Euclid:Proposition/VII/11
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Proposition
In the words of Euclid:
- If, as a whole is to a whole, so is a number subtracted to a number subtracted, the remainder will also be to the remainder as whole to whole.
(The Elements: Book $\text{VII}$: Proposition $11$)
Sources
- 1926: Sir Thomas L. Heath: Euclid: The Thirteen Books of The Elements: Volume 2 (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Book $\text{VII}$. Propositions