The Path-Way to Knowledg, Containing the First Principles of GeometrieRecord, Robert
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The Path-Way to Knowledg, Containing the First Principles of Geometrie
Record, Robert
Geometry -- Early works to 1800
If a right line be deuided as chance happeneth the iiij.
long squares, that may be made of that whole line and one of
his partes with the square of the other part, shall be
equall to the square that is made of the whole line and the
saide first portion ioyned to him in lengthe as one whole
line.
_Example._
[Illustration]
The firste line is A.B, and is deuided by C. into two vnequall
partes as happeneth. The long square of yt, and his lesser
portion A.C, is foure times drawen, the first is E.G.M.K, the
seconde is K.M.Q.O, the third is H.K.R.S, and the fourthe is
K.L.S.T. And where as it appeareth that one of the little
squares (I meane K.L.P.O) is reckened twise, ones as parcell of
the second long square and agayne as parte of the thirde long
square, to auoide ambiguite, you may place one insteede of it,
an other square of equalitee, with it. that is to saye, D.E.K.H,
which was at no tyme accompting as parcell of any one of them,
and then haue you iiij. long squares distinctly made of the
whole line A.B, and his lesser portion A.C. And within them is
there a greate full square P.Q.T.V. whiche is the iust square of
B.C, beynge the greatter portion of the line A.B. And that those
fiue squares doo make iuste as muche as the whole square of that
longer line D.G, (whiche is as longe as A.B, and A.C. ioyned
togither) it may be iudged easyly by the eye, sith that one
greate square doth comprehẽd in it all the other fiue squares,
that is to say, foure long squares (as is before mencioned) and
one full square. which is the intent of the Theoreme.
_The xliij. Theoreme._
If a right line be deuided into ij. equal partes first, and
one of those parts again into other ij. parts, as chaũce
hapeneth, the square that is made of the last part of the
line so diuided, and the square of the residue of that whole
line, are double to the square of halfe that line, and to
the square of the middle portion of the same line.
_Example._
[Illustration]
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