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Proposition: 1.15: Opposite Angles on Intersecting Straight Lines

(Proposition 15 from Book 1 of Euclid's “Elements”)

If two straight lines cut one another then they make the vertically opposite angles equal to one another.

• For let the two straight lines $AB$ and $CD$ cut one another at the point $E$.
• I say that angle $AEC$ is equal to (angle) $DEB$, and (angle) $CEB$ to (angle) $AED$.

Modern Formulation

If two straight lines \(AB\) and \(CD\) intersect one another at one point \(E\), their opposite angles are equal.

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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"