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... preceding theorems does the proof of Theorem 6 directly depend ? indirectly depend ? QUERY 5. Can three pencils be held so that two of them are per- pendicular to the third at the same point ? Illustrate . QUERY 6. Can two pencils be ...
... preceding theorems does the proof of Theorem 6 directly depend ? indirectly depend ? QUERY 5. Can three pencils be held so that two of them are per- pendicular to the third at the same point ? Illustrate . QUERY 6. Can two pencils be ...
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... preceding theorems does the proof of Theorem 7 directly depend ? indirectly depend ? QUERY 2. Can you hold three pencils so that two are parallel and the third is perpendicular to one of them but not to the other ? QUERY 3. How many of ...
... preceding theorems does the proof of Theorem 7 directly depend ? indirectly depend ? QUERY 2. Can you hold three pencils so that two are parallel and the third is perpendicular to one of them but not to the other ? QUERY 3. How many of ...
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... preceding exercise , if the lines KH and GL be drawn , are the triangles KRH and GRL congruent ? Why ? 54. Transversal . A transversal is a line that crosses ( cuts or intersects ) two or more lines . 55. Angles made by a transversal ...
... preceding exercise , if the lines KH and GL be drawn , are the triangles KRH and GRL congruent ? Why ? 54. Transversal . A transversal is a line that crosses ( cuts or intersects ) two or more lines . 55. Angles made by a transversal ...
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... the figure of § 59 , that ≤1 = ≤8 and ≤2 = ≤7 . HINTS . 21 = 24 . Why ? 24 = 25 . Why ? 25 = 28 . Why ? .. 21 28 . Why ? In like manner it can be proved that ≤2 = ≤7 . NOTE . In some of the proofs of the preceding 28 PLANE GEOMETRY.
... the figure of § 59 , that ≤1 = ≤8 and ≤2 = ≤7 . HINTS . 21 = 24 . Why ? 24 = 25 . Why ? 25 = 28 . Why ? .. 21 28 . Why ? In like manner it can be proved that ≤2 = ≤7 . NOTE . In some of the proofs of the preceding 28 PLANE GEOMETRY.
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... preceding theorems and corol- laries the word " Why ? " has been placed on the right of the page . Its presence denotes the omission of a reason ( see § 22 ) at that point in the demonstration . The purpose of the omission is to lead ...
... preceding theorems and corol- laries the word " Why ? " has been placed on the right of the page . Its presence denotes the omission of a reason ( see § 22 ) at that point in the demonstration . The purpose of the omission is to lead ...
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AABC acute angle adjacent angles adjacent figure algebra altitude angles are equal apothem arc BC Axiom base bisector bisects central angle chord circumference circumscribed common tangent compute congruent Construct a triangle Converse of Theorem convex polygon Corollary cuts decagon diagonals diameter divided Draw drawn equal angles equal circles equal respectively equiangular equilateral triangle equivalent EXERCISES exterior angle Find the area Find the number geometry Given the triangle greater hexagon HINT hypotenuse hypothesis inches inscribed angle intersect isosceles triangle length line-segment locus measured median mid-perpendicular mid-point number of degrees number of sides parallelogram perimeter perpendicular plane Proof proportional prove quadrilateral QUERY radii radius ratio rectangle regular inscribed regular polygon rhombus right angles right triangle secant segments square straight angle straight line tangent third side trapezoid triangle ABC vertex vertices
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Page 224 - ... they have an angle of one equal to an angle of the other and the including sides are proportional; (c) their sides are respectively proportional.
Page 182 - If a perpendicular is drawn from the vertex of the right angle to the hypotenuse of a right triangle...
Page 80 - If two triangles have two sides of one equal respectively to two sides of the other, but the included angle of the first greater than the included angle of the second, then the third side of the first is greater than the third side of the second.
Page 26 - The two pairs of angles 3 and 6, 4 and 5, are called alternate interior angles ; and the two pairs of angles if 1 and 8, 2 and 7, are called alternate exterior angles. The four pairs of angles 1 and 5, 2 and 6, 3 and 7, and 4 and 8 are called corresponding angles.
Page 69 - The line which joins the mid-points of two sides of a triangle is parallel to the third side and equal to one half of it.
Page 230 - In any triangle, the square of the side opposite an acute angle is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides, minus twice the product of one of these sides and the projection of the other side upon it.
Page 184 - In a right triangle the square of the hypotenuse equals the sum of the squares of the other two sides or legs.
Page 175 - In a series of equal ratios, the sum of the antecedents is to the sum of the consequents as any antecedent is to its consequent.
Page 192 - If two chords intersect within a circle, the product of the segments of the one is equal to the product of the segments of the other.
Page 242 - Prove that the area of the square on the hypotenuse of a right triangle equals the sum of the areas of the squares on the other two sides.