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BE, EC, GL, LH be joined.
Now, since
the polygon ABCDE is similar to the polygon FGHKL,
the angle BAE is equal to the angle GFL;
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as BA is to AE, so is GF to FL. [VI.Def.1]
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Let BE, EC, GL, LH be joined. Now, since the polygon ABCDE is similar to the polygon FGHKL, the angle BAE is equal to the angle GFL; and, as BA is to AE, so is GF to FL. [VI.Def.1] |
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