Tables of Logarithms of Numbers and of Sines and Tangents for Every Ten Seconds of the Quadrant: With Other Useful Tables |
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... Secants , & c . , defined .. Explanation of the Trigonometrical Tables . To find Sines and Tangents of small Arcs Solutions of Right - angled Triangles Solutions of Oblique - angled Triangles . Instruments used in Drawing Geometrical ...
... Secants , & c . , defined .. Explanation of the Trigonometrical Tables . To find Sines and Tangents of small Arcs Solutions of Right - angled Triangles Solutions of Oblique - angled Triangles . Instruments used in Drawing Geometrical ...
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... secant of the complement of that arc . Thus CL is the secant of the arc DF , or the cose- cant of the arc AF . In general , if we represent any angle by A , COS . cot . A = sine ( 90 ° —A ) . A = tang . ( 90 ° —A ) . cosec . A sec ...
... secant of the complement of that arc . Thus CL is the secant of the arc DF , or the cose- cant of the arc AF . In general , if we represent any angle by A , COS . cot . A = sine ( 90 ° —A ) . A = tang . ( 90 ° —A ) . cosec . A sec ...
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... secant of one of these angles is the cosine , cotangent , and cosecan of the other . D Cotan . L Cosine · Sec . I ( 27. ) The sine , tangent , and secant of an arc are equal to the sine , tangent , and secant of its supplement . Thus FG ...
... secant of one of these angles is the cosine , cotangent , and cosecan of the other . D Cotan . L Cosine · Sec . I ( 27. ) The sine , tangent , and secant of an arc are equal to the sine , tangent , and secant of its supplement . Thus FG ...
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... Secant Tangent 50 ° Also , if we draw the secants of the same arcs , we shall find that the secant of 10 ° equals 1.015 inch ; 40 ° 30 ° 66 66 20 ° 66 1.064 66 20 ° 66 66 30 ° 66 1.155 66 10 ° 66 66 40 ° 66 1.305 66 the secant of 50 ...
... Secant Tangent 50 ° Also , if we draw the secants of the same arcs , we shall find that the secant of 10 ° equals 1.015 inch ; 40 ° 30 ° 66 66 20 ° 66 1.064 66 20 ° 66 66 30 ° 66 1.155 66 10 ° 66 66 40 ° 66 1.305 66 the secant of 50 ...
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With Other Useful Tables Elias Loomis. the secant of 50 ° equals 1.556 inch ; 60 ° 66 2.000 ( 6 ( 6 66 66 66 70 ° 66 2.924 66 66 80 ° ( 6 5.759 66 " ( 66 90 ° 66 infinite . In the accompanying table , pages 116-133 , the sines , co ...
With Other Useful Tables Elias Loomis. the secant of 50 ° equals 1.556 inch ; 60 ° 66 2.000 ( 6 ( 6 66 66 66 70 ° 66 2.924 66 66 80 ° ( 6 5.759 66 " ( 66 90 ° 66 infinite . In the accompanying table , pages 116-133 , the sines , co ...
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Page 20 - The circumference of every circle is supposed to be divided into 360 equal parts, • called degrees, each degree into 60 minutes, and each minute into 60 seconds, etc.
Page 163 - In any spherical triangle, the sines of the sides are proportional to the sines of the opposite angles. In the case of right-angled spherical triangles, this proposition has already been demonstrated.
Page 69 - FIND the area of the sector having the same arc with the segment, by the last problem. Find also the area of the triangle, formed by the chord of the segment and the two radii of the sector.
Page 54 - C' (89) (90) (91) (92) (93) 112. In any plane triangle, the sum of any two sides is to their difference as the tangent of half the sum of the opposite angles is to the tangent of half their difference.
Page 69 - TO THE NUMBER OF DEGREES IN THE ARC ; So IS THE AREA OF THE CIRCLE, TO THE AREA OF THE SECTOR.
Page 73 - To find the solidity of a pyramid. RULE. Multiply the area of the base by one third of the altitude.
Page vi - The characteristic of the logarithm of ANY NUMBER GREATER THAN UNITY, is one less than the number of integral figures in the given number.
Page 184 - If a heavy sphere, whose diameter is 4 inches, be let fall into a conical glass, full of water, whose diameter is 5, and altitude 6 inches ; it is required to determine how much water will run over ? AHS.