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AB be be the given straight line, C the given rectilineal figure to which the figure to be applied to AB is required to be equal, and D that to which the excess is required to be similar;
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it is required to apply to the straight line AB a parallelogrem equal to the rectilineal figure C
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exceeding by a parallelogrammic figure similar to D.
