or few so euer they be, the square that is made of those ij. right lines proposed, is equal to all the squares, that are made of the vndiuided line, and euery parte of the diuided line.
Example.
The ij. lines proposed ar A.B. and C.D, and the lyne A.B. is deuided into thre partes by E. and F. Now saith this theoreme, that the square that is made of those two whole lines A.B. and C.D, so that the line A.B. stãdeth for the lẽgth of the square, and the other line C.D. for the bredth of the same. That square (I say) wil be equall to all the squares that be made, of the vndiueded lyne (which is C.D.) and euery portion of the diuided line. And to declare that particularly, Fyrst I make an other line G.K, equall to the line .C.D, and the line G.H. to be equal to the line A.B, and to bee diuided into iij. like partes, so that G.M. is equall to A.E, and M.N. equal to E.F, and then muste N.H. nedes remaine equall to F.B. Then of those ij. lines G.K, vndeuided, and G.H. which is deuided, I make a square, that is G.H.K.L, In which square if I drawe crosse lines frome one side to the other, according to the diuisions of the line G.H, then will it appear plaine, that the theoreme doth affirme. For the first square G.M.O.K, must needes be equal to the square of the line C.D, and the first portiõ of the diuided line, which is A.E, for bicause their sides are equall. And so the seconde
square that is M.N.P.O, shall be equall to the square of C.D, and the second part of A.B, that is E.F. Also the third square which is N.H.L.P, must of necessitee be equal to the square of C.D, and F.B, bicause those lines be so coupeled that euery couple are equall in the seuerall figures. And so shal you not only in this example, but in all other finde it true, that if one line be deuided into sondry partes, and an other line whole and vndeuided, matched with him in a square, that square which is made of these two whole lines, is as muche iuste and equally, as all the seuerall squares, whiche bee made of the whole line vndiuided, and euery part seuerally of the diuided line.
[ The xxxvi. Theoreme.]
If a right line be parted into ij. partes, as chaunce may happe, the square that is made of the whole line, is equall to bothe the squares that are made of the same line, and the twoo partes of it seuerally.
Example.
The line propounded beyng A.B. and deuided, as chaunce happeneth, in C. into ij. vnequall partes, I say that the square made of the hole line A.B, is equal to the two squares made of the same line with the twoo partes of itselfe, as with A.C, and with C.B, for the square D.E.F.G. is equal to the two other partial squares of D.H.K.G and H.E.F.K, but that the greater square is equall to the square of the whole line A.B, and the