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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... inch , a yard , a mile , or any other denomination of length . But the sines , tan- gents , & c . must always be understood to be of the same de- nomination as the radius . 101. All the sines , except that of 90 ° , are less than the ra ...
... inch , a yard , a mile , or any other denomination of length . But the sines , tan- gents , & c . must always be understood to be of the same de- nomination as the radius . 101. All the sines , except that of 90 ° , are less than the ra ...
Page 79
... inches , and the base 45 , what is the length of the perpendicular ? Sum of the given sides Difference of do . 120 30 log . 2.07918 1.47712 Dividing by Side required 60 2 ) 3.55630 1.77815 2. If the hypothenuse is 135 , and the ...
... inches , and the base 45 , what is the length of the perpendicular ? Sum of the given sides Difference of do . 120 30 log . 2.07918 1.47712 Dividing by Side required 60 2 ) 3.55630 1.77815 2. If the hypothenuse is 135 , and the ...
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... inches and tenths of an inch . Beneath this , on the left hand , are two diagonal scales of equal parts , * divided into inches and half inches , by perpendicular lines . On the larger scale , one of the inches is divided into tenths ...
... inches and tenths of an inch . Beneath this , on the left hand , are two diagonal scales of equal parts , * divided into inches and half inches , by perpendicular lines . On the larger scale , one of the inches is divided into tenths ...
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... inches , and if the angles are the same in each , the figures are similar . One is a copy of the other , upon a smaller scale . So any two right lined figures are similar , if the angles are the same in both , and if the number of ...
... inches , and if the angles are the same in each , the figures are similar . One is a copy of the other , upon a smaller scale . So any two right lined figures are similar , if the angles are the same in both , and if the number of ...
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... inches , open the sector so as to make the transverse distance from 60 to 60 , on the lines of chords , four inches ; and the distance from 30 to 30 , on the same lines , will be the chord required . To find the sine of 28 ° , make the ...
... inches , open the sector so as to make the transverse distance from 60 to 60 , on the lines of chords , four inches ; and the distance from 30 to 30 , on the same lines , will be the chord required . To find the sine of 28 ° , make the ...
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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.