. The Decorator's assistant. AN ORIGINAL DESIGN FOR A TABLE. dTiiSt £1eps to (IS^rometru. {Conllnued from page 58.) FROBLEM VII. To divide a given line a b into any number ofequal parts; for instance, into five. First Method.—Through a draw an inde-finite line a m, making any angle with a off on this line, from a to g, as many equalparts of any length as a b is to be divided B G, and parallel to it drav/ f l, e k, d i,c H, which will divide the line a b as Second Method.—From a of the given lineA E draw A c, making any angle with a b draw b d parallel to

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. The Decorator's assistant. AN ORIGINAL DESIGN FOR A TABLE. dTiiSt £1eps to (IS^rometru. {Conllnued from page 58.) FROBLEM VII. To divide a given line a b into any number ofequal parts; for instance, into five. First Method.—Through a draw an inde-finite line a m, making any angle with a off on this line, from a to g, as many equalparts of any length as a b is to be divided B G, and parallel to it drav/ f l, e k, d i,c H, which will divide the line a b as Second Method.—From a of the given lineA E draw A c, making any angle with a b draw b d parallel to a c. Set offfrom A to E as many equal parts, less one, asA B is to be divided into. Set off the samenumber of these parts from b to f. Thendraw the lines g e, h m, i l, r k, and they willdivide a b as was required.

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