A Treatise of Plane Trigonometry: To which is Prefixed, a Summary View of the Nature and Use of Logarithms. Being the Second Part of A Course of Mathematics, Adapted to the Method of Instruction in the American Colleges ... |
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... calculations are founded , the proportion between the parts of the given tri- angle , and a similar one formed from the sines , tangents , & c . in the tables . The solutions of oblique angled triangles are made by the common methods ...
... calculations are founded , the proportion between the parts of the given tri- angle , and a similar one formed from the sines , tangents , & c . in the tables . The solutions of oblique angled triangles are made by the common methods ...
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... Calculating by logarithms 10 Multiplication 17 Division 21 Involution 22 Evolution 25 Proportion 27 Arithmetical Complement 28 Compound Proportion 31 Compound Interest - 33 Exponential Equations 34 Section I. II . IV . V. TRIGONOMETRY ...
... Calculating by logarithms 10 Multiplication 17 Division 21 Involution 22 Evolution 25 Proportion 27 Arithmetical Complement 28 Compound Proportion 31 Compound Interest - 33 Exponential Equations 34 Section I. II . IV . V. TRIGONOMETRY ...
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... calculation , such as Addition and Subtraction . If these can be made to perform , in an expeditious manner , the office of multiplication and division , a great portion of the time and labour which the latter processes require , may be ...
... calculation , such as Addition and Subtraction . If these can be made to perform , in an expeditious manner , the office of multiplication and division , a great portion of the time and labour which the latter processes require , may be ...
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... calculation . By art . 3d , the logarithms of 10000 , 1000 , 100 , 10 , 1 , .1 , .01 , .001 , & c . are 4 , 3 , 2 ... calculating Logarithms , see Fluxions . The term index , as it is used here , may possibly lead to some con- fusion in ...
... calculation . By art . 3d , the logarithms of 10000 , 1000 , 100 , 10 , 1 , .1 , .01 , .001 , & c . are 4 , 3 , 2 ... calculating Logarithms , see Fluxions . The term index , as it is used here , may possibly lead to some con- fusion in ...
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... calculation , and is the only one in general use , at the present time ; yet it is not that which was first proposed , by the celebrated in- ventor of logarithms Lord Napier . For particular reasons , he made the radix of his system ...
... calculation , and is the only one in general use , at the present time ; yet it is not that which was first proposed , by the celebrated in- ventor of logarithms Lord Napier . For particular reasons , he made the radix of his system ...
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Page 68 - 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 42 - ... the square of the hypothenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides.
Page 105 - The sum of any two sides of a triangle is to their difference, as the tangent of half the sum of the angles opposite to those sides, to the tangent of half their difference.
Page 49 - ... at the head of the column, take the degrees at the top of the table, and the minutes on the left; but if the title be at the foot of the column, take the degrees at the bottom, and the minutes on the right.
Page 39 - With these the learner should make himself perfectly familiar. 82. The SINE of an arc is a straight line drawn from one end of the arc, perpendicular to a diameter which passes through the other end. Thus BG (Fig.
Page 116 - 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. By Theorem II. we have a : b : : sin. A : sin. B.
Page 37 - The periphery of every circle, whether great or small, is supposed to be divided into 360 equal parts called degrees, each degree into 60 minutes, each minute into 60 seconds, each second into 60 thirds, &c., marked with the characters °, ', ", '", &c. Thus, 32° 24...
Page 72 - ... angle. The third angle is found by subtracting the sum of the other two from 180° ; and the third side is found as in Case I.