Elements of Geometry and TrigonometryA.S. Barnes & Company, 1867 |
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... perimeter of the polygon . Hence , the perimeter of a polygon is the sum of all its sides . 37. A polygon of three sides is called a triangle . 38. A polygon of four sides is called a quadrilateral . 39. A polygon of five sides is ...
... perimeter of the polygon . Hence , the perimeter of a polygon is the sum of all its sides . 37. A polygon of three sides is called a triangle . 38. A polygon of four sides is called a quadrilateral . 39. A polygon of five sides is ...
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... perimeters , will have the same ratio to each other as the diameters of the circles in which they are inscribed . Let ... perimeter FG + GN + NI & c . , as the diameter AL to the diameter FM For , draw the two corresponding diagonals AC ...
... perimeters , will have the same ratio to each other as the diameters of the circles in which they are inscribed . Let ... perimeter FG + GN + NI & c . , as the diameter AL to the diameter FM For , draw the two corresponding diagonals AC ...
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... perimeter will coincide with the circumference . When this takes place , the line CH drawn perpendicular to one of ... perimeters will be to each other as AL to FM ( Th . xxii ) . Let us now suppose the arcs which subtend the sides of ...
... perimeter will coincide with the circumference . When this takes place , the line CH drawn perpendicular to one of ... perimeters will be to each other as AL to FM ( Th . xxii ) . Let us now suppose the arcs which subtend the sides of ...
Page 107
... perimeter and the perpendicular let fall from the centre on one of the sides . Let C be the centre of a circle cir- cumscribing the regular polygon , and CD a perpendicular to one of its sides : then will its area be equal to half the ...
... perimeter and the perpendicular let fall from the centre on one of the sides . Let C be the centre of a circle cir- cumscribing the regular polygon , and CD a perpendicular to one of its sides : then will its area be equal to half the ...
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... perimeter ( Th . xxvi ) . Let us now suppose the number of sides of the polygon to be increased , until the perimeter shall coincide with the cir- cumference ; the polygon will then become equal to the circle , and the perpendicular CD ...
... perimeter ( Th . xxvi ) . Let us now suppose the number of sides of the polygon to be increased , until the perimeter shall coincide with the cir- cumference ; the polygon will then become equal to the circle , and the perpendicular CD ...
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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.