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 Trigonometry |
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To describe an equilateral triangle upon a given finite straight line . Let AB be the given straight line ; it is required to describe an equila- teral triangle upon it . From the centre A , at the dis- tance AB , describe ( 3.
To describe an equilateral triangle upon a given finite straight line . Let AB be the given straight line ; it is required to describe an equila- teral triangle upon it . From the centre A , at the dis- tance AB , describe ( 3.
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Wherefore , from the given point A , a straight line AL has been drawn equal to the given straight line BC . PROP . III . PROB . From the greater of two given straight lines to cut off a part equal to the less Let AB and C be the two ...
Wherefore , from the given point A , a straight line AL has been drawn equal to the given straight line BC . PROP . III . PROB . From the greater of two given straight lines to cut off a part equal to the less Let AB and C be the two ...
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To bisect a given finite straight line , that is , to divide it into two equal parts . Let AB be the given straight line ; it is required to divide it into two equal parts . Describe ( Prob . 1. ) upon it an equilateral triangle ABC ...
To bisect a given finite straight line , that is , to divide it into two equal parts . Let AB be the given straight line ; it is required to divide it into two equal parts . Describe ( Prob . 1. ) upon it an equilateral triangle ABC ...
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To draw a straight line perpendicular to a given straight line , of an un- limited length , from a given point without it . Let AB be a given straight line , which may be produced to any length both ways , and let C be a point without ...
To draw a straight line perpendicular to a given straight line , of an un- limited length , from a given point without it . Let AB be a given straight line , which may be produced to any length both ways , and let C be a point without ...
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At a given point in a given straight line , to make a rectilineal angle equal to a given rectilineal angle . Let AB be the given straight line , and A the given point in it , and DCE the given rectilineal angle ; it is required to make ...
At a given point in a given straight line , to make a rectilineal angle equal to a given rectilineal angle . Let AB be the given straight line , and A the given point in it , and DCE the given rectilineal angle ; it is required to make ...
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