Euclid:Proposition/XI/23/Lemma

Proposition

In the words of Euclid:

But how it is possible to take the square on $OR$ equal to that area by which the square on $AB$ is greater than the square on $LO$, we can show as follows.

(The Elements: Book $\text{XI}$: Proposition $23$ : Lemma)

Sources

• 1926: Sir Thomas L. Heath: Euclid: The Thirteen Books of The Elements: Volume 3 (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Book $\text{XI}$. Propositions