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... feet and 672 feet , and their included angle 55 ° 40 ' . ed the distance AB . Requir- Ans . 592.967 ft . B 5. Being on a horizontal plane , and wanting to ascertain the height of a tower , standing on the top of an inaccessible hill ...
... feet and 672 feet , and their included angle 55 ° 40 ' . ed the distance AB . Requir- Ans . 592.967 ft . B 5. Being on a horizontal plane , and wanting to ascertain the height of a tower , standing on the top of an inaccessible hill ...
Page 48
... feet and 672 feet , and their included angle 55 ° 40 ' . ed the distance AB . Requir- Ans . 592.967 ft . = 5. Being on a horizontal plane , and wanting to ascertain the height of a tower , standing on the top of an inaccessible hill ...
... feet and 672 feet , and their included angle 55 ° 40 ' . ed the distance AB . Requir- Ans . 592.967 ft . = 5. Being on a horizontal plane , and wanting to ascertain the height of a tower , standing on the top of an inaccessible hill ...
Page 108
... feet and 21.25 feet , and their included angle 45 ° ? Ans . 20.8694 . LEMMA . To find half an angle , when the three sides of a plane tri- angle are given . 97. Let ABC be a plane tri- angle , the angles and sides being de- noted as in ...
... feet and 21.25 feet , and their included angle 45 ° ? Ans . 20.8694 . LEMMA . To find half an angle , when the three sides of a plane tri- angle are given . 97. Let ABC be a plane tri- angle , the angles and sides being de- noted as in ...
Page 112
... feet are contained in a plank , whose length is 12 feet 6 inches , the breadth at the greater end 15 inches , and at the less end 11 inches ? Ans . 131 . 3. How many square yards are there in a trapezoid , whose parallel sides are 240 feet ...
... feet are contained in a plank , whose length is 12 feet 6 inches , the breadth at the greater end 15 inches , and at the less end 11 inches ? Ans . 131 . 3. How many square yards are there in a trapezoid , whose parallel sides are 240 feet ...
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... feet ? Ans . 714 sq . ft . 9 B 2. How many square yards of paving are there in the quadrilateral , whose diagonal is 65 feet , and the two perpen- diculars let fall on it 28 and 33 feet ? Ans . 222 . To find the area of any polygon ...
... feet ? Ans . 714 sq . ft . 9 B 2. How many square yards of paving are there in the quadrilateral , whose diagonal is 65 feet , and the two perpen- diculars let fall on it 28 and 33 feet ? Ans . 222 . To find the area of any polygon ...
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ABē ABCD ACē 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.