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... circumscribed about a circle , when all of its sides are tangent to the circumference . 14. A Circle is inscribed in a polygon , when its circumference touches all of the sides of the polygon . оо © а POSTULATE . A circumference can be ...
... circumscribed about a circle , when all of its sides are tangent to the circumference . 14. A Circle is inscribed in a polygon , when its circumference touches all of the sides of the polygon . оо © а POSTULATE . A circumference can be ...
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... circumscribed about it . PROBLEM XIV . Through a given point , to draw a tangent to a given circle . There may be two cases : the given point may lie on the circumference of the given circle , or it may lie without the given circle . 1o ...
... circumscribed about it . PROBLEM XIV . Through a given point , to draw a tangent to a given circle . There may be two cases : the given point may lie on the circumference of the given circle , or it may lie without the given circle . 1o ...
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... circumscribed about any regular polygon ; a circle may also be inscribed in it . 1 ° Let ABCF be a regular polygon : then can the circumference of a circle be circumscribed about it . For , through three consecutive ver- tices A , B , C ...
... circumscribed about any regular polygon ; a circle may also be inscribed in it . 1 ° Let ABCF be a regular polygon : then can the circumference of a circle be circumscribed about it . For , through three consecutive ver- tices A , B , C ...
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... circumscribed and inscribed circles . 2. The ANGLE AT THE CENTRE , is the angle formed by drawing lines from the centre to the extremities of either side . . The angle at the centre is equal to four right angles divided by the number of ...
... circumscribed and inscribed circles . 2. The ANGLE AT THE CENTRE , is the angle formed by drawing lines from the centre to the extremities of either side . . The angle at the centre is equal to four right angles divided by the number of ...
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... 2. The area of any regular inscribed polygon is less than that of a regular inscribed pclygon of double the number of sides , because a part is less than the whole PROPOSITION VII . PROBLEM . To circumscribe , about a 142 GEOMETRY .
... 2. The area of any regular inscribed polygon is less than that of a regular inscribed pclygon of double the number of sides , because a part is less than the whole PROPOSITION VII . PROBLEM . To circumscribe , about a 142 GEOMETRY .
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AB² ABCD AC² adjacent angles altitude apothem Applying logarithms base and altitude bisect centre chord circle circumference circumscribed coincide cone consequently convex surface corresponding cosec cosine Cotang cylinder denote diagonals diameter difference distance divided draw drawn edges equally distant feet find the area Formula frustum given angle given straight line greater hence homologous hypothenuse included angle interior angles intersection less Let ABC log sin lower base mantissa measured by half number of sides opposite parallel parallelogram parallelopipedon perimeter perpendicular plane MN polyedral angle polyedron prism PROPOSITION proved pyramid quadrant radii radius rectangle regular polygons right angles right-angled triangle Scholium secant segment semi-circumference side BC similar sine slant height sphere spherical polygon spherical triangle square subtracted Tang tangent THEOREM triangle ABC triangular prisms triedral angle upper base vertex vertices whence
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Page 126 - The square of the hypothenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides ; as, 5033 402+302.
Page 59 - A'B'C', and applying the law of cosines, we have cos a' = cos b' cos c' + sin b' sin c' cos A'. Remembering the relations a' = 180° -A, b' = 180° - B, etc. (this expression becomes cos A = — cos B cos C + sin B sin C cos a.
Page 18 - The circumference of every circle is supposed to be divided into 360 equal parts called degrees, and each degree into 60 equal parts called minutes, and each minute into 60 equal parts called seconds, and these into thirds, fourths, &c.
Page 104 - The square described on the hypothenuse of a rightangled triangle is equal to the sum of the squares described on the other two sides.
Page 6 - The logarithm of any power of a number is equal to the logarithm of the number multiplied by the exponent of the power.
Page 28 - If two triangles have two sides of the one equal to two sides of the...
Page 46 - All the interior angles of any rectilineal figure, together with four right angles, are equal to twice as many right angles as the figure has sides.
Page 99 - The area of a parallelogram is equal to the product of its base and altitude.
Page 172 - If two planes are perpendicular to 'each other, a straight line drawn in one of them, perpendicular to their intersection, will be perpendicular to the other.
Page 214 - A sphere is a solid bounded by a curved surface, every point of which is equally distant from a point within called the center.