Euclid:Proposition/VI/16
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Proposition
In the words of Euclid:
- If four straight lines be proportional, the rectangle contained by the extremes is equal to the rectangle contained by the means; and, if the rectangle contained by the extremes is equal to the rectangle contained by the means, the four lines will be proportional.
(The Elements: Book $\text{VI}$: Proposition $16$)
Sources
- 1926: Sir Thomas L. Heath: Euclid: The Thirteen Books of The Elements: Volume 2 (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Book $\text{VI}$. Propositions