First Part of an Elementary Treatise on Spherical Trigonometry1836 - Spherical trigonometry - 71 pages |
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... ( 436 ) , cos . h = cos . a cos b , ( 483 ) ( 484 ) ( 485 ) ( 486 ) ( 487 ) ( 488 ) ( 489 ) ( 490 ) ( 491 ) ( 492 ) is positive ; and therefore the factors of its second CH . II . § I. ] NAPIER'S RULES FOR RIGHT TRIANGLES ,
... ( 436 ) , cos . h = cos . a cos b , ( 483 ) ( 484 ) ( 485 ) ( 486 ) ( 487 ) ( 488 ) ( 489 ) ( 490 ) ( 491 ) ( 492 ) is positive ; and therefore the factors of its second CH . II . § I. ] NAPIER'S RULES FOR RIGHT TRIANGLES ,
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... factors of the second member must be positive , while the other is negative ; that is , of the two legs a and b , one must be less while the other is greater than 90 ° . These results may be simply expressed as follows : The three sides ...
... factors of the second member must be positive , while the other is negative ; that is , of the two legs a and b , one must be less while the other is greater than 90 ° . These results may be simply expressed as follows : The three sides ...
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... factors cos . a and cos . b of the second member of the above equation are , by ( 5 ) , fractions whose numerators are less than their denominators . Their product , neglecting the signs , must then be less than either of them , as cos ...
... factors cos . a and cos . b of the second member of the above equation are , by ( 5 ) , fractions whose numerators are less than their denominators . Their product , neglecting the signs , must then be less than either of them , as cos ...
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... factor cos . a of the sec( 515 ) ond member , being multiplied by the positive factor sin . B ( 496 ) , must be positive ; that is , a must be less than 90 ° . But , if A is greater than 90 ° , the first member of ( 514 ) is , by ( 496 ) ...
... factor cos . a of the sec( 515 ) ond member , being multiplied by the positive factor sin . B ( 496 ) , must be positive ; that is , a must be less than 90 ° . But , if A is greater than 90 ° , the first member of ( 514 ) is , by ( 496 ) ...
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... factor of the second ( 523 ) member of ( 436 ) , cos . h cos . a cos b , is , by ( 157 ) , equal to zero ; which gives cos . h = 0 , or , by ( 157 ) , h Again , if we have 90 ° . Secondly . When either side is equal to 90 ° , it follows ...
... factor of the second ( 523 ) member of ( 436 ) , cos . h cos . a cos b , is , by ( 157 ) , equal to zero ; which gives cos . h = 0 , or , by ( 157 ) , h Again , if we have 90 ° . Secondly . When either side is equal to 90 ° , it follows ...
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Page 1 - A spherical triangle is a portion of the surface of a sphere, bounded by three arcs of great circles.
Page 69 - The areas of two triangles which have an angle of the one equal to an angle of the other are to each other as the products of the sides including the equal angles. D c A' D' Hyp. In triangles ABC and A'B'C', ZA = ZA'. To prove AABC = ABxAC. A A'B'C' A'B'xA'C' Proof. Draw the altitudes BD and B'D'.
Page 69 - THEOREM. The surface of a spherical triangle is measured by the excess of the sum of its three angles above two right angles, multiplied by the tri-rectangular triangle.
Page 8 - I. The sine of the middle part is equal to the product of the tangents of the adjacent parts.
Page 8 - II. The sine of the middle part is equal to the product of the cosines of the opposite parts.
Page 30 - Any angle is greater than the difference between 180° and the sum of the other two angles.
Page 63 - The cosine of half the sum of two sides of a spherical triangle is to the cosine of half their difference as the cotangent of half the included angle is to the tangent of half the sum of the other two angles. The sine of half the sum of two sides of a spherical...
Page 62 - The sine of half the sum of two sides of a spherical triangle is to the sine of half their difference as the cotangent of half the included angle is to the tangent of half the difference of the other two angles.
Page 71 - ... and the sum of the angles in all the triangles is evidently the same as that of all the angles of the polygon ; hence, the surface of the polygon is equal to the sum of all its angles, diminished by twice as many right angles as it has sides less two, into the tri-rectangular triangle.