The First Six Books: Together with the Eleventh and TwelfthJ. Balfour, 1781 - 520 pages |
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Page 68
... circle is the figure contain- ed by two ftraight lines drawn from the centre , and the circumference between them . XI . Similar fegments of a circle , are thofe in which the an- gles are equal , or which contain equal angles . a 10. 1 ...
... circle is the figure contain- ed by two ftraight lines drawn from the centre , and the circumference between them . XI . Similar fegments of a circle , are thofe in which the an- gles are equal , or which contain equal angles . a 10. 1 ...
Page 69
... circle . Let ABC be a circle , and A , B any two points in the cir- cumference ; the ftraight line drawn from A to B fhall fall within the circle . For , if it do not , let it fall , if poffi- ble , without , as AEB ; find D the cen tre ...
... circle . Let ABC be a circle , and A , B any two points in the cir- cumference ; the ftraight line drawn from A to B fhall fall within the circle . For , if it do not , let it fall , if poffi- ble , without , as AEB ; find D the cen tre ...
Page 70
... circle bifect a straight line in it which does not pafs through the centre , it fhall cut it at right angles ; and , if it cuts it at right angles , it fhall bifect it . Let ABC be a circle ; and let CD , a ftraight line drawn through ...
... circle bifect a straight line in it which does not pafs through the centre , it fhall cut it at right angles ; and , if it cuts it at right angles , it fhall bifect it . Let ABC be a circle ; and let CD , a ftraight line drawn through ...
Page 71
... circle two straight lines cut one another which do not both pass through the centre , they do not bisect each the other . Let ABCD be a circle , and AC , BD two ftraight lines in it which cut one another in the point E , and do not both ...
... circle two straight lines cut one another which do not both pass through the centre , they do not bisect each the other . Let ABCD be a circle , and AC , BD two ftraight lines in it which cut one another in the point E , and do not both ...
Page 72
... circle ABC , CE is equal to EF : Again , be- caufe E is the centre of the circle CDG , CE is equal to EG : But CE was fhewn to be equal to EF ; therefore EF is equal to EG , the lefs to the greater , which is impof- fible : Therefore E ...
... circle ABC , CE is equal to EF : Again , be- caufe E is the centre of the circle CDG , CE is equal to EG : But CE was fhewn to be equal to EF ; therefore EF is equal to EG , the lefs to the greater , which is impof- fible : Therefore E ...
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Page 472 - The circumference of every circle is supposed to be divided into 360 equal parts, called degrees ; and each degree into 60 equal parts, called minutes ; and each minute into 60 equal parts, called seconds ; and these into thirds, &c.
Page 170 - 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.
Page 81 - THE straight line drawn at right angles to the diameter of a circle, from the extremity of...
Page 105 - DEF are likewise equal (13. i.) to two right angles ; therefore the angles AKB, AMB are equal to the angles DEG, DEF, of which AKB is equal to DEG ; wherefore the remaining angle AMB is equal to the remaining angle DEF.
Page 167 - AC the same multiple of AD, that AB is of the part which is to be cut off from it : join BC, and draw DE parallel to it : then AE is the part required to be cut off.
Page 10 - When a straight line standing on another straight line makes the adjacent angles equal to one another, each of the angles is called a right angle; and the straight line which stands on the other is called a perpendicular to it.
Page 62 - AB be the given straight line ; it is required to divide it into two parts, so that the rectangle contained by the whole, and one of the parts, shall be equal to the square of the other part.
Page 112 - To describe an equilateral and equiangular pentagon about a given circle. • Let ABCDE be the given circle; it is required to describe an equilateral and equiangular pentagon about the circle ABCDE. Let the angles of a pentagon, inscribed in the circle...
Page 200 - If two triangles have two angles of the one equal to two angles of the other, each to each, and one side equal to one side, viz. either the sides adjacent to the equal...
Page 38 - F, which is the common vertex of the triangles ; that is, together with four right angles. Therefore all the angles of the figure, together with four right angles, are equal to twice as many right angles as the figure has sides.