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Similar triangles are to one another in the duplicate ratio of their homologous sides . ( Euc . VI . 19. ) Let a , b , c ; a ' , u ' , c ' represent the sides of two similar triangles ; Then , because the triangles are similar , their ...
Similar triangles are to one another in the duplicate ratio of their homologous sides . ( Euc . VI . 19. ) Let a , b , c ; a ' , u ' , c ' represent the sides of two similar triangles ; Then , because the triangles are similar , their ...
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