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Proposition: 3.25: Construction of Circle from Segment

(Proposition 25 from Book 3 of Euclid's “Elements”)

For a given segment of a circle, to complete the circle, the very one of which it is a segment.

Modern Formulation

It is possible to extend a given segment of a circle to the original circle, circle of which it is.

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

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  1. Prime.mover and others: "Pr∞fWiki", https://proofwiki.org/wiki/Main_Page, 2016