A Treatise of Plane and Spherical Trigonometry: In Theory and Practice ; Adapted to the Use of Students ; Extracted Mostly from Similar Works of Ludlam, Playfair, Vince, and Bonnycastle |
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... ) , and will be divided by BF , a perpen- dicular drawn from the right angle to the base , into two triangles AFB , DFB , similar to the tri- D angle ABD , and to each B M L A C F other ( 8. 6 ) . Also , the two 10 PLANE TRIGONOMETRY .
... ) , and will be divided by BF , a perpen- dicular drawn from the right angle to the base , into two triangles AFB , DFB , similar to the tri- D angle ABD , and to each B M L A C F other ( 8. 6 ) . Also , the two 10 PLANE TRIGONOMETRY .
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... base CAB . But if the base AB be made radius , the per- pendicular BC becomes the tangent , and the hypothenuse AC the secant of the angle at the base CAB . This is manifest from the definitions . PROP . I. 49. In any right - angled ...
... base CAB . But if the base AB be made radius , the per- pendicular BC becomes the tangent , and the hypothenuse AC the secant of the angle at the base CAB . This is manifest from the definitions . PROP . I. 49. In any right - angled ...
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... base BC , it will divide the triangle ABC into two right- angled triangles CAD , BAD . About the centre A , with the ra- dius AD , suppose arcs to be de- scribed on each side of the point D , then DC , DB will be the tan- B gents of the ...
... base BC , it will divide the triangle ABC into two right- angled triangles CAD , BAD . About the centre A , with the ra- dius AD , suppose arcs to be de- scribed on each side of the point D , then DC , DB will be the tan- B gents of the ...
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... base fall within the triangle , the base is to the sum of the other two sides , as their difference is to the difference of the segments of the base made by the per- pendicular . Let ABC be the proposed triangle , C the vertex , AB the ...
... base fall within the triangle , the base is to the sum of the other two sides , as their difference is to the difference of the segments of the base made by the per- pendicular . Let ABC be the proposed triangle , C the vertex , AB the ...
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Page 12 - 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 ix - The circumference of every circle is supposed to be divided into 360 equal parts, called degrees ; each degree into 60 equal parts, called minutes ; and each minute into 60 equal parts, called seconds.
Page 23 - Then multiply the second and third terms together, and divide the product by the first term: the quotient will be the fourth term, or answer.
Page 13 - In any triangle, twice the rectangle contained by any two sides is to the difference between the sum of the squares of those sides, and the square of the base, as the radius to the cosine of the angle included by the two sides. Let ABC be any triangle, 2AB.BC is to the difference between AB2+BC2 and AC2 as radius to cos.
Page 87 - The cosine of half the sum of two sides of a spherical triangle is to the cosine of half their difference as the cotangent of half the included angle is to the tangent of half the sum of the other two angles. The sine of half the sum of two sides of a spherical...
Page 74 - The sum of any two sides is greater than the third side, and their difference is less than the third side.