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Proposition: 1.06: Isosceles Triagles II

(Proposition 6 from Book 1 of Euclid's “Elements”)

If a triangle has two angles equal to one another then the sides subtending the equal angles will also be equal to one another.

• Let $ABC$ be a triangle having the angle $ABC$ equal to the angle $ACB$.
• I say that side $AB$ is also equal to side $AC$.

Modern Formulation

If a given triangle has two equal angles, then the sides opposite the two angles are equal in length (i.e., the triangle is isosceles).

Table of Contents

Proofs: 1 Corollaries: 1

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References

Adapted from CC BY-SA 3.0 Sources:

1. Callahan, Daniel: "Euclid’s 'Elements' Redux" 2014

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1. Casey, John: "The First Six Books of the Elements of Euclid"

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1. Fitzpatrick, Richard: Euclid's "Elements of Geometry"