Proposition: Prop. 10.106: Straight Line Commensurable with that which produces Medial Whole with Rational Area

(Proposition 106 from Book 10 of Euclid's “Elements”)

A (straight line) commensurable (in length) with a (straight line) which with a rational (area) makes a medial whole is a (straight line) which with a rational (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