Elements of Geometry: Containing the First Six Books of Euclid, with a Supplement on the Quadrature of the Circle, and the Geometry of Solids; to which are Added, Elements of Plane and Spherical TrigonometryW.E. Dean, 1836 - 311 páginas |
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... called a Theorem ; and the method of collecting the several arguments and proofs , and laying them together in proper order , by means of which the truth of the proposition becomes evident , is called a Demonstration . 6. A Direct ...
... called a Theorem ; and the method of collecting the several arguments and proofs , and laying them together in proper order , by means of which the truth of the proposition becomes evident , is called a Demonstration . 6. A Direct ...
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... called Reductio ad Absurdum ; because it shows the absurdity and falsehood of all suppositions contrary to that contained in the proposition . 8. A Problem is a proposition or a question proposed , which requires a so- lution . As , to ...
... called Reductio ad Absurdum ; because it shows the absurdity and falsehood of all suppositions contrary to that contained in the proposition . 8. A Problem is a proposition or a question proposed , which requires a so- lution . As , to ...
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... called A plus B. 21. Subtraction is denoted by a single line ; as A - B , which is read A minus B ; A - B represents their difference , or the part of A remaining , when a part equal to B has been taken away from it . In like manner , A ...
... called A plus B. 21. Subtraction is denoted by a single line ; as A - B , which is read A minus B ; A - B represents their difference , or the part of A remaining , when a part equal to B has been taken away from it . In like manner , A ...
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... called a straight line . " 66 " COR . Hence two straight lines cannot inclose a space . Neither can two 66 straight lines have a common segment ; that is , they cannot coincide " in part , without coinciding altogether . " 4. A ...
... called a straight line . " 66 " COR . Hence two straight lines cannot inclose a space . Neither can two 66 straight lines have a common segment ; that is , they cannot coincide " in part , without coinciding altogether . " 4. A ...
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... called the angle DBC , or CBD ; but , if there be only one an- ' gle at a point , it may be expressed by a letter ... called a right angle ; and the straight line which stands on the other , is called a perpendicu- lar to it . 8. An ...
... called the angle DBC , or CBD ; but , if there be only one an- ' gle at a point , it may be expressed by a letter ... called a right angle ; and the straight line which stands on the other , is called a perpendicu- lar to it . 8. An ...
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