Video Safari of Euclid's Elements: Book 1 Proposition 2
Euclid's Elements - Book 1 Proposition 2 "To place at a given point a straight line equal to a given straight line." We have a point and we have a line segment apart from that point. How do we draw a line segment from that lonely initial point that is exactly the same length as the other line segment? You can find all videos in the "Video Safari of Euclid's Elements" here: https://math.promo/euclids-elements/ Reference: Euclid's Elements: All Thirteen Books Complete in One Volume Edited by Dana Densmore Translation by T.L. Heath Published by Green Lion Press Used with permission https://www.greenlion.com/books/Eucli... https://www.tatteredcover.com/book/97... https://www.amazon.com/dp/1888009187/ Be sure to also check out these related titles: Bones: A Handy Where-to-Find Pocket Reference Companion to Euclid's Elements https://www.greenlion.com/books/TheBo... Euclid's Elements Book One with Questions for Discussion https://www.greenlion.com/books/EucMo... I may veer off the path in explaining a proposition. That's on me, not Euclid, Heath, Densmore, or Green Lion Press. The geometric drawing tool I use to guide us as we visit each proposition is GeoGebra: https://www.geogebra.org/graphing The link for today's excursion into the wild is: https://www.geogebra.org/geometry/nz8... Music in this video is thanks to the Audiio music service: https://audiio.com The background image thanks to iCLIPART: https://iclipart.com YouTube like/subscribe/alarm thanks to Envato Elements (who also has a great selection of music for videos, images, and lots more): https://elements.envato.com Although I mention Indiana University East, Green Lion Press, and other services verbally, graphically, and/or in writing, that is my endorsement of *them*, not their endorsement of me. :-) Links above worked when this video was posted, but nothing is permanent in life. :-) Please visit the Euclid's Elements page on Math.Promo for the latest info, links, disclaimers, etc.: https://math.promo/euclids-elements/ Credit for "Slap like on this video" to the world's most awesome bassist and YouTube star, davie504: / davie504 No, I don't play bass. But, he probably doesn't do a whole bunch of geometry and trigonometry. :-) Love is patient. Love is kind. Be patient. Be kind. You are not alone. God cares about you, and so do I.
