Elementary Synthetic Geometry of the Point, Line and Circle in the PlaneElementary Synthetic Geometry of the Point, Line and Circle in the Plane by Nathan Fellowes Dupuis, first published in 1889, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, which has been scanned and cleaned by state-of-the-art publishing tools for better readability and enhanced appreciation. Restoration Editors' mission is to bring long out of print manuscripts back to life. Some smudges, annotations or unclear text may still exist, due to permanent damage to the original work. We believe the literary significance of the text justifies offering this reproduction, allowing a new generation to appreciate it. |
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... converse to one another when the hypothesis and conclusion of the one are respectively the conclusion and hypothesis of the other . Ex . If an animal is a horse it has four legs . Converse . If an animal has four legs it is a horse . As ...
... converse to one another when the hypothesis and conclusion of the one are respectively the conclusion and hypothesis of the other . Ex . If an animal is a horse it has four legs . Converse . If an animal has four legs it is a horse . As ...
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... converses of the follow- ing theorems : - I. The sum of two odd numbers is an even number . 2. A diameter is the longest chord in a circle . 3. Parallel lines never meet . 4. Every point equidistant from the end - points of a line ...
... converses of the follow- ing theorems : - I. The sum of two odd numbers is an even number . 2. A diameter is the longest chord in a circle . 3. Parallel lines never meet . 4. Every point equidistant from the end - points of a line ...
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... of the base of an isosceles tri- angle is the internal bisector of the vertical angle . And since these two bisectors are one and the same line the converse is true . Def . 2. - A triangle in which all the 26 SYNTHETIC GEOMETRY .
... of the base of an isosceles tri- angle is the internal bisector of the vertical angle . And since these two bisectors are one and the same line the converse is true . Def . 2. - A triangle in which all the 26 SYNTHETIC GEOMETRY .
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... ( Converse of 53 ° . ) PA PB . Then P is on the right bisector of AB . Proof . If P is not on the right bisector of AB , let the right bisector cut AP in Q. Then but .. or which is not true . QA = QB , PA = PB , QP = PB - QB , PB QP + QB ...
... ( Converse of 53 ° . ) PA PB . Then P is on the right bisector of AB . Proof . If P is not on the right bisector of AB , let the right bisector cut AP in Q. Then but .. or which is not true . QA = QB , PA = PB , QP = PB - QB , PB QP + QB ...
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... ( Converse of 53 ° , Cor . 1. ) A Then But LPAB = LPBA , then PA = PB . Proof . If P is on the right bisector of AB , PA = PB . ( 53 ° ) If P is not on the right bisector , let AP B cut the right bisector in Q. QA QB , and 4QAB = LQBA ...
... ( Converse of 53 ° , Cor . 1. ) A Then But LPAB = LPBA , then PA = PB . Proof . If P is on the right bisector of AB , PA = PB . ( 53 ° ) If P is not on the right bisector , let AP B cut the right bisector in Q. QA QB , and 4QAB = LQBA ...
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ABCD algebraic altitude apothem bisects c.p.-circles centre of similitude centre-line chord of contact circles touch circumcircle co-axal coincide collinear concurrent concurrent lines concyclic congruent corresponding cut the circle denote diagonals diameter divided end-points equal angles equianharmonic equilateral triangle excircles external bisector fixed point geometric given circles given line given point harmonic range Hence hexagram homographic homologous hypothenuse incircle internal angles inverse points isosceles joins LAOB line-segment locus median middle point nine-points circle opposite sides orthogonally pair parallel parallelogram passes pencil perpendicular perspective plane point of contact point of intersection polar reciprocal Proof quadrangle radical axis radical centre radii radius rectangle rectilinear figure regular polygon rhombus right angle right bisector rotation secant similar Similarly square straight angle symbol tangent tensor theorem Theorem.-The three circles transversal vertex vertices