is the line required.[Footnote 15] ]

[COROLLARY II.]

We have hitherto proceeded on the supposition that the given line was small enough, and near enough, to be actually drawn on our paper of its real size; as in the example given in Appendix I. We may, however, now deduce a construction available under all circumstances, whatever may be the distance and length of the line given.

Fig. 11.

From [Fig. 8.] remove, for the sake of clearness, the lines [p20] ]C′ D′,

b

V, and T V; and, taking the figure as here in [Fig. 11.], draw from

a

, the line