Euclid's Elements of Geometry: The Six First Books. To which are Added, Elements of Plain and Spherical Trigonometry, a System of Conick Sections, Elements of Natural Philosophy, as Far as it Relates to Astronomy, According to the Newtonian System, and Elements of Astronomy: with Notes |
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Page 167
... ordinate equality , FG is to FK , as AE to AB [ 22. 5 ] , but FG is less than AE [ Constr . ] , therefore FK is less than AB ( 14. 5 ) . Problem .-- Two right lines ( AB and X ) , in a ratio of greater inequality , being given , to ...
... ordinate equality , FG is to FK , as AE to AB [ 22. 5 ] , but FG is less than AE [ Constr . ] , therefore FK is less than AB ( 14. 5 ) . Problem .-- Two right lines ( AB and X ) , in a ratio of greater inequality , being given , to ...
Page 208
... ordinates to that diameter . 15. A segment ( PH ) , of a diameter ( PQ ) , between an ordinate thereto , and a vertex of the diameter , is called an abscissa . 14. Two diameters of an ellipse or hyperbola , each of which is parallel to ...
... ordinates to that diameter . 15. A segment ( PH ) , of a diameter ( PQ ) , between an ordinate thereto , and a vertex of the diameter , is called an abscissa . 14. Two diameters of an ellipse or hyperbola , each of which is parallel to ...
Page 230
... ordinate to the axis ( Def . 12. 1 Sup ) . Cor . 3. An ordinate to an axis , is perpendicular to it , because the tangent of the vertex , to which the ordinate is parallel ( Def . 12. 1 Sup . ) , is perpendicular to the axis ( cor . 1 ...
... ordinate to the axis ( Def . 12. 1 Sup ) . Cor . 3. An ordinate to an axis , is perpendicular to it , because the tangent of the vertex , to which the ordinate is parallel ( Def . 12. 1 Sup . ) , is perpendicular to the axis ( cor . 1 ...
Page 258
... ordinate be drawn to an axis ; the square of an ordinate is , in the case of an ellipse , or principal axis of a hyperbola , to the rectangle under the abscissas , and , in the case of the second axis of a hyperbola , to the sum of the ...
... ordinate be drawn to an axis ; the square of an ordinate is , in the case of an ellipse , or principal axis of a hyperbola , to the rectangle under the abscissas , and , in the case of the second axis of a hyperbola , to the sum of the ...
Page 259
... ordinate , as PH , ( see fig . 2. preceding prop . ) , meets the principal axis AB of a hyperbola . The square of PH is to the rectangle AHB , as the square of CM is to the square of CB . From the focus F , draw FD at right angles to AH ...
... ordinate , as PH , ( see fig . 2. preceding prop . ) , meets the principal axis AB of a hyperbola . The square of PH is to the rectangle AHB , as the square of CM is to the square of CB . From the focus F , draw FD at right angles to AH ...
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