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... APOTHEM is the shortest distance from the cen- tre to any side . The apothem is equal to the radius of the inscribed circle . PROPOSITION III . PROBLEM . To inscribe a square in 144 GEOMETRY .
... APOTHEM is the shortest distance from the cen- tre to any side . The apothem is equal to the radius of the inscribed circle . PROPOSITION III . PROBLEM . To inscribe a square in 144 GEOMETRY .
Page 151
... apothem . Let GHIK be a regular polygon , O its centre , and OT its apothem , or the radius of the inscribed circle : then the area of the polygon is equal to half the product of the perimeter and the apothem . For , draw lines from the ...
... apothem . Let GHIK be a regular polygon , O its centre , and OT its apothem , or the radius of the inscribed circle : then the area of the polygon is equal to half the product of the perimeter and the apothem . For , draw lines from the ...
Page 155
... apothem . PROPOSITION XI . PROBLEM .. wie brie The area of a regular inscribed polygon , and that of a similar circumscribed polygon being given , to find the areas of the regular inscribed and circumscribed polygons having double the ...
... apothem . PROPOSITION XI . PROBLEM .. wie brie The area of a regular inscribed polygon , and that of a similar circumscribed polygon being given , to find the areas of the regular inscribed and circumscribed polygons having double the ...
Page 160
... the product of the circumference and ra- dius . For , inscribe in it a regular poly- gon ACDE . Then the area of this polygon is equal to half the product F of its perimeter and apothem , whatever may be the 160 GEOMETRY .
... the product of the circumference and ra- dius . For , inscribe in it a regular poly- gon ACDE . Then the area of this polygon is equal to half the product F of its perimeter and apothem , whatever may be the 160 GEOMETRY .
Page 161
... apothem , whatever may be the number of its sides ( P. VIII ) . If the number of sides is made infinite , the polygon coincides with the circle , the perimeter with the circum- ference , and the apothem with the radius : hence , the ...
... apothem , whatever may be the number of its sides ( P. VIII ) . If the number of sides is made infinite , the polygon coincides with the circle , the perimeter with the circum- ference , and the apothem with the radius : hence , the ...
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ABCD AC² adjacent angles altitude apothem Applying logarithms bisects centre chord circle circumference circumscribed cone consequently convex surface cosec cosine Cotang cylinder denote diagonals diameter difference distance divided draw drawn edges equilateral feet find the area formula frustum given angle given line given point greater hence homologous hypothenuse included angle inscribed intersection isosceles less Let ABC log sin lower base lune mantissa number of sides parallel parallelogram parallelopipedon perimeter perpendicular plane angles plane MN polyedral angle polyedron principle demonstrated prism PROBLEM.-In PROPOSITION proved pyramid quadrant radii radius rectangle regular polygon right angles right-angled triangle Scholium secant segment semi-circumference similar sine slant height solution sphere spherical angle spherical polygon spherical triangle square straight line subtracting supplement Tang tangent THEOREM THEOREM.-Show tri-rectangular triangle ABC triangular prism triedral angle upper base vertex vertices volume whence
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Page 28 - If two triangles have two sides of the one equal to two sides of the...
Page 90 - A cos 6 = cos a cos c + sin a sin c cos B cos c = cos a cos 6 + sin a sin 6 cos C Law of Cosines for Angles cos A = — cos B...
Page 18 - Things which are equal to the same thing, are equal to each other. 2. If equals are added to equals, the sums are equal. 3. If equals are subtracted from equals, the remainders are equal. 4. If equals are added to unequals, the sums are unequal.
Page 4 - The logarithm of any power of a number is equal to the logarithm of the number multiplied by the exponent of the power.
Page 253 - For, the point A being the pole of the arc EF, the distance AE is a 'quadrant ; the point C being the pole of the arc DE, the distance CE is likewise a quadrant : hence the point E is...
Page 61 - A Circle is a plane figure bounded by a curved line every point of which is equally distant from a point within called the center.
Page 94 - A'B'C', and applying the law of cosines, we have cos a' = cos b' cos c' + sin b' sin c' cos A'. Remembering the relations a' = 180° -A, b' = 180° - B, etc. (this expression becomes cos A = — cos B cos C + sin B sin C cos a.
Page 126 - If two polygons are composed of the same number of triangles, similar each to each and similarly placed, the polygons are similar.
Page 46 - All the interior angles of any rectilineal figure, together with four right angles, are equal to twice as many right angles as the figure has sides.
Page 125 - THEOREM. Similar triangles are to each other as the squares of their homologous sides.