 | Robert Simson - 1762 - 488 pàgines
...the other part. Let AB be the given ftraight line ; it is required to divide it into two parts, fo that the rectangle contained by the whole, and one of the parts, fnall be equal to the fquare of the other part. Upon AB defcribc " the fquare ABDC, bifect b AC in... | |
 | Robert Simson - 1775 - 534 pàgines
...the other part. Let AB be the given ftraight line ; it is required to divide it into two parts, fo that the rectangle contained by the whole, and one of the parts, fhall be equal to the fquare of the other part. Upon AB deferibe * the fquare ABDC ; bifect b AC in... | |
 | Euclid - 1781 - 552 pàgines
...look II, k 10 i. e SI 46.".. *47-IPRO P. XI. PRO B. TO divide a given ftraight line into two parts, fo that the rectangle contained by the whole, and one of the parts, fhall be equal to the fquare of the other part. Let AB be the given ftraight line ; it is required... | |
 | Alexander Ingram - 1799 - 374 pàgines
...*• 11 B Let AB be the given ftraight line ; it is required to divide CoIK II. it into two parts, fo that the rectangle contained by the whole, and one of the parts, fhall be equal to the fquare of the other part. Upon AB defcribe » the fquare ABDC ; bifea b AC in... | |
 | Robert Simson - 1804 - 530 pàgines
...of the other part. Let AB be the given ftraight line; it is required to divide it into two parts, fo that the rectangle contained by the whole, and one of the parts, fhall be equal to the fquare of the other part. Upon AB defcribe » the fquare ABDC, bifect b AC in... | |
 | John Playfair - 1806 - 320 pàgines
...AD2+DB2=2AC2+ 2CD2. Wherefore, if a straight line, &c, QE D, PROP. XI. PROB. TO divide a given straight line into two parts, so that the rectangle contained by the whole and one of the parts may be equal to the square of the other part. Let AB be the given straight line ; it is required to... | |
 | Euclides - 1816 - 588 pàgines
...equal to the square of the other part. Let AB be the given straight line; it is required to divide it into two parts, so that the rectangle contained by...the whole, and one of the parts, shall be equal to thcsquare of the other part. Upon AB describe* the square ABDC ; bisect b AC in E, and join BE ; produce,... | |
 | John Mason Good - 1819 - 800 pàgines
...made up of the half and the part produced. Prop. XI. Prob. To divide a given straight lint into tu'o parts, so that the rectangle contained by the whole, and one of the parts, shall be equal tu the fquare of the other part. Prop. XII. Theor. In obtuse angled triangles, if a perpendicular be... | |
 | John Playfair - 1819 - 350 pàgines
...+DB3=2AC3+2CD3. Wherefore, if a straight line, &c. Q, ED . . PROP. XI. PROB. To divide a given straight line into two parts, so that the rectangle contained by the -whole, and one of the parts, may be equal to the square of the other part. Let AB be the given straight line ; it is required to... | |
 | Miles Bland - 1819 - 442 pàgines
...be equal to a given square, and their rectangle equal to a given rectangle. 9. To divide a straight line into two parts, so that the rectangle contained by the whole and one of the parts may be equal to the square of a given line, which is less than the line to be divided. 10. To divide... | |
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To divide a given straight line into two parts, so that the rectangle contained by the whole and one of the parts, shall be equal to the square on the other part. 
