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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... cubic inch are square inches ; of a cubic foot , square feet , & c . Finding the capacity , solidity , * or solid contents of a body , is finding the number of cubic measures , of some given denom- ination contained in the body . In ...
... cubic inch are square inches ; of a cubic foot , square feet , & c . Finding the capacity , solidity , * or solid contents of a body , is finding the number of cubic measures , of some given denom- ination contained in the body . In ...
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... cubic feet contained in one foot of the height , is equal to the number of square feet in the area of the base . And ... cubic foot , a solid which is an inch thick and a foot square is a prime ; a parallelopiped a foot long , an inch ...
... cubic feet contained in one foot of the height , is equal to the number of square feet in the area of the base . And ... cubic foot , a solid which is an inch thick and a foot square is a prime ; a parallelopiped a foot long , an inch ...
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... cubic feet . 5. If the height of a square prism be 21 feet , and each side of the base 101 feet , what is the solidity ? The area of the base 101 X 101-1067 sq . feet . And the solid contents = 106 × 21 = 2401 cubic feet . 6. If the ...
... cubic feet . 5. If the height of a square prism be 21 feet , and each side of the base 101 feet , what is the solidity ? The area of the base 101 X 101-1067 sq . feet . And the solid contents = 106 × 21 = 2401 cubic feet . 6. If the ...
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... cubic inches . ble in Art . 42 . PROBLEM III . To find the CONVEX SURFACE of a RIGHT CONE . 65. MULTIPLY HALF THE SLANT - HEIGHT INTO THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE BASE . If the convex surface of a right cone be spread out into a plane , it ...
... cubic inches . ble in Art . 42 . PROBLEM III . To find the CONVEX SURFACE of a RIGHT CONE . 65. MULTIPLY HALF THE SLANT - HEIGHT INTO THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE BASE . If the convex surface of a right cone be spread out into a plane , it ...
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... cubic feet . 2. What is the capacity of a conical cistern which is 9 feet deep , 4 feet in diameter at the bottom , and 3 feet at the top ? Ans . 87.18 cubic feet 652.15 wine gallons . = 3. How many gallons of ale can be put into a vat ...
... cubic feet . 2. What is the capacity of a conical cistern which is 9 feet deep , 4 feet in diameter at the bottom , and 3 feet at the top ? Ans . 87.18 cubic feet 652.15 wine gallons . = 3. How many gallons of ale can be put into a vat ...
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ABC Fig ABCD altitude axis base breadth bung diameter calculation cask circle circular sector circular segment circumference column cosecant cosine cotangent course cube cubic decimal departure Diff difference of latitude difference of longitude distance divided earth equal to half equator figure find the area find the SOLIDITY frustum given sides gles greater hypothenuse inches inscribed lateral surface length less logarithm longitude measured Mercator's meridian meridional difference middle diameter miles multiply the sum number of degrees number of sides oblique parallelogram parallelopiped perpendicular perpendicular height plane sailing prism PROBLEM proportion pyramid quadrant quantity quotient radius ratio regular polygon right angled triangle right cylinder rods rule secant sector segment ship sine sines and cosines slant-height sphere spherical subtract tables tangent term theorem trapezium triangle ABC Trig trigonometry wine gallons zone
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Page 81 - 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 43 - A cone is a solid figure described by the revolution of a right angled triangle about one of the sides containing the right angle, which side remains fixed.
Page 50 - The surface of a sphere is equal to the product of its diameter by the circumference of a great circle.
Page 55 - ... the square of the hypothenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides.
Page 69 - It will be sufficient to lay the edge of a rule on C, so as to be parallel to a line supposed to pass through B and D, and to mark the point of intersection G. 126. If after a field has been surveyed, and the area computed, the chain is found to be too long or too short ; the true contents may be found, upon the principle that similar figures are to each other as the squares of their homologous sides.
Page 118 - 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 89 - Divide the height of the segment by the diameter of the circle ; look for the quotient in the column of heights in the table ; take out the corresponding number in the column of areas ; and multiply it by the square of the diameter.