A Treatise of Plane Trigonometry: To which is Prefixed a Summary View of the Nature and Use of Logarithms : Being the Second Part of a Course of Mathematics, Adapted to the Method of Instruction in the American Colleges |
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... base , radix , or first power , whose log- arithm is always 1. From this , a series of powers is raised , and the exponents of these are arranged in tables for use . To explain this , let the number which is chosen for the first ...
... base , radix , or first power , whose log- arithm is always 1. From this , a series of powers is raised , and the exponents of these are arranged in tables for use . To explain this , let the number which is chosen for the first ...
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... base is 10. The above series then , by substituting 10 for a , becomes 1 104 , 103 , 102 , 101 , 10 ° , 101 , 102 , 10 - 3 , 3. & c . Or 10000 , 1000 , 100 , 10 , 1 , TO , TOO , TOO , & c . Whose logarithms are 4 , 3 , 2 , 1 , 0 , -1 ...
... base is 10. The above series then , by substituting 10 for a , becomes 1 104 , 103 , 102 , 101 , 10 ° , 101 , 102 , 10 - 3 , 3. & c . Or 10000 , 1000 , 100 , 10 , 1 , TO , TOO , TOO , & c . Whose logarithms are 4 , 3 , 2 , 1 , 0 , -1 ...
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... base is a . The nu- merator is expressed in terms of N only ; and the denomi- nator in terms of a only : So that , whatever be the number , the denominator will remain the same , unless the base is changed . The reciprocal of this ...
... base is a . The nu- merator is expressed in terms of N only ; and the denomi- nator in terms of a only : So that , whatever be the number , the denominator will remain the same , unless the base is changed . The reciprocal of this ...
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... base a ; and as the value of frac- tions , whose numerators are given , are reciprocally as their denominators ... base of Briggs ' system , and e the base of Napier's ; and let la denote the common logarithm of a , and l'.a denote ...
... base a ; and as the value of frac- tions , whose numerators are given , are reciprocally as their denominators ... base of Briggs ' system , and e the base of Napier's ; and let la denote the common logarithm of a , and l'.a denote ...
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... base , l'.e = 1 . So that M = l.e , that is , the modulus of the common sys- tem , is equal to the common logarithm of Napier's base . Therefore , either of the expressions , l.e , or 1 l'.a may be used , to convert the logarithms of ...
... base , l'.e = 1 . So that M = l.e , that is , the modulus of the common sys- tem , is equal to the common logarithm of Napier's base . Therefore , either of the expressions , l.e , or 1 l'.a may be used , to convert the logarithms of ...
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Page 81 - 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.
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Page 50 - The surface of a sphere is equal to the product of its diameter by the circumference of a great circle.
Page 55 - ... the square of the hypothenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides.
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Page 118 - The sum of any two sides of a triangle is to their difference, as the tangent of half the sum of the angles opposite to those sides, to the tangent of half their difference.
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