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... then , by ( 473 ) , co . B and b would be the adjacent parts , and co . A and co . h the opposite parts ; and , by ... less than 90 ° , the first member of ( 436 ) , cos . h = cos . a cos b , ( 490 ) ( 491 ) ( 492 ) is positive ; and ...
... then , by ( 473 ) , co . B and b would be the adjacent parts , and co . A and co . h the opposite parts ; and , by ... less than 90 ° , the first member of ( 436 ) , cos . h = cos . a cos b , ( 490 ) ( 491 ) ( 492 ) is positive ; and ...
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... less while the other is greater than 90 ° . These results may be simply expressed as follows : The three sides of a spherical right triangle are ( 495 ) either all less than 90 ° ; or else , one is less while the other two are greater than ...
... less while the other is greater than 90 ° . These results may be simply expressed as follows : The three sides of a spherical right triangle are ( 495 ) either all less than 90 ° ; or else , one is less while the other two are greater than ...
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... less from 90 ° than does either of the legs , the case of either side equal to 90 ° being excepted . Demonstration . The factors cos . a and cos . b of the second member of the above equation are , by ( 5 ) , fractions whose numerators ...
... less from 90 ° than does either of the legs , the case of either side equal to 90 ° being excepted . Demonstration . The factors cos . a and cos . b of the second member of the above equation are , by ( 5 ) , fractions whose numerators ...
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Benjamin Peirce. ( 512 ) sine be , since it is less than 90 ° ; and therefore the smaller , neglecting the signs , must the cosine of the given angle be . In the same way , by means of ( 48 ′ ) , the proposi- tion ( 507 ) might be proved ...
Benjamin Peirce. ( 512 ) sine be , since it is less than 90 ° ; and therefore the smaller , neglecting the signs , must the cosine of the given angle be . In the same way , by means of ( 48 ′ ) , the proposi- tion ( 507 ) might be proved ...
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... less than either of them . Thus , neglecting the sines , cos . Acos . a ; hence , by ( 507 ) , A differs less from 90 ° than does a . ( 521 ) 13. Corollary . When , in a spherical right triangle , either side is equal to 90 ° , one of ...
... less than either of them . Thus , neglecting the sines , cos . Acos . a ; hence , by ( 507 ) , A differs less from 90 ° than does a . ( 521 ) 13. Corollary . When , in a spherical right triangle , either side is equal to 90 ° , one of ...
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୦୯ A'BC AC the perpendicular adjacent angles angle are known angles are given angles respectively equal AP and PC ar.co B'OC Corollary cosec cotan Demonstration differs from 90 equal to 90 fall on AC given angle given sides given value greater than 90 h tang half the sum Hence hypothenuse included angle legs are known Lemma less than 90 Let ABC fig let fall logarithm lunary surface means of 496 middle Napier's Rules negative obtuse opposite angle opposite side perpendicular BP perpendicular to OA planes BOC Problem quotient right angle right triangle fig right triangle PBC Scholium second member Secondly side BC sides and angles sides equal Solution of Spherical solve a spherical solve the triangle Spherical Oblique Triangles spherical right triangle spherical triangle ABC SPHERICAL TRIGONOMETRY substituted surface ABC tang.C tangent of half Thirdly trian triangle ABC figs
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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.