A textbook on mechanical and electrical engineering (1898)
International Correspondence Schools · Scranton : International Textbook Co., [1898-99] · leaf 257
efore similar and their corresponding sidesare proportional. That is, any two sides of one triangle areto each other as the two corresponding sides of the othertriangle; or, one side of one triangle is to the corresponding-side of the other as another side of the first triangle is tothe… … Fig. 39. AB : nc = a b : b e, AB : AC=a b : ae, B C : be =A B : a b, A C : ae =B C : /^r. etc Example.—The sides of a triangle are 18 inches and 21 inches andthe base is 24 inches long; what are the lengths of the sides of asimilar triangle whose base is 8 inches long ? Solution.—Since the sides…
Electrical engineering · Mechanical engineering
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