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the whole square CEFB, which is described on CB;
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the rectangle contained by AD, DB
together with
the square on CD
is equal to
the square on CB.
Being what it was required to prove.
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But the gnomon NOP and LG are the whole square CEFB, which is described on CB; therefore the rectangle contained by AD, DB together with the square on CD is equal to the square on CB. Being what it was required to prove. |
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