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... characteristic . 9. The mantissa . 10. Tables ... • 11. To find the mantissa of the logarithm of a number . 12. Rules for finding the mantissa . . 13. Finding the logarithm of a number . • • 14. To find the number corresponding to a ...
... characteristic . 9. The mantissa . 10. Tables ... • 11. To find the mantissa of the logarithm of a number . 12. Rules for finding the mantissa . . 13. Finding the logarithm of a number . • • 14. To find the number corresponding to a ...
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... characteristic . The fractional part is called the mantissa . The logarithm is the characteristic plus the mantissa . The mantissas of the positive numbers arranged in order are called a table of logarithms . The logarithm of 3467 ...
... characteristic . The fractional part is called the mantissa . The logarithm is the characteristic plus the mantissa . The mantissas of the positive numbers arranged in order are called a table of logarithms . The logarithm of 3467 ...
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... characteristic . foregoing considerations the following rules for determining the characteristic are evident : ( 1 ) When the number is greater than 1 , the characteristic is posi- tive , and is one less than the number of digits to the ...
... characteristic . foregoing considerations the following rules for determining the characteristic are evident : ( 1 ) When the number is greater than 1 , the characteristic is posi- tive , and is one less than the number of digits to the ...
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... characteristic . Because of this difficulty the mantissas have been carefully determined and arranged in tables of log- arithms . * They are given to three , four , five , or more places of decimals . The degree of accuracy in ...
... characteristic . Because of this difficulty the mantissas have been carefully determined and arranged in tables of log- arithms . * They are given to three , four , five , or more places of decimals . The degree of accuracy in ...
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... characteristic first and then look up the mantissa . Perform all the interpolations without the aid of a pencil if ... characteristic is 1 , by rule ( 1 ) for characteristics . The mantissa is 0.96548 , by rule ( 1 ) for mantissas ...
... characteristic first and then look up the mantissa . Perform all the interpolations without the aid of a pencil if ... characteristic is 1 , by rule ( 1 ) for characteristics . The mantissa is 0.96548 , by rule ( 1 ) for mantissas ...
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½ π 9 Prop abscissa acute angle amplitude angle of elevation base cd log cot colog cologarithm complex number computations coördinates cos² cos³ cosh cosine cot cd log cot² cotangent cpl log decimal Draw equal equation Example Express figures Find the angle Find the area Find the number Find the value formulas given hyperbolic functions imaginary unit log cot cd log cot log log tan cd log tan log loga loge M₁P₁ Mant mantissa measured miles per hour modulus multiples negative nth root number corresponding ordinate P₁ positive Prove radians radius right triangle root sec² segment sin a sin sin ß sin² sin³ sine sinh Solution Solve subtract tabular difference tan² tangent terminal side theorem trigonometric functions unit circle vector vertical α α
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Page 2 - Every circumference of a. circle, whether the circle be large or small, is supposed to be divided into 360 equal parts called degrees. Each degree is divided into 60 equal parts called minutes, and each minute into 60 equal parts called seconds.
Page 139 - The cube root of a number is one of the three equal factors of the number. Thus the cube...
Page 101 - CASE II. Given two sides and an angle opposite one of them. CASE III.
Page 13 - To Divide One Number by Another, Subtract the logarithm of the divisor from the logarithm of the dividend, and obtain the antilogarithm of the difference.
Page 101 - In any triangle the sides are proportional to the sines of the opposite angles.
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Page 4 - In it the right angle is divided into 100 equal parts called grades, the grade into 100 equal parts called minutes, and the minute into 100 equal parts called seconds.
Page 110 - In every plane triangle, the sum of two sides is to their difference as the tangent of half the sum of the angles opposite those sides is to the tangent of half their difference.
Page 14 - The logarithm of the reciprocal of a number is called the Cologarithm of the number.
Page 4 - The logarithm of any power of a number is equal to the logarithm of the number multiplied by the exponent of the power.