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Proposition: Prop. 12.01: Areas of Similar Polygons Inscribed in Circles are as Squares on Diameters

Euclid's Formulation

Similar polygons (inscribed) in circles are to one another as the squares on the diameters (of the circles).

• Let $ABC$ and $FGH$ be circles, and let $ABCDE$ and $FGHKL$ be similar polygons (inscribed) in them (respectively), and let $BM$ and $GN$ be the diameters of the circles (respectively).
• I say that as the square on $BM$ is to the square on $GN$, so polygon $ABCDE$ (is) to polygon $FGHKL$.

Modern Formulation

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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