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... expressed by prefixing to the name of the unit of measure the number which shows how many times that unit is contained in the quantity . As , 8 in . , 10 ft . 4. In Degree - Measure of angles the unit of measure is of a right angle ...
... expressed by prefixing to the name of the unit of measure the number which shows how many times that unit is contained in the quantity . As , 8 in . , 10 ft . 4. In Degree - Measure of angles the unit of measure is of a right angle ...
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... expression sin - 1 is read " inverse 12 1 or " anti - sine or " the angle whose sine is 2 1 " " 2 sine ” X 2 ' Similarly , cos - 1 is read " inverse cosine 2 " or " anti - cosine x , ” or " the angle whose cosine is x . " These and ...
... expression sin - 1 is read " inverse 12 1 or " anti - sine or " the angle whose sine is 2 1 " " 2 sine ” X 2 ' Similarly , cos - 1 is read " inverse cosine 2 " or " anti - cosine x , ” or " the angle whose cosine is x . " These and ...
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... expressed by means of radicals , but the number of angles whose functions can be determined in this manner is ... Expression of Approximate Values . When the omitted part 17 CHAPTER II RIGHT TRIANGLES NATURAL FUNCTIONS LOGARITHMS.
... expressed by means of radicals , but the number of angles whose functions can be determined in this manner is ... Expression of Approximate Values . When the omitted part 17 CHAPTER II RIGHT TRIANGLES NATURAL FUNCTIONS LOGARITHMS.
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... expressed approximately by four places of decimals , is 5.8264 ; by three places , 5.826 ; by two places , 5.83 ; by one place , 5.8 ; and as an integer , 6 . Similarly , 12 ° 34 ' 46 " , expressed in the nearest tenth of a minute , is ...
... expressed approximately by four places of decimals , is 5.8264 ; by three places , 5.826 ; by two places , 5.83 ; by one place , 5.8 ; and as an integer , 6 . Similarly , 12 ° 34 ' 46 " , expressed in the nearest tenth of a minute , is ...
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... expression can be calculated by means of logarithms , the expression must be put into such a form that no other arithmetical operations than these have to be performed . Such an arrangement of an expression is called the adaptation of ...
... expression can be calculated by means of logarithms , the expression must be put into such a form that no other arithmetical operations than these have to be performed . Such an arrangement of an expression is called the adaptation of ...
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9 cos 9 9 cot 9 sin 9 A₁ A₁OP acute angle adjacent angle are given base circle colog cologarithm cos² cot 10 tan COTANGENTS csc² Cyclically decimal denoted distance divided equal Exercise express Find the angle Find the area find the number Find the values formulas Hence hour-angle hype hypotenuse included angle isosceles triangle latitude law of cosines law of sines log cot mantissa natural functions negative number corresponding number whose logarithm OA₁ opposite angles perp perpendicular plane polar triangle positive radian radius relation right angle right triangle sec² signs sin 9 cos sin b sin sin² solution solved spherical triangle STATEMENT subtract tan² tanc tangent three angles three sides Trigonometry Whence ΙΟ
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Page 9 - Hence, to find the characteristic of the logarithm of a number less than 1, subtract the number of ciphers between the decimal point and first significant figure from 9, writing — 10 after the mantissa.
Page 8 - The logarithm of any power of a number is equal to the logarithm of the number multiplied by the exponent of the power.
Page 8 - The logarithm of a quotient is equal to the logarithm of the dividend minus the logarithm of the divisor.
Page 74 - The sum of the angles of a spherical triangle is greater than two and less than six right angles ; that is, greater than 180° and less than 540°.
Page 57 - In any triangle, the square of the side opposite an acute angle is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides, minus twice the product of one of these sides and the projection of the other side upon it.
Page 58 - It is the outcome of a long experience of school teaching, and so is a thoroughly practical book. All others that we have in our eye are the works of men who have had considerable experience with senior and junior students at the universities, but have had little if any acquaintance with the poor creatures who are just stumbling over the threshold of Algebra. . . . Buy or borrow the book for yourselves and judge, or write a better.
Page 7 - The logarithm of a product is equal to the sum of the logarithms of its factors.
Page 76 - The sine of any middle part is equal to the product of the tangents of the Adjacent parts. RULE II. The sine of any middle part is equal to the product of the cosines of the opposite parts.