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ABē ABCD acute angle adjacent angles altitude apothem base bisects chord circumference circumscribed circumscribed circle coincide construct a square Construct a triangle denoted diagonal diameter divided draw a line equal angles equal circles equiangular polygon equidistant equilateral triangle EXERCISES exterior angle figure Find the area Find the radius geometric given angle given circle given line given point given straight line given triangle greater Hence homologous sides hypotenuse inscribed angle inscribed polygon intersect isosceles trapezoid isosceles triangle LAOB length Let the pupil line drawn median method midpoint number of sides parallel lines parallelogram perimeter plane PROBLEM produced Prop pupil supply Q. E. D. Ex quadrilateral radii ratio rectangle regular inscribed regular polygon rhombus right angles right triangle secant segments tangent THEOREM third side trapezoid triangle ABC vertex vertex angle vertices
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