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... straight lines to one another which meet together , but are not in the same straight line . Thus the two straight lines AO , BO , which meet at O form an angle there . The angle is not altered by altering the lengths of the straight lines ...
... straight lines to one another which meet together , but are not in the same straight line . Thus the two straight lines AO , BO , which meet at O form an angle there . The angle is not altered by altering the lengths of the straight lines ...
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... straight line which stands on the other is called a perpendicular to it . Thus in the figure if the angle ABC is equal to the angle ABD each of them is a right angle , and AB is perpendicular to DC . 14. Parallel straight lines are such ...
... straight line which stands on the other is called a perpendicular to it . Thus in the figure if the angle ABC is equal to the angle ABD each of them is a right angle , and AB is perpendicular to DC . 14. Parallel straight lines are such ...
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... line which is called the circumference , and is such that all straight lines drawn from a cer- tain point within the figure to the circumference are equal to one an- other : this ... straight line , but a slender cylinder 6 INTRODUCTION .
... line which is called the circumference , and is such that all straight lines drawn from a cer- tain point within the figure to the circumference are equal to one an- other : this ... straight line , but a slender cylinder 6 INTRODUCTION .
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... straight line at right angles to the base through the centre : for a strict definition the reader should consult the Elements of Euclid , or the Mensuration . It is frequently called briefly a cone . The straight line which joins the ...
... straight line at right angles to the base through the centre : for a strict definition the reader should consult the Elements of Euclid , or the Mensuration . It is frequently called briefly a cone . The straight line which joins the ...
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... straight lines the lengths of which shall be in any proportion we please , and thus by the means of straight lines ... line of any length we please and another straight line eight times as long . 39. Philosophers have occasionally ...
... straight lines the lengths of which shall be in any proportion we please , and thus by the means of straight lines ... line of any length we please and another straight line eight times as long . 39. Philosophers have occasionally ...
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