A Treatise of Plane and Spherical Trigonometry: In Theory and Practice ; Adapted to the Use of Students ; Extracted Mostly from Similar Works of Ludlam, Playfair, Vince, and Bonnycastle |
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... quadrants HD and DL , and the difference in the two extreme quadrants AH and LA . 33. As the arc increases from 90 degrees to 180 degrees , its sine , tangent , and secant decrease . Thus , as Ab increases , it is evident that the sine ...
... quadrants HD and DL , and the difference in the two extreme quadrants AH and LA . 33. As the arc increases from 90 degrees to 180 degrees , its sine , tangent , and secant decrease . Thus , as Ab increases , it is evident that the sine ...
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... quadrant AH , till it becomes equal to radius at the point H. Then it decreases during the second quadrant HD , till it again becomes O at the end of it . After this the sine passes to the other side of the diameter AD ; and there- fore ...
... quadrant AH , till it becomes equal to radius at the point H. Then it decreases during the second quadrant HD , till it again becomes O at the end of it . After this the sine passes to the other side of the diameter AD ; and there- fore ...
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... quadrant AH , till it be- comes O at the end of it , at H. The cosine being computed from the centre of the circle , will be negative after it passes the centre ; therefore the cosine Cf , which lies in an opposite direction to the ...
... quadrant AH , till it be- comes O at the end of it , at H. The cosine being computed from the centre of the circle , will be negative after it passes the centre ; therefore the cosine Cf , which lies in an opposite direction to the ...
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... quadrants , and nega- tive in the second and third quadrants . In the first quadrant AH the secant increases from radius to infinity . In the second quadrant HD it is negative ; for the secant has its origin at the centre C , and its ...
... quadrants , and nega- tive in the second and third quadrants . In the first quadrant AH the secant increases from radius to infinity . In the second quadrant HD it is negative ; for the secant has its origin at the centre C , and its ...
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... quadrants , AH , DL , and negative in the second and fourth quadrants , HD , LA . In the first quadrant AH the cotangent HK decreases from infinity to 0 , and in the second quadrant HD it increases negatively from 0 to infinity . It ...
... quadrants , AH , DL , and negative in the second and fourth quadrants , HD , LA . In the first quadrant AH the cotangent HK decreases from infinity to 0 , and in the second quadrant HD it increases negatively from 0 to infinity . It ...
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Page 12 - In every plane triangle, the sum of two sides is to their difference as the tangent of half the sum of the angles opposite those sides is to the tangent of half their difference.
Page ix - The circumference of every circle is supposed to be divided into 360 equal parts, called degrees ; each degree into 60 equal parts, called minutes ; and each minute into 60 equal parts, called seconds.
Page 23 - Then multiply the second and third terms together, and divide the product by the first term: the quotient will be the fourth term, or answer.
Page 13 - In any triangle, twice the rectangle contained by any two sides is to the difference between the sum of the squares of those sides, and the square of the base, as the radius to the cosine of the angle included by the two sides. Let ABC be any triangle, 2AB.BC is to the difference between AB2+BC2 and AC2 as radius to cos.
Page 87 - 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 74 - The sum of any two sides is greater than the third side, and their difference is less than the third side.