Proposition: Prop. 9.01: Product of Similar Plane Numbers is Square

(Proposition 1 from Book 9 of Euclid's “Elements”)

If two similar plane numbers make some (number by) multiplying one another then the created (number) will be square. * Let $A$ and $B$ be two similar plane numbers, and let $A$ make $C$ (by) multiplying $B$. * I say that $C$ is square. fig01e

Modern Formulation

Proofs: 1

Proofs: 1


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

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