Euclid's Elements of plane geometry [book 1-6] explicitly enunciated, by J. Pryde. [With] Key1860 |
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... straight line , to find a point equally distant from two given points . Let AB be the given line , and PQ the given points , to find a point , as C in AB , that shall be equidis- tant from the points P and Q. Join P and Q , bisect PQ in ...
... straight line , to find a point equally distant from two given points . Let AB be the given line , and PQ the given points , to find a point , as C in AB , that shall be equidis- tant from the points P and Q. Join P and Q , bisect PQ in ...
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... line through O ; also let OX = OY , and join XM , YN , then will MX = NY . For in the triangles OMX , ONY , the ... straight line , and P a point without it ; to prove that , of all lines drawn from P to AB , PC the perpendicular is the ...
... line through O ; also let OX = OY , and join XM , YN , then will MX = NY . For in the triangles OMX , ONY , the ... straight line , and P a point without it ; to prove that , of all lines drawn from P to AB , PC the perpendicular is the ...
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... line , the lines drawn to each of two given points on opposite sides of the line are equal ; prove that the straight line joining the given points will be bisected by the given line at right angles . Let AB be a given line , and P , Q ...
... line , the lines drawn to each of two given points on opposite sides of the line are equal ; prove that the straight line joining the given points will be bisected by the given line at right angles . Let AB be a given line , and P , Q ...
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... straight obstacle AB , to be reflected to a point P , the same construction is to be used ; that is , C is the point ... line AB , which is the given perimeter of the triangle . = EXERCISE XXXVI . - THEOREM . If two lines be drawn from the ...
... straight obstacle AB , to be reflected to a point P , the same construction is to be used ; that is , C is the point ... line AB , which is the given perimeter of the triangle . = EXERCISE XXXVI . - THEOREM . If two lines be drawn from the ...
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... line drawn from a point in one of its sides . Let ABCD be the parallelogram , and P the point in the side CD , it is ... straight line that bisects the diagonal of a paral- lelogram , also bisects the parallelogram . EXERCISE XLVI ...
... line drawn from a point in one of its sides . Let ABCD be the parallelogram , and P the point in the side CD , it is ... straight line that bisects the diagonal of a paral- lelogram , also bisects the parallelogram . EXERCISE XLVI ...
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AB² AC² AD² altitude angle ACB BC² BD² bisects the angle centre chord circumference consequently construction cut harmonically describe a circle diagonals diameter dicular draw equal angles equiangular equilateral triangle EXERCISE exterior angle figure find a point find the locus given angle given circle given line given point greater half hence hypotenuse intersection isosceles triangle Let ABC line joining lines be drawn lines drawn opposite sides Pages parallelogram perpen perpendicular Price produced quadrilateral radius rectangle rectangle contained required locus required point required to prove required triangle right angles right-angled triangle Scholium segments semiperimeter side AC square straight line tangent touch triangle ABC Trig vertex vertical angle whence wherefore Wood-cuts
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Page 72 - ABC be a triangle, and DE a straight line drawn parallel to the base BC ; then will AD : DB : : AE : EC.
Page 19 - The line joining the middle points of two sides of a triangle is parallel to the third side and equal to half of the third side.
Page 55 - All the interior angles of any rectilineal figure, together with four right angles, are equal to twice as many right angles as the figure has sides.
Page 26 - Prove that three times the sum of the squares on the sides of a triangle is equal to four times the sum of the squares on the lines drawn from the vertices to the middle points of the opposite sides.
Page 73 - If three quantities are in continued proportion, the first is to the third as the square of the first is to the square of the second. Let a : b = b : c. Then, 2=*. b с Therefore, ^xb. = ^x± b с bb Or °r
Page 58 - EH parallel to AB or DC, and through F draw FK parallel to AD or BC ; therefore each of the figures, AK, KB, AH, HD, AG, GC, BG...
Page 29 - The sum of the squares of the sides of a quadrilateral is equal to the sum of the squares of the diagonals...
Page 24 - If from the middle point of one of the sides of a right-angled triangle, a perpendicular be drawn to the hypotenuse, the difference of the squares on the segments into which it is divided, is equal to the square on the other side.
Page 2 - Of all triangles having the same vertical angle, and whose bases pass through a given point, the least is that whose base is bisected in the given point.