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... Area of a spherical triangle , 166 . CHAPTER IX . APPLICATIONS OF SPHERICAL TRIGONOMETRY : To reduce an angle measured in space to the horizon , 170 ; to find the distance between two places on the earth's surface , when the latitudes ...
... Area of a spherical triangle , 166 . CHAPTER IX . APPLICATIONS OF SPHERICAL TRIGONOMETRY : To reduce an angle measured in space to the horizon , 170 ; to find the distance between two places on the earth's surface , when the latitudes ...
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... find A , B , c . B 1. tan A α b C α A. v FIG . 17 . 2. B = 900 - 4 . a sin A. 3. o / % C csin A ; ..c = .. α = C a α sin A log tan Aloga + colog b log c log a 1.60206 log a = loga + ... Find the area , having given : 26 TRIGONOMETRY .
... find A , B , c . B 1. tan A α b C α A. v FIG . 17 . 2. B = 900 - 4 . a sin A. 3. o / % C csin A ; ..c = .. α = C a α sin A log tan Aloga + colog b log c log a 1.60206 log a = loga + ... Find the area , having given : 26 TRIGONOMETRY .
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George Albert Wentworth. For example : Find the area , having given : First find ( as in § 13 ) log a log F = log a + log b + colog 2 log Floga + log b + colog 2 9.69897-10 EXERCISE IX . Solve the following triangles , finding the angles ...
George Albert Wentworth. For example : Find the area , having given : First find ( as in § 13 ) log a log F = log a + log b + colog 2 log Floga + log b + colog 2 9.69897-10 EXERCISE IX . Solve the following triangles , finding the angles ...
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... area , having given : 31. a = 5 , b = 6 . 32. a = 0.615 , c = 3 36. c = 68 , A = 69 ° 54 ' . 37. c = 27 , B = 44 ° 4 ... Find the value of F in terms of c and A. 42. Find the value of F in terms of a and A. 43. Find the value of F ...
... area , having given : 31. a = 5 , b = 6 . 32. a = 0.615 , c = 3 36. c = 68 , A = 69 ° 54 ' . 37. c = 27 , B = 44 ° 4 ... Find the value of F in terms of c and A. 42. Find the value of F in terms of a and A. 43. Find the value of F ...
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... find C , c , h . find A , c , h . find C , a , h . find A , h . find C , a , c . find A , a , c . h ; find A , C , c ... area of both sides of the roof . 22. In a unit circle what is the length of the chord corre- sponding to the angle 45 ° ...
... find C , c , h . find A , c , h . find C , a , h . find A , h . find C , a , c . find A , a , c . h ; find A , C , c ... area of both sides of the roof . 22. In a unit circle what is the length of the chord corre- sponding to the angle 45 ° ...
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