Euclid:Proposition/X/114/Porism

Proposition

In the words of Euclid:

And it is made manifest to us by this also that it is possible for a rational area to be contained by irrational straight lines.

(The Elements: Book $\text{X}$: Proposition $114$ : Porism)

Sources

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