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 169
et the base fall upon AF. 1. From M to any angle of the figure, say D, draw theline MD, and draw the lines MA, MF, by which meansthe figure ABCDEF is divided into the triangle MAF,and the figures MDCBA, MDEF. 2. Then transform MDCBA and MDEF into the tri-angles McA, McF, whose bases are in the… … Solution. Let ABCD be the given rectangle. 1. Extend the greater side, AB, of the rectangle, makingBM equal to BD. 2. Bisect AM in O, and, from the point O as a centre,with a radius AO, equal to OM, describe a semicircle. GEOMETRY. 165 3. Extend the side BD of the rectangle, until it meetsthe…
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