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Page 223
... tang 90 ° == R2 0 ' an expression which designates an infinite quantity ; for the quotient of radius divided by a very small quantity , is very great , and increases as the divisor diminishes ... tang B : tang PLANE TRIGONOMETRY . 223.
... tang 90 ° == R2 0 ' an expression which designates an infinite quantity ; for the quotient of radius divided by a very small quantity , is very great , and increases as the divisor diminishes ... tang B : tang PLANE TRIGONOMETRY . 223.
Page 228
... tang a 9 tang ( a + b ) = R2 ( tang a + tang b ) R2 - tang a tang b ; which is the value of the tangent of the sum of two arcs , expressed by the tangents of each of these arcs . For the tangent of their difference , we should in like ...
... tang a 9 tang ( a + b ) = R2 ( tang a + tang b ) R2 - tang a tang b ; which is the value of the tangent of the sum of two arcs , expressed by the tangents of each of these arcs . For the tangent of their difference , we should in like ...
Page 273
... tang c : tang ( a + b ) sin ( A + B ) : sin ( A — B ) : : tang c : tang ( a — b ) . From which a and b are found as in the last case . The remaining angle can then be found by Case I. Ex . 1. In a spherical triangle ABC , there are ...
... tang c : tang ( a + b ) sin ( A + B ) : sin ( A — B ) : : tang c : tang ( a — b ) . From which a and b are found as in the last case . The remaining angle can then be found by Case I. Ex . 1. In a spherical triangle ABC , there are ...
Contents
Ratios and Proportions | 34 |
The Circle and the Measurement of Angles | 41 |
Problems relating to the First and Third Books | 57 |
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M. Sine number of sides opposite parallelogram parallelopipedon pendicular perimeter perpen perpendicular plane MN polyedron polygon ABCDE PROBLEM Prop proportional PROPOSITION pyramid quadrant quadrilateral quantities radii radius ratio rectangle regular polygon right angled triangle S-ABC Scholium secant segment similar slant height solid angle solid described sphere spherical polygon spherical triangle square described straight line Tang tangent THEOREM triangle ABC triangular prism vertex
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| Title | Elements of Geometry and Trigonometry DAVIES' COURSE OF MATHEMATICS |
| Author | Adrien Marie Legendre |
| Editor | Charles Davies |
| Translated by | David Brewster |
| Publisher | A.S. Barnes and Company, 1839 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 14 Jan 2008 |
| Length | 359 pages |
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