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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... taken for the radix is 10. The above series then , by substituting 10 for a , be- comes 104 , 103 , 102 , 10 , 10 ° , 10-1 , 102 , 10-3 , & c . Or 10000 , 1000 , 100 , 10 , 1 , 1 , 100 , 1000 , & c . Whose logarithms are 4 , 3 , 2 , 1 ...
... taken for the radix is 10. The above series then , by substituting 10 for a , be- comes 104 , 103 , 102 , 10 , 10 ° , 10-1 , 102 , 10-3 , & c . Or 10000 , 1000 , 100 , 10 , 1 , 1 , 100 , 1000 , & c . Whose logarithms are 4 , 3 , 2 , 1 ...
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... taken for unity . Let AF be divided into portions , each equal to AC , by the points 1 , 2 , 3 , & c . Let the line a represent the radix of a given system of logarithms , suppose it to be 1.3 ; and let a2 , a3 , & c . correspond , in ...
... taken for unity . Let AF be divided into portions , each equal to AC , by the points 1 , 2 , 3 , & c . Let the line a represent the radix of a given system of logarithms , suppose it to be 1.3 ; and let a2 , a3 , & c . correspond , in ...
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... taken for unity ; and the abscissas , which are the distances from A to -1 , -2 , -3 , & c . are negative . 22. If the curve be continued ever so far , it will never meet the axis AN . For , as the ordinates are in geometrical ...
... taken for unity ; and the abscissas , which are the distances from A to -1 , -2 , -3 , & c . are negative . 22. If the curve be continued ever so far , it will never meet the axis AN . For , as the ordinates are in geometrical ...
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... taken out , in a very short time . When great accuracy is not re- quired , it will be easy to make an allowance sufficiently near , without formally stating a proportion . In the larger tables , the proportional parts which are to be ...
... taken out , in a very short time . When great accuracy is not re- quired , it will be easy to make an allowance sufficiently near , without formally stating a proportion . In the larger tables , the proportional parts which are to be ...
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... 0.89432 . Into 2.316 0.36474 Prod . 283.8 2.45303 Prod . 1482 3.17092 The logarithms of the two factors are taken from the ta- D bles . The product is obtained , by finding , Methods of Calculating by logarithms Multiplication.
... 0.89432 . Into 2.316 0.36474 Prod . 283.8 2.45303 Prod . 1482 3.17092 The logarithms of the two factors are taken from the ta- D bles . The product is obtained , by finding , Methods of Calculating by logarithms Multiplication.
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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.