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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Page 91
... feet scale ; one side of which is called the Plane Scale , and the other side , Gunter's Scale . The most im- portant of these are the scales of equal parts , and the line of chords . In forming a given triangle , or any other right ...
... feet scale ; one side of which is called the Plane Scale , and the other side , Gunter's Scale . The most im- portant of these are the scales of equal parts , and the line of chords . In forming a given triangle , or any other right ...
Page 92
... feet , rods , miles , & c . All that is necessary is , that the scale be not changed , in the con- struction of the same figure ; and that the several divisions and subdivisions be properly proportioned to each other . If the larger ...
... feet , rods , miles , & c . All that is necessary is , that the scale be not changed , in the con- struction of the same figure ; and that the several divisions and subdivisions be properly proportioned to each other . If the larger ...
Page 97
... feet ; the log . of 1000 by one of 3 feet ; the lengths of the several lines being proportional to the cor- responding logarithms in the tables . Portions of a foot will represent the logarithms of numbers between 1 and 10 ; and ...
... feet ; the log . of 1000 by one of 3 feet ; the lengths of the several lines being proportional to the cor- responding logarithms in the tables . Portions of a foot will represent the logarithms of numbers between 1 and 10 ; and ...
Page 98
... feet long , the logarithms of numbers between 1 and 100 . On Gunter's scale , the line of the logarithms of numbers begins at a brass pin on the left , and the divisions are num- bered 1 , 2 , 3 , & c . to another pin near the middle ...
... feet long , the logarithms of numbers between 1 and 100 . On Gunter's scale , the line of the logarithms of numbers begins at a brass pin on the left , and the divisions are num- bered 1 , 2 , 3 , & c . to another pin near the middle ...
Page 129
... feet , and the angle at the base 333 ° , what is the length of the perpendicular ? Ans . 211 . 2. If the sum of the hypothenuse and base be 1853 , and the angle at the base 37 ° ; what is the perpendicular ? Ans . 620 . 3. Given the sum ...
... feet , and the angle at the base 333 ° , what is the length of the perpendicular ? Ans . 211 . 2. If the sum of the hypothenuse and base be 1853 , and the angle at the base 37 ° ; what is the perpendicular ? Ans . 620 . 3. Given the sum ...
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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.
Page 43 - A cone is a solid figure described by the revolution of a right angled triangle about one of the sides containing the right angle, which side remains fixed.
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.
Page 69 - It will be sufficient to lay the edge of a rule on C, so as to be parallel to a line supposed to pass through B and D, and to mark the point of intersection G. 126. If after a field has been surveyed, and the area computed, the chain is found to be too long or too short ; the true contents may be found, upon the principle that similar figures are to each other as the squares of their homologous sides.
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.
Page 89 - Divide the height of the segment by the diameter of the circle ; look for the quotient in the column of heights in the table ; take out the corresponding number in the column of areas ; and multiply it by the square of the diameter.