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as AB is to BC,
so is DE to EF,
therefore, alternatively,
as AB is to DE,
so is BC to EF. [V.16]
But
as BC is to EF,
so is EF to BG;
therefore also,
as AB is to DE,
so is EF to BG. [V.11]
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Since then, as AB is to BC, so is DE to EF, therefore, alternatively, as AB is to DE, so is BC to EF. [V.16] But as BC is to EF, so is EF to BG; therefore also, as AB is to DE, so is EF to BG. [V.11] |
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