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... figure tables of Gauss , which have been modified to secure the convenience of com- pactness . In preparing the book the author has consulted the best authorities both American and European . Some of the exam- ples he has taken from ...
... figure tables of Gauss , which have been modified to secure the convenience of com- pactness . In preparing the book the author has consulted the best authorities both American and European . Some of the exam- ples he has taken from ...
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... figures only are considered in Plane Trigonometry . 2. To measure a quantity is to find how many times it contains a known quantity of the same kind , called the Unit of Measure . The object of measuring a quantity is to determine its ...
... figures only are considered in Plane Trigonometry . 2. To measure a quantity is to find how many times it contains a known quantity of the same kind , called the Unit of Measure . The object of measuring a quantity is to determine its ...
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... figure as shown below . Let the six functions of u and the three sides of the right triangle ( x , y , r ) be called parts , making nine parts in all . Now , let it be noticed that ( 1 ) the functions are placed around the circle in the ...
... figure as shown below . Let the six functions of u and the three sides of the right triangle ( x , y , r ) be called parts , making nine parts in all . Now , let it be noticed that ( 1 ) the functions are placed around the circle in the ...
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... figure retained , that figure must be increased by 1. Thus , 5.82637 , 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 ...
... figure retained , that figure must be increased by 1. Thus , 5.82637 , 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 ...
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... figure representing the triangle to be solved , and mark with a cross or otherwise the given parts , as in the following examples . ( 2 ) After finding one of the required parts , there are generally two or more ways by which the ...
... figure representing the triangle to be solved , and mark with a cross or otherwise the given parts , as in the following examples . ( 2 ) After finding one of the required parts , there are generally two or more ways by which the ...
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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.
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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.