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 59
er part,in the same ratio. If, on the contrary, the windowswere reduced two thousand times, whilst the doors andother parts were reduced only one thousand times, yourpicture would be out of proportion, because the differentparts would be reduced by different ratios. In this caseyour picture would… … GEOMETRY. 55 If the two triangles, ABC, abc, are to be similar toeach other, it is necessary that they should be construct-ed after the same manner, and that the side AC shouldbe exactly as many times greater than the side ac, as theside BC is greater than be, and the side AB than ab. If(Fig. I.…
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