Euclid:Proposition/VIII/24

Proposition

In the words of Euclid:

If two numbers have to one another the ratio which a square number has to a square number, and the first be square, the second will also be square.

(The Elements: Book $\text{VIII}$: )


Sources

  • 1926: Sir Thomas L. Heath: Euclid: The Thirteen Books of The Elements: Volume 2 (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Book $\text{VIII}$. Propositions
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