An elementary treatise on geometry : simplified for beginners not versed in algebra (1833)
Grund, Francis J. (Francis Joseph), 1805-1863 · Boston : Carter, Hendee & Co. · leaf 103
n the two sides CB, DE, of the similar trianglesABC, AED ? A. Yes. For to prove it of the two sides AC andAD, I need only take tJiem for the bases of the two trian-gles ; and to prove it of the sides CB, DE, I must takeCB and DE for the bases ; the reasoning would be thesame as that I just went… … A. Yes. The areas of similar polygons are to eachothery as the areas of the squares constructed upon the cor^responding sides. The areas of the two similar polygonsABCDEF, abcdef, for instance, are to each other as the GEOMETRY. 99 areas of the squares constructed upon the sides AB, ab,or as the…
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