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... respectively . Thus 60 Seconds ( 60 ′′ ) make One Minute ( 1 ′ ) , and 60 Minutes ( 60 ' ) " " " " Degree ( 1o ) , " " " " Right Angle . 90 Degrees ( 90 ° ) This system is well established and is always used in the practical ...
... respectively . Thus 60 Seconds ( 60 ′′ ) make One Minute ( 1 ′ ) , and 60 Minutes ( 60 ' ) " " " " Degree ( 1o ) , " " " " Right Angle . 90 Degrees ( 90 ° ) This system is well established and is always used in the practical ...
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... respectively . Thus 100 Seconds ( 100 " ) make One Minute ( 1` ) , 100 Minutes ( 100` ) 100 Grades ( 100 % ) " " " " >> Grade , ( 18 ) , Right angle . - 4. This system would be much more convenient to use than the ordinary Sexagesimal ...
... respectively . Thus 100 Seconds ( 100 " ) make One Minute ( 1` ) , 100 Minutes ( 100` ) 100 Grades ( 100 % ) " " " " >> Grade , ( 18 ) , Right angle . - 4. This system would be much more convenient to use than the ordinary Sexagesimal ...
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... respectively passed over in 11 minutes by the hour and minute hands of a watch ? 29. The number of degrees in one acute angle of a right - angled triangle is equal to the number of grades in the other ; express both the angles in ...
... respectively passed over in 11 minutes by the hour and minute hands of a watch ? 29. The number of degrees in one acute angle of a right - angled triangle is equal to the number of grades in the other ; express both the angles in ...
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... respectively 1 and ; what is the number of degrees in the third angle ? 20. The angles of a triangle are in A. P. and the number of degrees in the least is to the number of radians in the greatest as 60 to π ; find the angles in degrees ...
... respectively 1 and ; what is the number of degrees in the third angle ? 20. The angles of a triangle are in A. P. and the number of degrees in the least is to the number of radians in the greatest as 60 to π ; find the angles in degrees ...
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... respectively . The two latter ratios are seldom used . 25. It will be noticed , from the definitions , that the cosecant is the reciprocal of the sine , so that cosec AOP = = 1 sin AOP ' So the secant is the reciprocal of the cosine ...
... respectively . The two latter ratios are seldom used . 25. It will be noticed , from the definitions , that the cosecant is the reciprocal of the sine , so that cosec AOP = = 1 sin AOP ' So the secant is the reciprocal of the cosine ...
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