 | American essays - 1859 - 802 pages
...artistic and scientific achievements upon the black-board, says': "Let it be granted that a straight line may be drawn from any one point to any other point," I invariably answer, " Of course, — by all manner of means," — although you know, dear Don, that,... | |
 | Elias Loomis - Conic sections - 1858 - 256 pages
...is contained an exact number of times in each of thsm. BOOK V. PROS LEM.S. Postulates. 1. A straight line may be drawn from any one point to Any other point. 2. .A terminated straight line may be produced to any length in a straight line. 3. From the greater... | |
 | Euclides - 1858 - 248 pages
...length in a st. line. P. 3. Prom the greater line to cut off a part equal to the less. Pst. 1. A st. line may be drawn from any one point to any other point. DEMONSTRATION. — P. 4. If two triangles have two sides and their included angle of one triangle equal... | |
 | Robert Potts - Geometry, Plane - 1860 - 380 pages
...straight line joining two of its opposite angles. POSTULATES. I. LET it be granted that a straight line may be drawn from any one point to any other point. n. That a terminated straight line may be produced to any length in a straight line. in. And that a... | |
 | James McCosh - History - 1860 - 512 pages
...the propositions founded on them, such as the following, put in the form of maxims:—" A straight line may be drawn from any one point to any other point;" "A straight line may be produced to any length in a straight line;" "There may be such a figure as... | |
 | Euclides - 1861 - 464 pages
...PROP. 1. — PROK. To find the centre of a given circle. SOL. — Pst. 1. Let it be granted that a st. line may be drawn from any one point to any other point. 10, I. To bisect a given finite st. line. 11, I. To draw a st. line at rt.¿s to a given st. line from... | |
 | Euclides - 1862 - 140 pages
...All other four-sided figures are caOed trapeziums. POSTULATES. 1. Let it be granted that a straight line may be drawn from any one point to any other point. 2. That a terminated straight line may be produced to any length in a straight line. AXIOMS. 1. Things... | |
 | Euclides - 1863 - 72 pages
...the position of a plane." — Pott's Euclid, p. 44. POSTULATES. 1. Let it be granted, that a straight line may be drawn from any one point to any other point: 2. That a terminated straight line may be produced to any length in a straight line: 3. And that a... | |
 | Euclides - 1863 - 122 pages
...straight line may be produced to any length in a straight line. 1. Let it be granted that a straight line may be drawn from any one point to any other point. 3. And that a circle may be described from any centre, at any distance from that centre. AXIOMS. 1.... | |
 | Euclides - 1864 - 448 pages
...straight line joining two of its opposite angles. POSTULATES. I. LET it be granted that a straight line may be drawn from any one point to any other point. II. That a terminated straight line may be produced to any length in a straight line. m. And that a... | |
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Let it be granted that a straight line may be drawn from any one point to any other point. 
