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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... 90 , 60 , 9 , & c . , by which means they could accurately express several parts of the periphery of the circle in whole numbers , which they considered far more clear , and less intricate than ... then , in the same manner , the angle abc ...
... 90 , 60 , 9 , & c . , by which means they could accurately express several parts of the periphery of the circle in whole numbers , which they considered far more clear , and less intricate than ... then , in the same manner , the angle abc ...
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... under 90 degrees , or of an angle less than a right an- gle , are respectively equal to the sine , tangent , and secant of the complement of that arc or angle . Draw BI perpendicular to the diameter HL , then CF - BI . But BI , HK , CK ...
... under 90 degrees , or of an angle less than a right an- gle , are respectively equal to the sine , tangent , and secant of the complement of that arc or angle . Draw BI perpendicular to the diameter HL , then CF - BI . But BI , HK , CK ...
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... then the angle ACT being half a ... 90 degrees is 0 . 31. The versed sine of 90 degrees is radius , and the ... less sine , tangent , and secant . 34. Let the arcs Ab and AB be supplements to each other , namely , Ab greater , and AB less than ...
... then the angle ACT being half a ... 90 degrees is 0 . 31. The versed sine of 90 degrees is radius , and the ... less sine , tangent , and secant . 34. Let the arcs Ab and AB be supplements to each other , namely , Ab greater , and AB less than ...
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... less than 90 ; therefore this exam- ple is not ambiguous ( 75 ) . Hence the angle B = 180 ( 39 53+ 107 40 ' ) = 32 ° 27 ′ . Sine C sine B :: AB : AC . Sine 107 40 ′ : sine 32 27 ′ :: 532 : AC . Log . sine 32 27 ' + log . 532 · Log ...
... less than 90 ; therefore this exam- ple is not ambiguous ( 75 ) . Hence the angle B = 180 ( 39 53+ 107 40 ' ) = 32 ° 27 ′ . Sine C sine B :: AB : AC . Sine 107 40 ′ : sine 32 27 ′ :: 532 : AC . Log . sine 32 27 ' + log . 532 · Log ...
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... than when it approaches near the end of it , at H ; and , on the contrary ... under 90 degrees may be found , whose tangent shall exceed that line ... then increases as in the first quadrant . From the nature of the circle it is apparent ...
... than when it approaches near the end of it , at H ; and , on the contrary ... under 90 degrees may be found , whose tangent shall exceed that line ... then increases as in the first quadrant . From the nature of the circle it is apparent ...
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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.