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XXIX. De Polygonis Area vel Perhnetro maximis et mini- 
miSy infcriptis CirculOy vel Circulum clrcumjcribentibus, 
Au5iore S. Horfley, LL,D. R* S, See, 
L- Hedde, M^y 19, 1775. 
THEOREMA I. (TAB. IX.) 
Si lima reBa arcum circular em contingentibus duabus 
terceptum contingaty fegmentum ejuSy contingentibus 
primo pojitis interceptuniy in contaBus fui punBo vd 
aqualiter vel inaqualiter divi/wH ejly prout arcus ipfe 
circularis aqualiter vel inaqualiter in eodem punBo di- 
vifus ejl» Segment aque arcus ( in( 2 qualiter fcilicet diviji ) 
et reBa contingentis jnajorU et minora ab iifdem Junt 
partibus mutui contaBus, 
A R G U M circularem aec, Contingentibus duabus, aB, 
CD, interceptum, re6la bd in pundto e contingat. 
Redla vero bd contingentil/us primo poiitis, ab, cd, in 
punAis b, d, occurrat. Dico re^am bd in pun£lo e vel 
sequaliter vel insequaliter divifam, pr6ut arcus aec se- 
qualiter vel insequaliter in eodem punc^o e divifus eR. 
Primo puta arcum ac in pundto e aequaliter divilum. 
Dico igitur et re61am bd, in pun6lo e, bifariam fecari, 
Girculi aec centrum efto E. Jungantur ee, fb, fd, qua- 
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