Proposition: 1.02: Constructing a Segment Equal to an Arbitrary Segment
(Proposition 2 from Book 1 of Euclid's “Elements”)
To place a straight line equal to a given straight line at a given point (as an extremity).
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Modern Formulation
Given an arbitrary point \(A\) and an arbitrary segment \(\overline{BC}\), it is possible to construct a segment \(\overline{AF}\) such that its length is equal to the length of \(\overline{BC}\).
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- Callahan, Daniel: "Euclid’s 'Elements' Redux" 2014
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- Fitzpatrick, Richard: Euclid's "Elements of Geometry"