The American house-carpenter; a treatise on the art of building, and the strength of materials (1873)
Hatfield, R. G. (Robert Griffith), 1815-1879 · New York : J. Wiley · leaf 58
Fig. 73 105.— To construct a square equal to a given rectangle.Let A, (Fig. 73,) be the given rectangle. Extend the side, a 6,and make b c equal to b e ; bisect a c in/, and upon f, with theradius, / a, describe the semi-circle, age; extend e b, till itcuts the curve in g ; then a square, b g h d,… … 105, a.—Another method. Let A, (Fig. 74,) be the givenrectangle. Extend the side, a 6, and make a d equal to a c, * Similar figures are such as have their several angles respectively equal, and theiiaiijs respectively proportionate. 44 PRACTICAL GEOMETRY. bisect a d in e ; upon c, with the radius,…
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