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SECTION VIII. ON THE PROPORTION OF NUMBERS.

one another are in continued proportion, such as

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Which are in continued proportion, since

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  1. Let a, b, c, d, e be in continued proportion; we have then
a : b ∷ b : cora=borac = bb
bc
b : c ∷ c : db=cbd = cc
cd
c : d ∷ d : ec=dce = dd
de

Each term is

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