Hicks' Builders' guide, comprising an easy, practical system of estimating material and labor for carpenters, contractors and builders (1907)
Hicks, I. P. (Isaac Perry), b. 1856 · New York, David Williams company · leaf 38
the circumference by 3.14159. To find the area of a circle multiply half the cir-cumference by half the diameter, or multiply the squareof the diameter by the decimal .7854. To find the side of the greatest square that can beinscribed in a circle of a given diameter, divide thesquare of the given… … Fig. 34.—Diagram for Finding Radiusfrom a Segment. Fig. 35.—Drawing a Circlethrough Three Points. segment to B. Connect B with A and C. From thecenter of A B and B C square down the lines as shown.The point of crossing at D is the center of the circle,and D C is the radius. TO DRAW A CIRCLE THROUGH…
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