Euclid:Proposition/II/2

Proposition

In the words of Euclid:

If a straight line be cut at random, the rectangle contained by the whole and both of the segments is equal to the square on the whole.

(The Elements: Book $\text{II}$: Proposition $2$)

Sources

• 1926: Sir Thomas L. Heath: Euclid: The Thirteen Books of The Elements: Volume 1 (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Book $\text{II}$. Propositions