Euclid:Proposition/XIII/13/Lemma

Proposition

In the words of Euclid:

It is to be proved that, as $AB$ is to $BC$, so is the square on $AD$ to the square on $DC$.

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


Sources

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