RULES FOR THE DIRECTION OF THE MIND DISCOURSE ON THE METHOD MEDITATIONS ON FIRST PHILOSOPHY OBJECTIONS AGAINST THE MEDITATIONS AND REPLIES THE GEOMETRY1952 |
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... latus rectum is — ; and if oz is equal to zero, it is For the corresponding diameter a line must be found which bears the ratio — v to the latus rectum; that is, if the latus rectum is pz the diameter is. £~!: >. a2 "' V . 1 p'z' pz* In ...
... latus rectum is — ; and if oz is equal to zero, it is For the corresponding diameter a line must be found which bears the ratio — v to the latus rectum; that is, if the latus rectum is pz the diameter is. £~!: >. a2 "' V . 1 p'z' pz* In ...
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... latus rectum of the curve, we get x vV+4wip — -5— V o2+4mp + -= — |-2m2 for the rectangle, from which is to be subtracted a rectangle which is to the \ 22 x* — pz* -x- (f-m a2o2m2 Divide this by a2m and multiply the quotient by p22 ...
... latus rectum of the curve, we get x vV+4wip — -5— V o2+4mp + -= — |-2m2 for the rectangle, from which is to be subtracted a rectangle which is to the \ 22 x* — pz* -x- (f-m a2o2m2 Divide this by a2m and multiply the quotient by p22 ...
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... latus rectum of the parabola. Then BT = — , for KB is to BS as BS is to BT, and since TV = BL = —— we have BV = -^ -— . Also, SB is to BV as AB is to BE, whence BE =~ as before. It is evident, therefore, that one 2n ny and the same ...
... latus rectum of the parabola. Then BT = — , for KB is to BS as BS is to BT, and since TV = BL = —— we have BV = -^ -— . Also, SB is to BV as AB is to BE, whence BE =~ as before. It is evident, therefore, that one 2n ny and the same ...
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Discourse on the Method | 41 |
Of the Things which may be brought within | 75 |
that He exists | 81 |
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