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... tangent touches the circumference is called the Point of Contact , or Point of Tangency . 171. DEF . Two Circumferences are tangent to each other when they are tangent to a straight line at the same point . 172. DEF . A Secant is a ...
... tangent touches the circumference is called the Point of Contact , or Point of Tangency . 171. DEF . Two Circumferences are tangent to each other when they are tangent to a straight line at the same point . 172. DEF . A Secant is a ...
Page 83
... tangent to the circle at A. § 171 Q. E. D. 187. COROLLARY . When a straight line is tangent to a circle , it is perpendicular to the radius drawn to the point of contact , and therefore a perpendicular to a tangent at the point of ...
... tangent to the circle at A. § 171 Q. E. D. 187. COROLLARY . When a straight line is tangent to a circle , it is perpendicular to the radius drawn to the point of contact , and therefore a perpendicular to a tangent at the point of ...
Page 85
... tangent at the point of contact passes through the centre of the O ) . .. the line CC , having two points in common with this , must coincide with it . .. O is in the straight line C C " ' . Q. E. D. Ex . A B , a chord of a circle , is ...
... tangent at the point of contact passes through the centre of the O ) . .. the line CC , having two points in common with this , must coincide with it . .. O is in the straight line C C " ' . Q. E. D. Ex . A B , a chord of a circle , is ...
Page 97
... tangent and a chord is measured by one - half the intercepted arc . H F C M E A Let HAM be the angle formed by the tangent OM and chord AH . We are to prove ZHAM is measured by arc A EH . Draw the diameter AC F. FAM is a rt . Z , $ 186 ...
... tangent and a chord is measured by one - half the intercepted arc . H F C M E A Let HAM be the angle formed by the tangent OM and chord AH . We are to prove ZHAM is measured by arc A EH . Draw the diameter AC F. FAM is a rt . Z , $ 186 ...
Page 98
... tangents , or a tangent and a secant , and which has its vertex without the circumference , is measured by one - half the concave arc , minus one - half the convex arc . B E A S CE B S B Fig . 1 . M Fig . 2 . CASE I. D Fig . 3 . Let the ...
... tangents , or a tangent and a secant , and which has its vertex without the circumference , is measured by one - half the concave arc , minus one - half the convex arc . B E A S CE B S B Fig . 1 . M Fig . 2 . CASE I. D Fig . 3 . Let the ...
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A B C D AABC AACB AB² ABCD adjacent angles apothem arc A B base and altitude BC² centre centre of symmetry circumference circumscribed construct a square COROLLARY decagon diagonals diameter divided Draw equal arcs equal distances equal respectively equiangular equiangular polygon equilateral equilateral polygon exterior angles figure given circle given line given polygon given square homologous sides hypotenuse intersecting isosceles Let A B Let ABC line A B measured by arc middle point number of sides parallelogram perpendicular plane polygon ABC polygon similar PROBLEM prove Q. E. D. PROPOSITION quadrilateral radii radius equal ratio rect rectangles regular inscribed regular polygon required to construct right angles right triangle SCHOLIUM segment semicircle similar polygons subtend symmetrical with respect tangent THEOREM triangle ABC vertex vertices
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Page 72 - Every point in the bisector of an angle is equally distant from the sides of the angle ; and every point not in the bisector, but within the angle, is unequally distant from the sides of the angle.
Page 73 - 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 centre; as the figure ADB E.
Page 146 - The areas of two triangles which have an angle of the one equal to an angle of the other are to each other as the products of the sides including the equal angles. A D A' Hyp. In triangles ABC and A'B'C', To prove AABC A A'B'C' A'B' x A'C ' Proof. Draw the altitudes BD and B'D'.