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Book I
Proposition 11
Let the point
D
have been taken at random on
AC
,
and
let
CE
have been cut off equal to
CD
, [
I.3
]
and
let the equilateral triangle
DEF
have been constructed upon
DE
, [
I.1
]
and
let
FC
have been joined
.
I say that
the straignt line
FC
has been drawn at right angles to the given straight line
AB
from
C
the given point on it
.
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