
 | Euclides - 1846 - 292 pages
...given straight line : it is required to divide it into two parts, so that the rectangle contained by the whole and one of the parts shall be equal to the square of the other part. Upon AB describe the square ACDB ; bisect AC in E, and join BE ; produce CA to F, and make EF equal... | |
 | Euclid, John Playfair - Euclid's Elements - 1846 - 334 pages
...given straight line ; it is required to divide it into two parts, so that the rectangle contained by the whole, and one of the parts, shall be equal to the square of the other part. Upon AB describe (46. 1.) the square ABDC ; bisect (10. 1.) AC in E, and join BE ; produce CA to F,... | |
 | Education - 1847 - 508 pages
...is a light angle. SECTION Il. — 1. To divide a straight line, so that the rectangle contained by the whole and one of the parts shall be equal to the square of the other part. 2. In every triangle the square of the side subtending either of the acute angles is less than the... | |
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To divide a given straight line into two parts, so that the rectangle contained by the whole, and one of the parts, may be equal to the square of the other part. 
