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Example to the preceding Table.

Reduce 639.66197 to degrees of the decimal notation. Sexagesm

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SECTION II.

ON THE TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS OF THE SUM AND
DIFFERENCE OF TWO ARCS.

64. PROP. Sin (a + B) = sin a. cos ẞ + cos a.

sin B.

N

B

At the points A, B, in the straight line AB draw two other straight lines, making angles with AB equal to A degrees and B degrees respectively. Let the two lines be produced to meet in C. From C draw CN perpendicularly to AB. Let the angle ACB = C.

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But since the angles at N are right angles.. by (art. 30.)

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.. sin (A + B) Let a and ẞ be the arcs to radius unity corresponding to the

sin A. cos B + cos A. sin B.

angles A and B, and therefore by (art. 28)

sin (a + B) = sin a. cos B+ cos a.

sin B.

The figure applies to the case in which A and B are positive and acute angles. If one of the angles be negative, it must be measured on the opposite side of AB. And whatever be the values of A and B, the angles at the base of the triangle will be equal either to A and B, or to their defects from 180°, or from some multiple of 180°, and by paying attention to the algebraic signs the proof applies to angles or arcs of any magnitude whatsoever.

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70. PROP. Sin 2a = 2 sin a. cos a

cos 2a =

(cos a)2= (sin a)2 }

For by making a = ẞ in the formulæ

(art. 48.)

sin (a + ß) = sin a. cos B+ cos a.

sin ß.

cos (a + B)

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74. PROP.

a=√

2 Cos a= 2 sin a=

π

π

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2 a

π

4

π

2

cos 2 a).

-

= sin 2 α.

a) ==

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cos 2 a)} .

α,

2

and therefore

α.

(1 + sin 2 a)

= √ § (1 − sin 2 a)

{(2+√(2+√(2+ . . . + √(2+2 cos 2" a)} {(2−√(2+√(2+ . . . + √(2+2 cos 2" a)}

Firstly, cos a = √ (1 + cos 2 a)

.. 2 cos a = √(2 + 2 cos 2 a)
.. 2 cos 2a = √(2 + 2 cos 22 a)
.. 2 cos a

Similarly,

=

√ {(2 + √ (2 + 2 cos 22 a)}.

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2 cos a = √ {(2 + √ (2 + √ (2 + 2 cos 23 a)}. .. by continual substitution

2 cos a= {(2 + √ (2 + √ (2 + . . . + √ (2+2 cos 2" a)}.

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