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Proposition: 1.17: The Sum of Two Angles of a Triangle

(Proposition 17 from Book 1 of Euclid's “Elements”)

For any triangle, (the sum of) two angles taken together in any (possible way) is less than two right angles.

• Let $ABC$ be a triangle.
• I say that (the sum of) two angles of triangle $ABC$ taken together in any (possible way) is less than two right angles.

Modern Formulation

The sum of any two angles of a triangle in the plane is less than $180^\circ.$

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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"