Euclid:Proposition/XIII/17/Porism

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Proposition

In the words of Euclid:

From this it is manifest that, when the side of the cube is cut in extreme and mean ratio, the greater segment is the side of the dodecahedron.

(The Elements: Book $\text{XIII}$: Proposition $17$ : Porism)


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