PROPOSITIONS. PROP. 1.-PROB. Into a given circle to fit exactly a right line equal to a given right line, which is not greater than the diameter of the circle. SOL. 1, III. To find the centre of a given circle. 3, I. From the greater of two given lines to cut off a part equal to the less. Pst. 3 and 1. A circle may be described from any centre at any distance from that centre. A st. line may be drawn from any one point to any other point. DEM. 15, I. A circle is a plane figure contained by one line, which is called the circumference, and is such that all st. lines drawn from a certain point within the figure to the circumference, are equal to one another. Ax. 1. Things which are equal to the same thing, are equal to one another. Def. 7, IV. A st. line is said to be fitted exactly into a circle, or to be applied in it, when the extremities of it are on the circumference of the circle. and from C, with CF, desc. O GFA, and join CA; then CA is the line required. D.1 C.5. Def. 15, I. 2 C. 4. Ax. 1. 3 Def. 7, IV. C is cen. of GFA .. CA = but CFD, .. D = CA. . in CF; ABC, a st. line has been placed, CA = the given st. line D. Q. E. F. USE AND APP.-I. Within a given O, ABC, to place a line of a given length, D, not greater than the diam. of the given O, which line shall pass through A, a given point in the Oce. II. To draw that diam. of a which shall pass at a given distance, N, from a given point A C. 1 Pst. 3. & 1,IV.| With OA = N, desc. a 2 Sol. ABC, and in it place AK=N; then KO produced to L is the diam. required. D.1 Def. 16, I. & C... KL is a diam., and AK 2 Conc. = A0=N; .. KL, a diam., passes at the given distance from A. PROP. 2.--PROB. In a given circle to inscribe a triangle equiangular to a given triangle. CON. 17, III. To draw a st. line from a given point, either without or in the circumference, which shall touch a given circle. 23, I. At a given point in a given line to make a rectil. equal to a DEM. 32, III. If a st. line touches a O, and from the point of contact a st. line be drawn cutting the circle, the s which this line makes with the line touching the O, shall be equal to the s which are in the altr. segs. of the O. Ax. 1. Cor. 3, 32, I. If two As have two s of the one respectively equal to twos of the other, then the third of the one shall be equal to the third of the other. Def. 3, IV. A rectil. figure is said to be inscribed in a circle when each angular point of the inscribed figure touches the Oce of the circle. 2 23, I. 3 23, I. 4 Pst. 1. 5 Sol. join BC; D.1 C. 1, 2, 2 32, III. 3 C. 2. Ax. 1. 4 Sim. 5 Cor. 3.32,I. 6 Def. 3, IV. the Oce, draw a at A, in AH, make / HAC = ≤ DEF; GAB = ▲ DFE; then A ABC is the ▲ required. .. HAG is a tang., and AC from A cuts the ; Q. E. F. and SCH.-The Analysis of a problem is a very useful exercise, and, that the learner may become accustomed to the method, some examples will be given. Thus, of Prop. 2, setting out with the admission that the ▲ ABC has its angles respectively equal to the s D, E, F, the Analysis will be Through the point A draw A GH, a tangent to the ; then, CAH: = ABC=E,.. the line AC is given in position; and, being cut by the Oce, the point C is given. In the same way it will appear that the point B also is given; and the three points, A, B, C, are given, .. their junction forms A ABC, inscribed in the circle. USE AND APP.-An eq. lat. ▲ ABC, being inscribed in a circle, and through the angular points A, B, C, tangents, DE, EF, FD, being drawn, these tangents will also form an eq. lat. A, DEF, the area of which is four times that of the inscribed eq. lat. A. 54, I. 626, I. 73, III. 8 Sim. = DC, and = OCD; OBD .. A OBD = A OCD, ▲ BOD = COD, i. e. Zs BOC and BDC are each bisected by DO; .. DO bis. BC at rt. Zs, and passes through the vertex A. 9 Cor. 5, I. 32, I. Now Z OBC: of a rt. ; .. 4 DBC = 10 Sim. 11 Cor. 6, I. 12 Sim. 13 Conc. 14 D. 11, 12. 15 16 17 Conc. So s DCB, BDC, each of a rt. L, .. A BDC is eq. lat. and =A ABC; } of a rt. Z.; So As ACE, ABF are each eq. lat. and A ABC; About a given circle to circumscribe a triangle equiangular to a given triangle. SOL. Pst. 2. 1, III. 23, I. 17, III. DEM. 18, III. If a st. line touches a O, the st. line drawn from the centre to the point of contact, shall be perpendicular to the line touching the circle. Cor. 1. 32, I. All the interiors of any rectil. fig., together with four rt. Ls, are equal to twice as many rt. As as the figure has sides. Ax. 3, I. If equals be taken from equals the remainders are equal. 13, I. The s which one st. line makes with another upon one side of it are either rt. Zs, or together equal to two rt. s. Ax. 1. Def. 4, IV. A rectil. fig. is said to be described about a O, when each side of the circumscribed fig. touches the Oce of the O. H find K the cen. of O ABC, and draw KB; BKA = ▲ DEG, and BKC = 2 DFH; and through A, B, C, draw LM, MN, NL, tangs. to ABC; then ALMN shall be the ▲ required. LM, MN, NL, are tangs to ABC; and KA, KB, KC, lines from the cen. to A,B,C; = : 4 rt. 2s; and two of the four, KAM, KBM, are rt. Zs; DFE; 11 32,I.Ax.3... rem. MLN = rem. EDF; 12 Def. 4. IV... A LMN is eq. ang. with ▲ DEF; and is de scribed about the ABC. SCH.-Analysis: We suppose the problem to have been A LMN being described about the given ABC, so that ME, and N = F. Join K the cen. of the to the tang. In the qu. lat. BKCN, the four points A, B, C. s four rt. Zs; Q. E. F. solved, the L = / D, ands KBN, KCN, are 2 rt. s; ../s BKC, BNC = 2 rt. s. But N being given, its supplement / BKC is also given; consequently, KB and KC, the two radii, are given in position. Thus, it may be shown that the AKB is given, and the line KA given in position. The inters. of KA, KB, KC, with the Oce, or the points A, B, C, are given; .. the tangs. MN, NL, LM, are given in position. Thus the ALMN is given. |