Euclid:Proposition/XI/23/Lemma

Proposition

In the words of Euclid:

But how it is possible to take the square on $OR$ equal to that area by which the square on $AB$ is greater than the square on $LO$, we can show as follows.

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


Sources

  • 1926: Sir Thomas L. Heath: Euclid: The Thirteen Books of The Elements: Volume 3 (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Book $\text{XI}$. Propositions
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