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Proof: By Euclid

(related to Proposition: Prop. 10.092: Side of Area Contained by Rational Straight Line and Second Apotome)

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References

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

Footnotes


  1. There is an error in the argument here. It should just say that LP and PN are commensurable in square, rather than in square only, since LP and PN are only shown to be incommensurable in length later on (translator's note).