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2nd.-Let a b a b c d arcs meeting axis bisect a b chord of 60 circumference conic section curve cuts a b cuts the arc cuts the circle cutting in e decagon describe a circle describe a semicircle describe an arc describe arcs cutting describe the arc diagram dicular distance draw a e draw a line draw lines parallel ellipse equal sided EQUILATERAL TRIANGLE figure geometrical GIVEN LINE h fig hyperbola ILLUSTRATED LONDON inch INSCRIBE join a d join the points Let a b line a b line cuts lines drawn Meth nonagon number of equal ordinate parabola parallel rulers parallel to a b PENTAGON perpen perpendicular produced protractor quadrant right angles scale of chords SCOTT BURN square tangent transverse diameter vertex Webster's Dictionary
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