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" The SECANT of an arc, is a straight line drawn from the center, through one end of the arc, and extended to the tangent which is drawn from the other end. "
An Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Plane and Spherical ... - Page 32
by Thomas Keith - 1810 - 420 pages
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A Treatise of Plane and Spherical Trigonometry: In Theory and Practice ...

Francis Nichols - Plane trigonometry - 1811 - 162 pages
...arc AB, or of the angle ACB; and At is the tangent of the arc AH6, or of the angle AC*. 19. DEF. 7- The secant of an arc is a straight line drawn from, the centre through the end of the arc, and produced tiU it meets the tangent. Thus, CT is the secant of the arc...
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An Easy Introduction to the Mathematics: In which the Theory and ..., Volume 2

Charles Butler - Mathematics - 1814 - 528 pages
...that arc. ' Thus, EH (the tangent of EB) is the co-tangent of the arc AB, and of the angle ACS. 18. THE SECANT of an arc, is a straight line drawn from the centre, through the end of the arc, and produced till it meet the tangent. Thus, CT is the secant of the arc...
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Easy Introduction to Mathematics, Volume 2

Charles Butler - 1814 - 582 pages
...radius (6. 1.) Thus, EH (the tangent of EB) is the co-tangent of the arc ', and of the angle ACB. .8. THE SECANT of an arc, is a straight line drawn from the ttre, through the end of the arc, and produced till it mee.t •~ tangent. TTius, CT is the secant...
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A Treatise of Plane Trigonometry: To which is Prefixed, a Summary View of ...

Jeremiah Day - Logarithms - 1815 - 172 pages
...line drawn from the centre through the other end. Thus AD (Fig. 3.) is the tangent of the arc AG. 85. The SECANT of an arc, is a straight line drawn from the centre, through one end of the arc, and extended to the tangent which is drawn from the other end. Thus CD...
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A Practical Application of the Principles of Geometry to the Mensuration of ...

Jeremiah Day - Measurement - 1815 - 388 pages
...line drawn from the centre through the other end. Thus AD (Fig. 3.) is the tangent of the arc AG. 85. The SECANT of an arc, is a straight line drawn from the centre, through one end of the arc, and extended to the tangent which is drawn from the other end. Thus CD...
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The Second [-fifth and Sixth] Part of A Course of Mathematics: Adapted to ...

Jeremiah Day - Geometry - 1824 - 440 pages
...tine drawn from the centre through the other end. Thus AD (Fig. 3.) is the tangent of the arc AG. 85. The SECANT of an arc, is a straight line drawn from, the centre, through one end of the arc, and extended to the tangent which is drawn from the other end. Thus CD...
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An Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Plain and Spherical ...

Thomas Keith - Navigation - 1826 - 504 pages
...tangent, is the half of the arc BF. of that arc.* The tangent of 45° is equal to the radius,^ and an arc of 90° has no tangent. (M) The secant of an arc is...equal to the secant of the supplement of that arc.\ The secant of 45° is equal to double the sine of 45°,$ and an arc of 90° has no secant. (N) The...
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A Treatise of Plane Trigonometry: To which is Prefixed a Summary View of the ...

Jeremiah Day - Logarithms - 1831 - 418 pages
...line drawn from the center through the other end. Thus AD (Fig. 3.) is the tangent of the arc AG. 85. The SECANT of an arc, is a straight line drawn from the center, through one end of the arc, and extended to the tangent which is drawn from the other end....
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The Principles of Plane Trigonometry, Mensuration, Navigation and Surveying

Jeremiah Day - Measurement - 1831 - 520 pages
...line drawn from the center through the other end. Thus AD (Fig. 3.) is the tangent of the arc AG. 85. The SECANT of an arc, is a straight line drawn from the center, through one end of the arc, and extended to the tangent which is drawn from the other end....
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The Teacher's Assistant in the "Course of Mathematics Adapted to the Method ...

Mathematics - 1836 - 488 pages
...one end of the arc, and extending till it meets a line drawn through the other end from the centre. The secant of an arc is a straight line drawn from the centre through one end of the chord, and extended to the tangent drawn from the other end. The sine complement...
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