Euclid:Proposition/VIII/2

Proposition

In the words of Euclid:

To find numbers in continued proportion, as many as may be prescribed, and the least of those that are in a given ratio.

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

Sources

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