Hart, C. A. (Clara Avis), b. 1863, Feldman, Daniel D., b. 1872 · New York, American Book Co · leaf 270
The proof is left as an exercise for the student. Hint. The sum of two sides of a triangle is greater than the third side. Ex. 1000. A square and a regular octagon are inscribed in a circlewhose radius is 10 inches ; find : (a) The difference between their perimeters.(J)) The difference between… … Archimedes 542. Historical Note. Archimedes (285 ?-212 B.C.) found thecircumference and area of the circle by a method similar to that given inthis text. He was born in Syracuse, Sicily, but studied in Egypt at theUniversity of Alexandria. Although, like Plato, he re-garded practical applications…
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