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# Title: Lexicon Technicum: Or, An Universal English Dictionary Of Arts And Sciences (shelfmarks Leibn. Marg. 71; ZEN Leibn. Marg. 71)
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lar piece
ins co any Proportion siven, by a Line drann F
rallet 10 one of the Sides.
ABC I5 Ihe Frianeular piece ot Lanc, con.
tainins 60 Acres, che Bale A C is 50 Chains
This piece ot Land is ro be dirided berween rie
Hen, by 2 Line drann parallel eo B C, in Cuch
First, Reduce etic Stares into
erches, 2nd LWII
be 8083 For che sirst Man, and 1 1885 Perelles L0r
che second ManS Mare
2aly. Mealure che Base. oF che Triansle, v1 2. A L
78 Chains 00 Links.
Then (ay, H 19968, che ootiole Conu, sHC
For is Base 78 Ch. Whac MaII 8083, thCArAMan:
Parr, Sire Ansver, 3T Ch. 52 Lintes; Wtch let
oAtrom ArO F, dran che Line F B, (o vou diride
che Capezia as dehired: The Triansle AB F bct
ihe dest Maris Portion, and e Frapezia BC L D,
12. Fo divide an trregular Plot os any number os
Sides, accordins ro any Proportion siven, by
strait Line dromn throueh it
AS sppose the Field A B C D. L COHCAI 4B h.
cres, ro be divided in Llaus between rro Men, b)
a Line proccedins front .
10. 20
Proporrion, char one trave 40 Aeres, chic Ortrex 20
in D.
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and etie P
a Lriansle, and Bchie Ansle adtigned.
33 Chains 33 Links, DC 26 Chains 67 Links.
che seconds.
2. FInc d mean Proportion betveen A D ane
A C, by Mulciplrins chie wotole Ball 500) AL
33, 33, The lroduct is 16665000, Ot nhich Sun
extract che Iquare ROOE, tvill bc 40 CH. 82. Lin
erhich sec Erom Aeo B; ehen draw LL Parallel 10
BC, Coche Frians le is dirictell as required
1Y. Yo reduce a Trapezia imo hanste
draon from any Ansle thereos.
Tet AB C D BC che Traperia LOBCrC
D
ealet eoDB, produce che Bale ADEO P,
B F, Wrtrich Mall make che Frianole B A P equa
Eo the Trapezia A B CD
Nor ro diride chis Trapezia accordins 10 any
Suppole the Trapezia ABC D, containins 124
First deaw a Line at ple
5AF; chen cast up rhie
erue TTaIF Mouldbe
23 ACrCS; B Acres bCtB
more chan in AF Cs CHer
contamInS S ACIES, asset acu iE 1O A P C, 25 th.
Sure o equat LLaIFS.
(0 many Sides and Angles, ACCOLCIS EO anY PrO.
Porrion, by Areiohe Lines draun chroush ic, wich a5
much Cerrainer. and more exeu) at b)
anr ocher vay vec lnovon.
Anocher Fixample will makee 2Il plain.
Suppose chetollowins Field, concainins 27 Acres.
is ro be dirided betmeen chrec Men, cach co have
Acres, and che Lines ot Dirision ro run Froms
Pond ro a Field, (0 eret)  Mas Mare c Ben
ACCS, 3 ROOdS, and 8 Perches, is eo be divided Lard.
Derween evo Nen; che ArA cO hare 50 ACreS,
Firkt, Trom che Pond O draw Lires 10 evers
2 Looes; and 3. Perches; che orher 74 ACreS, AnslC, 25O A, OB,, O C, OD Cd B; and rhet
 Ko, alid 5 Perches, and che Linc dt Dirition( che Fisure is dividee unastie
I
exiode
and sec wtatic vanes, ox whac ic is more chan che
THus ICaIt UP FHE COnFeNE OF A P G, and find
it ro be bur 15 Acres; Wwhereas che erue ITaIF is
2
e In
BCDC
ea Friansle
Triansle ACI; then che Line AL parrs che Fi
Thus yoû may divide any piece of Land oFnever
sic oErhe Warer, wirhour soins orer ore anorhers
potict
divide rhe Trapezia.
assisned Proporrion, ls soele vuc to divide che
Frianele AB F, as betore caushe, Which will al
FXampI.
20 proceu b B.