he means of describing a square equal to agiven rectilineal figure. The general problem, however,of describing a rectilineal figure of any given shapeand size will presently be dealt with. In the Proposition, note that AD is the mean pro-portional between AB and AC; and that CD is themean… … Let ABCDE ^^ ^li(^ given rectilineal figure, and m : ntlie given ratio. It is required to construct a rectilineal figure similarto ABCDE, and such that ABCDE shall he to it in theratio m : n. In AB produced, take BK, sui^h that AB : BK = nt : n,as in Prop. 1, Bk. V. On AK describe a semicircle ALK,…
Geometry · Geometry, Plane
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