The elements of Euclid : viz, the first six books, together with the eleventh and twelfth : the errors, by which Theon, or others, have long ago vitiated these books, are corrected, and some of Euclid's demonstrations are restored : also, The book of Euclid's data, in like manner corrected (1834)
Euclid, Euclid, Simson, Robert, 1687-1768 · Philadelphia : Desilver & Thomas · leaf 317
ght line EF given in position, andmakes with it a given angle EAD, AD is given (32. dat.) inposition. PROP. XXXIV. 31. If from a given point to a straight line given in posi-tion, a straight line be drawn which is given in magni-tude; the same is also given in position.* Let A be a given point, and… … 314 Euclids data. • • it can be found (l. clef.); let this be the straight line D: from thepoint A draw AE perpendicular to BC,* and be- A cause AE is the shortest of all the straight lineswhich can be drawn from the point A to BC, thestraight line D, to which one equal is to be drawn from the…
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