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... vertex , and one at each of its sides . In reading , we name the letter at the vertex when there is but one vertex at the point , and the three letters when there are two or more vertices at the same point . In the latter case , the ...
... vertex , and one at each of its sides . In reading , we name the letter at the vertex when there is but one vertex at the point , and the three letters when there are two or more vertices at the same point . In the latter case , the ...
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... vertex . 23. The Size of an Angle depends upon the rapidity with which its sides separate , and not upon their ... vertex and one common side . ILL . - In Fig . 10 , angles 4 and 5 are adjacent , since they have the common vertex L , and ...
... vertex . 23. The Size of an Angle depends upon the rapidity with which its sides separate , and not upon their ... vertex and one common side . ILL . - In Fig . 10 , angles 4 and 5 are adjacent , since they have the common vertex L , and ...
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... vertices of a triangle , i . e . , to circumscribe a circumference about a triangle , as this operation is technically called . SUG . This is just like the last , A , B , and C being the vertices of the triangle . The four figures in ...
... vertices of a triangle , i . e . , to circumscribe a circumference about a triangle , as this operation is technically called . SUG . This is just like the last , A , B , and C being the vertices of the triangle . The four figures in ...
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... vertex at O , is the same part of a quarter of this circumference as the angle is of a right angle . Hence the angle is said to be measured by the arc included by its sides . Thus , the angle COA is measured by the arc ac ; i . e . , it ...
... vertex at O , is the same part of a quarter of this circumference as the angle is of a right angle . Hence the angle is said to be measured by the arc included by its sides . Thus , the angle COA is measured by the arc ac ; i . e . , it ...
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... the whole circumference , one of them is measured by 4 of the circumference . * Of course , absolute accuracy is not to be expected in such solutions . 62. An Inscribed Angle is an angle whose vertex is 26 ELEMENTARY GEOMETRY .
... the whole circumference , one of them is measured by 4 of the circumference . * Of course , absolute accuracy is not to be expected in such solutions . 62. An Inscribed Angle is an angle whose vertex is 26 ELEMENTARY GEOMETRY .
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Page 60 - The homologous sides of similar triangles are to each other as the square roots of their areas. This theorem is involved in the theorem that the areas of similar triangles are to each other as the squares of their homologous sides.
Page 137 - If two triangles have two sides and the included angle of the one, equal to two sides and the included angle of the other, each to each, the two triangles will be equal in all their parts." Axiom 1. "Things which are equal to the same thing, are equal to each other.
Page 216 - A sphere is a solid, bounded by one continued convex surface, every point of which is equally distant from a point within, called the centre.
Page 145 - Theorem — Two triangles are equal when the three sides of the one are respectively equal to the three sides of the other.
Page 113 - The measure of an exterior angle of a triangle is equal to the sum of the measures of the two remote interior angles.
Page 116 - If the opposite sides of a quadrilateral are equal, the figure is a parallelogram.
Page 9 - LEMMA 4. — A common divisor of two numbers is a divisor of their sum and also of their difference.
Page 165 - The perimeters of two regular polygons of the same number of sides, are to each other as their homologous sides, and their areas are to each other as the squares of those sides (Prop.
Page 14 - The logarithm of a quotient equals the logarithm of the dividend minus the logarithm of the divisor.
Page 156 - The square described on the hypothenuse of a right-angled triangle is equivalent to the sum of the squares described on the other two sides.