 | Robert Simson - 1762 - 488 pągines
...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 pągines
...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 pągines
...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 pągines
...*• 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 pągines
...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... | |
 | Robert Simson - 1806 - 546 pągines
...double of the squares of AC, CD. Wherefore, wr a straight line, &c. QED PROP. XI. PROB. TO clivjde a given straight line into two parts, so that the...parts shall be 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... | |
 | John Playfair - 1806 - 320 pągines
...because DG=DB; therefore 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...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... | |
 | Euclid - 1810 - 554 pągines
...AD, DB are double of the squares of AC, CD. \Vherefore, if a straight line, &c. QED PR6P. XI. PROB. TO divide a given straight line into two parts, so...parts shall be 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... | |
 | John Mason Good - 1813 - 714 pągines
...and the part produced. Prop. XI. Prob. To divide a given straight line into two parts, so that thé rectangle contained by the whole, and one of the parts, shall be equal to the square of the other part. Prop. XII. Theor. In obtuse angled triangles, if a perpendicular be drawn from any of the acute angles... | |
 | John Bonnycastle - 1813 - 456 pągines
...It is required to divide a line, of 20 inches in length, into two such parts, that the rectangle of the whole and one of the parts shall be equal to the square of the other. Ans. 10/5 — 10 5. It is required to divide the number 60 into two such parts, that their product... | |
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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 of the other part. 
