Proposition: Prop. 10.096: Side of Area Contained by Rational Straight Line and Sixth Apotome

(Proposition 96 from Book 10 of Euclid's “Elements”)

If an area is contained by a rational (straight line) and a sixth apotome then the square root of the area is that (straight line) which with a medial (area) makes a medial whole.

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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