Elements of Geometry and Trigonometry from the Works of A.M. Legendre: Adapted to the Course of Mathematical Instruction in the United States |
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... centre . The bounding line is called the cir cumference . 2. A RADIUS is a straight line drawn from the centre to any point of the circumference . 3. A DIAMETER is a straight line drawn through the centre and terminating in the ...
... centre . The bounding line is called the cir cumference . 2. A RADIUS is a straight line drawn from the centre to any point of the circumference . 3. A DIAMETER is a straight line drawn through the centre and terminating in the ...
Page 60
... when its circumference touches all of the sides of the polygon . POSTULATE . ооо A circumference can be described from any point as a centre and with any radius . PROPOSITION I. THEOREM . Any diameter divides the circle , 60 GEOMETRY .
... when its circumference touches all of the sides of the polygon . POSTULATE . ооо A circumference can be described from any point as a centre and with any radius . PROPOSITION I. THEOREM . Any diameter divides the circle , 60 GEOMETRY .
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... centre ; which is impossible ( D. 1 ) : hence , AB divides the circle , and also its circumference , into two equal parts ; which was to be proved . PROPOSITION II . THEOREM . A diameter is greater than any other chord . Let AD be a ...
... centre ; which is impossible ( D. 1 ) : hence , AB divides the circle , and also its circumference , into two equal parts ; which was to be proved . PROPOSITION II . THEOREM . A diameter is greater than any other chord . Let AD be a ...
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... centre C , and the point E upon 4 ; then , because the arc EGP is greater than AMD , the point P will fall at some point H , beyond D , and the chord EP will take the position AH . Draw the radii CA , CD , and CH . Now , the sides AC ...
... centre C , and the point E upon 4 ; then , because the arc EGP is greater than AMD , the point P will fall at some point H , beyond D , and the chord EP will take the position AH . Draw the radii CA , CD , and CH . Now , the sides AC ...
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... centre of the circle . Scholium . The centre C , the middle point D of the chord AB , and the middle point G of the subtended arc , are points of the radius perpendicular to the chord . But two points determine the position of a ...
... centre of the circle . Scholium . The centre C , the middle point D of the chord AB , and the middle point G of the subtended arc , are points of the radius perpendicular to the chord . But two points determine the position of a ...
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AB² ABCD AC² adjacent angles altitude apothem Applying logarithms centre chord circle circumference circumscribed complement cone consequently convex surface cosec cosine Cotang cylinder decimal denote diameter difference distance divided draw drawn edges equal to AC Equation feet find the area Find the logarithmic following RULE frustum given angle greater hence homologous hypothenuse included angle inscribed intersection isosceles less Let ABC log sin lower base lune mantissa number of sides opposite parallel parallelogram parallelopipedon perimeter perpendicular plane MN polar triangle pole polyedral angle polyedron prism proportional PROPOSITION proved pyramid quadrant radii radius rectangle regular polygon right-angled triangle Scholium segment semi-circumference side BC similar sine six right slant height solution sphere spherical angle spherical excess spherical polygon spherical triangle square straight line subtracting Tang tangent THEOREM triangle ABC triedral angle upper base vertex vertices volume whence
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Page 101 - The area of a parallelogram is equal to the product of its base and altitude.
Page 92 - PROBLEM XV. To inscribe a circle in a given triangle. Let ABC be the given triangle. Bisect the angles A and B, by the lines AO and BO, meeting in the point 0 (Prob.
Page 48 - All the interior angles of any rectilineal figure, together with four right angles, are equal to twice as many right angles as the figure has sides.
Page 45 - In any triangle, the sum of the two sides containing either angle, is to their difference, as the tangent of half the sum of the two other angles, to the tangent of half their difference.
Page 106 - The square described on the hypothenuse of a rightangled triangle is equal to the sum of the squares described on the other two sides.
Page 33 - THEOREM. If two angles of a triangle are equal, the sides opposite to them are also equal, and consequently, the triangle is isosceles.
Page 18 - A SCALENE TRIANGLE is one which has no two of its sides equal ; as the triangle GH I.
Page 30 - If two triangles have two sides of the one equal to two sides of the other, each to each, and the included angles unequal, the third sides will be unequal; and the greater side will belong to the triangle which has the greater included angle.
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 156 - DE, are like parts of the circumferences to which they belong, and similar sectors, as A CH and 'D OE, are like parts of the circles to which they belong : hence, similar arcs are to each other as their radii, and similar sectors are to each other as the squares of their radii.