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the triangle EBC is equal to the triangle ABC,
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it is on the same base BC with it and in the same parallels. [I.37]
But
DBC is equal to ABC; (hypothesis)
therefore
EBC is also equal to DBC, [C.N.1]
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Therefore the triangle EBC is equal to the triangle ABC, for it is on the same base BC with it and in the same parallels. [I.37] But DBC is equal to ABC; (hypothesis) therefore EBC is also equal to DBC, [C.N.1] |
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