Elements of Geometry and TrigonometryA.S. Barnes & Company, 1867 |
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... contain , being given , to describe the parallelogram Let A and B be the given sides and C the given angle Draw the line DE and make 10 D A B- Then describe two arcs , equal to A At the point D make the angle EDF equal to the angle C ...
... contain , being given , to describe the parallelogram Let A and B be the given sides and C the given angle Draw the line DE and make 10 D A B- Then describe two arcs , equal to A At the point D make the angle EDF equal to the angle C ...
Page 83
... contains nine square feet . 1 yd . = 3 feet . 7. The area of a figure is the measure of its surface . Th unit of the ... contain the same measuring unit an equal number of times . 9. Figures which have equal areas are called equivalent ...
... contains nine square feet . 1 yd . = 3 feet . 7. The area of a figure is the measure of its surface . Th unit of the ... contain the same measuring unit an equal number of times . 9. Figures which have equal areas are called equivalent ...
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... contain four of these partial rectangles , while the rectangle EBCF will contain three ; hence , the rectangle AEFD will be to the rectangle EBCF as 4 to 3 ; that is , as the base AE to the base EB . The same reasoning may be applied to ...
... contain four of these partial rectangles , while the rectangle EBCF will contain three ; hence , the rectangle AEFD will be to the rectangle EBCF as 4 to 3 ; that is , as the base AE to the base EB . The same reasoning may be applied to ...
Page 88
... contained by one line , and the several parts of another line any way divided , is equivalent to the rectangle contained by the two whole lines . Let AD be one line , and AB the other , divided into the parts AE , EF , FB : then will ...
... contained by one line , and the several parts of another line any way divided , is equivalent to the rectangle contained by the two whole lines . Let AD be one line , and AB the other , divided into the parts AE , EF , FB : then will ...
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... contained by the parts . Let the line AB be divided into two parts at the point E : then will the square described on AB be equivalent to the two squares described on AE and EB , to- gether with twice the rectangle contained by AE and ...
... contained by the parts . Let the line AB be divided into two parts at the point E : then will the square described on AB be equivalent to the two squares described on AE and EB , to- gether with twice the rectangle contained by AE and ...
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ABCD altitude angles equal axis base multiplied bisect centre chains chord circle whose diameter circular sector circumference cone consequently convex surface Cosine Cosine D Cotang cubes cubic cylinder decimal diagonal dicular distance divided draw equal altitudes equal bases equal Bk equal to half equivalent figure find the area frustum given half the arc half the product hence horizontal hypothenuse inches included angle inscribed intersection Let ABCD logarithm lower base M.
M. Sine measured by half Mensuration of Surfaces number of sides opposite angles parallel parallelogram parallelopipedon pendicular perimeter perpen perpendicular plane prism PROBLEM proportional quadrilateral radii radius ratio rectangle regular polygon Required the area rhombus right angled triangle right angles Bk S-ABCDE Scholium segment side AC similar similar triangles slant height solidity sphere straight line Tang tangent THEOREM trapezoid triangle ABC upper base yards
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Page 93 - If two triangles have two sides and the included angle of the one, equal to two sides and the included angle of the other, each to each, the two triangles will be equal in all their parts." Axiom 1. "Things which are equal to the same thing, are equal to each other.
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Page 97 - Two triangles of the same altitude are to each other as their bases ; and two triangles of the same base are to each other as their altitudes.
Page 138 - ... side of the triangle, CB, which remains fixed, is called the axis, or altitude of the cone, and the point C, the vertex of the cone21 If a cone be cut by a plane parallel to the base, the section will be a circle...
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Page 67 - After remarking that the mathematician positively knows that the sum of the three angles of a triangle is equal to two right angles...
Page 97 - The area of a triangle is equal to half the product of its base by its altitude.
Page 236 - From eight times the chord of half the arc, subtract the chord of the whole arc, and divide the remainder by 3, and the quotient will be the length of the arc, nearly.
Page 77 - The quantities which are compared together are called the terms of the proportion. The first and last terms are called the two extremes, and the second and third terms, the two means.