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Book III   Proposition 7
Again, since
    EF, FG are greater than EG,
and
    EG is equal to ED [and ED is EF, FD],
    EF, FG are greater than EF, FD.

Let
    EF be subtracted from each;
therefore
    the remainder FG is greater than the remainder FD.
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