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 135
chof the sides of which is equal to the radius of the circumscribedcircle. (Query 17, Sect. IV.) For the sake of convenience theysupposed the diameter of the circle equal to unity; the radius andtherefore the side of a regular inscribed hexagon is then i, andthe sum of all the sides (6 times i)… … 130 GEOaiETRY. instance, the chord CD to be the side of a regular inscribed hex-agon, by bisecting the arc CD in B, the chords BC, BD, will betwo sides of a regular inscribed poly-gon of 12 sides, the length of whichcan easily be calculated when thechord CD and the radius AC are onceknown. For the…
Geometry, Plane
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