Proposition: 1.16: The Exterior Angle Is Greater Than Either of the Non-Adjacent Interior Angles
(Proposition 16 from Book 1 of Euclid's “Elements”)
For any triangle, when one of the sides is produced, the external angle is greater than each of the internal and opposite angles.
- Let $ABC$ be a triangle, and let one of its sides $BC$ have been produced to $D$.
- I say that the external angle $ACD$ is greater than each of the internal and opposite angles, $CBA$ and $BAC$.
Modern Formulation
Construct \(\triangle{ABC}\) and extend any of its sides, e.g. \(\overline{BC}\), to the segment \(\overline{CD}\). Then the exterior angle \(\gamma=\angle{DCA}\) is greater than either of the interior non-adjacent angles \(\alpha=\angle{CBA}\) and \(\beta=\angle{BAC}\).
Table of Contents
Proofs: 1 Corollaries: 1
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- Callahan, Daniel: "Euclid’s 'Elements' Redux" 2014
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