Ἤχθω ἀπὸ τοῦ Β τῇ ΑΒ πρὸς ὀρθὰς ἡ △ΒΕ, καὶ κέντρῳ τῷ Β, διαστήματι δὲ τῷ ΒΑ, ἡμικύκλιον γεγράφθω τὸ △ΑΕ, καὶ ἀπὸ τοῦ Ε ἐπὶ τὸ Γ εὐθεῖα ἐπιζευχθεῖσα διήχθω ἐπὶ τὸ Ζ, καὶ ἀπὸ τοῦ △ διήχθω τις εὐθεῖα οὕτως ὥστε ἴσην εἶναι τὴν ΗΘ τῇ ΘΚ· τοῦτο γὰρ δυνατόν καὶ ἢχθωσαν ἀπὸ τῶν Η, ἐπὶ τὴν δὲ κἀθετοι αἱ ΗΛ, ΚΝΜ. Ἐπεὶ οὖν ἐστιν ὡς ἡ ΚΘ πρὸς ΘΗ, ἡ ΜΒ πρὸς ΒΛ, ἴση δὲ ἡ ΚΘ τῇ ΘΗ, ἴση ἄρα καὶ ἡ ΜΒ τῇ ΒΛ ὥστε καὶ λοιπὴ ἡ ΜΕ τῇ Λ△. Καὶ ὅλη ἄρα ἡ △Μ τῇ ΛΕ ἐστὶν ἴση, καὶ διὰ τοῦτό ἐστιν ὡς ἡ Μ△ πρὸς △Λ, ἡ ΛΕ πρὸς ΕΜ. Ἀλλ᾿  ὡς μὲν ἡ Μ△ πρὸς △Λ, ἡ ΚΜ πρὸς ΗΛ, ὡς δὲ ἡ ΛΕ πρὸς ΕΜ, ἡ ΗΛ πρὸς ΝΜ. Πάλιν ἐπεί ἐστιν ὡς ἡ △Μ πρὸς ΜΚ, ἡ ΚΜ πρὸς ΜΕ, ὡς ἄρα ἡ △Μ πρὸς △Ε, οὕτως τὸ ἀπὸ △Μ πρὸς τὸ ἀπὸ ΜΚ, τουτέστι τὸ ἀπὸ △Β πρὸς τὸ ἀπὸ ΒΘ, τουτέστι τὸ ἀπὸ ΑΒ πρὸς τὸ ἀπὸ ΒΘ· ἴση γὰρ ἡ △Β τῇ ΒΑ. Πάλιν ἐπεί ἐστιν ὡς ἡ Μ△ πρὸς △Β, ἡ ΛΕ πρὸς ΕΒ, ἀλλ᾿ ὡς μὲν ἡ Μ△ πρὸς △Β ἡ ΚΜ πρὸς ΘΒ, ὡς δὲ ἡ ΛΕ πρὸς ΕΒ, ἡ ΗΛ πρὸς ΓΒ, καὶ ὡς ἄρα ἡ ΚΜ πρὸς ΘΒ, ἡ ΗΛ πρὸς ΓΒ · καὶ ἐναλλὰξ ὡς ἡ ΚΜ πρὸς ΗΛ, ἡ ΘΒ πρὸς ΓΒ. Ἀλλ᾿ ὡς ἡ ΚΜ πρὸς ΗΛ, ἡ Μ△ πρὸς △Λ τουτέστιν ἡ △Μ πρὸς ΜΕ, τουτέστι τὸ ἀπὸ ΑΒ πρὸς τὸ ἀπὸ ΘΒ · καὶ ὡς ἄρα τὸ ἀπὸ ΑΒ πρὸς τὸ ἀπὸ ΘΒ, ἡ ΒΘ πρὸς ΒΓ. Εἰλήφθω τῶν ΘΒ, ΒΓ μέση ἀνάλογον ἡ Ξ. Ἐπεὶ οὖν ἐστιν ὡς τὸ ἀπὸ ΑΒ πρὸς τὸ ἀπὸ ΒΘ, ἡ ΘΒ πρὸς ΒΓ, ἀλλὰ τὸ μὲν ἀπὸ ΑΒ πρὸς τὸ ἀπὸ ΒΘ διπλασίονα λόγον ἔχει ἤπερ ἡ ΑΒ πρὸς ΒΘ, ἡ δὲ ΘΒ πρὸς ΒΓ διπλασίονα λόγον ἔχει ἤπερ ἡ ΘΒ πρὸς Ξ, καὶ ὡς ἄρα ἡ ΑΒ πρὸς ΒΘ, ἡ ΒΘ πρὸς Ξ. Ἀλλ᾿ ὡς ἡ ΘΒ πρὸς Ξ, ἡ Ξ πρὸς ΒΓ· καὶ ὡς ἄρα ἡ ΑΒ πρὸς ΒΘ, ἡ ΘΒ πρὸς Ξ καὶ ἡ Ξ πρὸς ΒΓ.