Proposition: Prop. 13.12: Square on Side of Equilateral Triangle inscribed in Circle is Triple Square on Radius of Circle

(Proposition 12 from Book 13 of Euclid's “Elements”)

If an equilateral triangle is inscribed in a circle then the square on the side of the triangle is three times the (square) on the radius of the circle.

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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