Wentworth, G. A. (George Albert), 1835-1906 · Boston, Ginn & company · leaf 213
ny field into two parts having a givenratio, by a line through a given point inthe perimeter. Let ABODE (Fig. 31) represent the field,P the given point, and PQ the required divi-sion line. The areas of the whole field and of therequired parts having been determined, runthe line PD from P to a… … Fig. 31. Area PDQHence, DQ Note. DQ = PDx sin PDQ2 area PDQ perpendicular from P on DEP on DE may be run and measured directly. This perpendicular from Problem 4. To divide a field into a given number of parts,b so that access to a pond of water is given to each. Let ABODE (Fig. 32) represent the…
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