Media Summary: How to construct a parallelogram, that is equal in area to a given triangle, and contains a given angle. To construct a parallelogram equal to a given triangle in a given rectilinear angle. The complements of a parallelogram are equal in area.
Euclid S Elements Book 1 Proposition 42 - Detailed Analysis & Overview
How to construct a parallelogram, that is equal in area to a given triangle, and contains a given angle. To construct a parallelogram equal to a given triangle in a given rectilinear angle. The complements of a parallelogram are equal in area. This is the second part of the twenty sixth