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a b equal allel ARCH IN FIG architrave archivolt astragal base bed room bisect breadth cavetto centre line circle closets column construction Corinthian order cornice curve cutting in f decagon describe an arc describe arcs cutting describe arcs meeting describe the arc diameter dining room distance Divide a b dodecagon Draw a b draw a line draw lines Draw the line dwellings ellipse entablature feet fillet four equal front hall given half height hyperbola Inches thick join kitchen length Let a b line a b measure MOULDING IN FIG nonagon pantry PARABOLA parallel to a b pedestal perpendicular projection quarter round radius rafter rear right angles scantling second parlor second story semicircle shaft square three equal tie beam torus triglyphs Tuscan Tuscan order width