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... oblique angles is less than 90 ° ; and their sum is greater than 90 ° , and less than 270 ° . 6. The three sides are either all equal to , or less than , 90 ° , or two of them are greater than 90 ° , and the other less ( y ) . The six ...
... oblique angles is less than 90 ° ; and their sum is greater than 90 ° , and less than 270 ° . 6. The three sides are either all equal to , or less than , 90 ° , or two of them are greater than 90 ° , and the other less ( y ) . The six ...
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... oblique , that can possibly happen ; but there are some other theorems , for right - angled triangles , that are often more convenient in practice than the general ones , the most useful of which is the one that follows : CASE IV . In ...
... oblique , that can possibly happen ; but there are some other theorems , for right - angled triangles , that are often more convenient in practice than the general ones , the most useful of which is the one that follows : CASE IV . In ...
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... oblique angles , to find either of the legs . As rad hyp :: < RULE . ( sin given or cos given its opp . leg fits its adj ' . leg Or , c sin . A C COS . B c sin . B or b = or T. r r C COS . A La = Lc + L sin A ( or L cos B ) -10 ; Lb ...
... oblique angles , to find either of the legs . As rad hyp :: < RULE . ( sin given or cos given its opp . leg fits its adj ' . leg Or , c sin . A C COS . B c sin . B or b = or T. r r C COS . A La = Lc + L sin A ( or L cos B ) -10 ; Lb ...
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... oblique 4s by case II .; and then the required leg by case 1 . RULE II . a = √ ( c + b ) x ( c− b ) ; b = √ ( c + a ) × ( c − a ) Lα = L ( c + b ) +1 ( c — b ) ; Lb = L ( c + a ) + L ( c - a ) 2 2 Stan tan IV . Given either of the ...
... oblique 4s by case II .; and then the required leg by case 1 . RULE II . a = √ ( c + b ) x ( c− b ) ; b = √ ( c + a ) × ( c − a ) Lα = L ( c + b ) +1 ( c — b ) ; Lb = L ( c + a ) + L ( c - a ) 2 2 Stan tan IV . Given either of the ...
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... oblique angles , to find the hypothenuse . RULE . As sin 4 opp . given leg } : given leg :: rad : hyp Or cos adj ' . given leg τα Or , C = sin A ( or cos B ) rb sin B ( or cos A ) LCL sin A ( or € L cos B ) + La = € L sin B ( or € L cos ...
... oblique angles , to find the hypothenuse . RULE . As sin 4 opp . given leg } : given leg :: rad : hyp Or cos adj ' . given leg τα Or , C = sin A ( or cos B ) rb sin B ( or cos A ) LCL sin A ( or € L cos B ) + La = € L sin B ( or € L cos ...
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A B C acute adjacent angle Aldebaran ambiguous azimuth centre complement cos² cosec cosine describe a circle diff difference distance draw the diameters ecliptic equal equation Example extent will reach find the rest former formulæ given leg given side Given two sides greater than 90 Greenwich height horizon hypothenusal angle incd latitude leg BC less than 90 Log sine logarithms longitude meridian moon's oblique oblique-angled spherical triangle observed obtuse opposite angle parallax perpendicular plane triangle point of aries points pole quadrantal spherical triangle radius required to find right ascension right-angled spherical triangle RULE scale of chords secant semitangent side AC sides and angles sin a sin sin² sines sphere spherical angle spherical triangle ABC spherical trigonometry star subtracted sun's declination supplement tangents THEOREM three angles three sides trigonometry whence
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Page xxxi - The circumference of every circle is supposed to be divided into 360 equal parts, called degrees ; each degree into 60 equal parts, called minutes ; and each minute into 60 equal parts, called seconds.
Page 6 - ... for the second term, and the greater for the first ; and in either case multiply the second and third terms together, and divide the product by the first for the answer, which will always be of the same denomination as the third term.
Page 329 - C' (89) (90) (91) (92) (93) 112. In any plane triangle, the sum of any two sides is to their difference as the tangent of half the sum of the opposite angles is to the tangent of half their difference.
Page 363 - The sum of any two sides of a spherical triangle is greater than the third side, and their difference is less than the third side.
Page vii - The rectangle contained by the diagonals of a quadrilateral inscribed in a circle is equal to the sum of the two rectangles contained by its opposite sides.
Page 13 - To find the other side: — as the sum of the two given sides is to their difference, so is the tangent of half the sum of their opposite angles to the tangent of half their difference...
Page 17 - As the base or sum of the segments Is to the sum of the other two sides, So is the difference of those sides To the difference of the segments of the base.
Page 2 - SECANT of an arc, is a straight line drawn from the centre, through one end of the arc, and extended to the tangent which is drawn from the other end.
Page 181 - The AMPLITUDE of any object in the heavens is an arc of the horizon, contained between the centre of the object when rising, or setting, and the east or west points of the horizon. Or, it is...
Page 75 - Having given two sides and an angle opposite to one of them, or two angles and a side opposite to one of them.