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... EQUATIONS OF THE POINT AND STRAIGHT LINE - of the CONIC SECTIONS of the LINE AND PLANE IN SPACE - also , the discussion of the GENERAL EQUATION of the second degree , and of SURFACES OF THE SECOND ORDER . DAVIES ' DESCRIPTIVE GEOMETRY ...
... EQUATIONS OF THE POINT AND STRAIGHT LINE - of the CONIC SECTIONS of the LINE AND PLANE IN SPACE - also , the discussion of the GENERAL EQUATION of the second degree , and of SURFACES OF THE SECOND ORDER . DAVIES ' DESCRIPTIVE GEOMETRY ...
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... equation to , or subtract it from M.P , and we shall have , M.P ± N.P = M.P ± M.Q ; or ( MN ) x P ( P + Q ) × M. But M ± N and P , may be considered the two extremes , and P + Q and M , the two means of a proportion : hence , M ± N : M ...
... equation to , or subtract it from M.P , and we shall have , M.P ± N.P = M.P ± M.Q ; or ( MN ) x P ( P + Q ) × M. But M ± N and P , may be considered the two extremes , and P + Q and M , the two means of a proportion : hence , M ± N : M ...
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... equation from the second , and observing that the triangles APC , APB , which are both right angled at P , give AC - PC2 = AP2 , and AB2 - PB2 = AP2 ; we shall have AP2 + AP2-2AQ2 - 2PQ2 . Therefore , by taking the halves of both , we ...
... equation from the second , and observing that the triangles APC , APB , which are both right angled at P , give AC - PC2 = AP2 , and AB2 - PB2 = AP2 ; we shall have AP2 + AP2-2AQ2 - 2PQ2 . Therefore , by taking the halves of both , we ...
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... equations of the problem . The solu- tion of these equations , when so formed , gives the solution of the problem . No general rule can be given for forming the equations . The equations must be independent of each other , and their ...
... equations of the problem . The solu- tion of these equations , when so formed , gives the solution of the problem . No general rule can be given for forming the equations . The equations must be independent of each other , and their ...
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... equation x = s - y or Hence , or or x2 = s2 - 2sy + y2 y2 — a2 — s2 + 2sy — y2 Qy3 — 2sy — a3 — s2 = y2 — sy = 2 By completing the square y - sy + } s2 = } } a2 - 1s2 - or Hence y = ¿ s ± √4a2 — ¡ s2 = 4 or 3 x = ! s = √√§a ° —4s2 ...
... equation x = s - y or Hence , or or x2 = s2 - 2sy + y2 y2 — a2 — s2 + 2sy — y2 Qy3 — 2sy — a3 — s2 = y2 — sy = 2 By completing the square y - sy + } s2 = } } a2 - 1s2 - or Hence y = ¿ s ± √4a2 — ¡ s2 = 4 or 3 x = ! s = √√§a ° —4s2 ...
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