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Euclides. In bd take any point f , and from ae the greater , cut off ag equal ( i . 3 ) to a f , the less , and join ... than the other : let ab be the greater ; and from it cut ( i . 3 ) off db equal to a c , the less , and join dc ...
Euclides. In bd take any point f , and from ae the greater , cut off ag equal ( i . 3 ) to a f , the less , and join ... than the other : let ab be the greater ; and from it cut ( i . 3 ) off db equal to a c , the less , and join dc ...
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... greater than the angle bcd ; therefore the angle adc is greater also than then is the angle bdc than the angle bcd ... f ; therefore , because ac is equal to ad in the triangle acd , the angles ecd , fdc upon the other side of the base cd are ...
... greater than the angle bcd ; therefore the angle adc is greater also than then is the angle bdc than the angle bcd ... f ; therefore , because ac is equal to ad in the triangle acd , the angles ecd , fdc upon the other side of the base cd are ...
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... greater than either of the interior opposite angles . LET a b c be a ... f , and make e f equal to be ; join also fc , and produce ac to g . Because ... greater than the angle ecf ; therefore the angle a cd is greater than b a & d g bae ...
... greater than either of the interior opposite angles . LET a b c be a ... f , and make e f equal to be ; join also fc , and produce ac to g . Because ... greater than the angle ecf ; therefore the angle a cd is greater than b a & d g bae ...
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... greater than the base ef ; the angle bac is likewise greater than the angle ed f . For , if it be not greater , it must either be equal to it , or less ; but the angle bac is not equal to the angle edf ; because then the base bc would ...
... greater than the base ef ; the angle bac is likewise greater than the angle ed f . For , if it be not greater , it must either be equal to it , or less ; but the angle bac is not equal to the angle edf ; because then the base bc would ...
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... greater than the other ; let a gh be the greater ; and because the angle a gh is greater than the angle ghd , add to ... f -b d angles ; therefore the angles bgh , ghd , are less than two right angles ; but those straight lines which ...
... greater than the other ; let a gh be the greater ; and because the angle a gh is greater than the angle ghd , add to ... f -b d angles ; therefore the angles bgh , ghd , are less than two right angles ; but those straight lines which ...
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Page 2 - A circle is a plane figure contained by one line, which is called the circumference, and is such that all straight lines drawn from a certain point within the figure to the circumference, are equal to one another : XVI.
Page 42 - To divide a given straight line into two parts, so that the rectangle contained by the whole, and one of the parts, may be equal to the square of the other part.
Page 4 - Let it be granted that a straight line may be drawn from any one point to any other point.
Page 21 - That, if a straight line falling on two straight lines make the interior angles on the same side less than two right angles, the two straight lines, if produced indefinitely, meet on that side on which are the angles less than the two right angles.
Page 29 - To describe a parallelogram that shall be equal to a given triangle, and have one of its angles equal to a given rectilineal angle.
Page 38 - If a straight line be bisected and produced to any point, the rectangle contained by the whole line thus produced and the part of it produced, together with the square of...
Page 15 - If, from the ends of the side of a triangle, there be drawn two straight lines to a point within the triangle, these shall be less than, the other two sides of the triangle, but shall contain a greater angle. Let...
Page 13 - If one side of a triangle be produced, the exterior angle is greater than either of the interior opposite angles.
Page 4 - If a straight line meet two straight lines, so as to make the two interior angles on the same side of it taken together less than two right angles...
Page 126 - If two triangles have one angle of the one equal to one angle of the other and the sides about these equal angles proportional, the triangles are similar.