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Page 215
... tang AM , or tang ACM , CT sec AM , or sec ACM , AP - ver - sin AM , or ver - sin ACM . VI . Having taken the arc AD equal to a quadrant , from the points M and D draw the lines MQ , DS , perpendicular to the radius CD , the one ...
... tang AM , or tang ACM , CT sec AM , or sec ACM , AP - ver - sin AM , or ver - sin ACM . VI . Having taken the arc AD equal to a quadrant , from the points M and D draw the lines MQ , DS , perpendicular to the radius CD , the one ...
Page 216
... tang 0 = 0 , cos 0 = R , sec 0 = R . VIII . As the point M advances towards D , the sine increases , and so likewise does the tangent and the secant ; but the cosine , the cotangent , and the cosecant , diminish . When the point M is at ...
... tang 0 = 0 , cos 0 = R , sec 0 = R . VIII . As the point M advances towards D , the sine increases , and so likewise does the tangent and the secant ; but the cosine , the cotangent , and the cosecant , diminish . When the point M is at ...
Page 217
... tang 90 ° - The complement of 90o being zero , we have tang 0 = cot 90 ° and cot 0 = tang 90o . Hence cot 90 ° = 0 , and cot 0 = ∞ . X. The point M continuing to advance from D towards B , the sines diminish and the cosines increase ...
... tang 90 ° - The complement of 90o being zero , we have tang 0 = cot 90 ° and cot 0 = tang 90o . Hence cot 90 ° = 0 , and cot 0 = ∞ . X. The point M continuing to advance from D towards B , the sines diminish and the cosines increase ...
Page 218
... tang 180 ° = 0 . When the point M ' passes the point B , and comes into the position N ' , the tangent of the arc ADN ' will be the line AT : hence , the tangents of all arcs which terminate in 218 PLANE TRIGONOMETRY .
... tang 180 ° = 0 . When the point M ' passes the point B , and comes into the position N ' , the tangent of the arc ADN ' will be the line AT : hence , the tangents of all arcs which terminate in 218 PLANE TRIGONOMETRY .
Page 219
... tang 270 ° = ∞ . When the point has passed along into the fourth quadrant to N , the tangent of the arc ADN'N will ... tang ( x ) = - tang x cot ( -x ) = - cot x 1 By considering the arc AM , and its supplement PLANE TRIGONOMETRY . 219.
... tang 270 ° = ∞ . When the point has passed along into the fourth quadrant to N , the tangent of the arc ADN'N will ... tang ( x ) = - tang x cot ( -x ) = - cot x 1 By considering the arc AM , and its supplement PLANE TRIGONOMETRY . 219.
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