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... measurement of angles by arcs of a circle is in any degree indirect , it is still equally easy to obtain the direct and absolute measure by this method ; since , on comparing the arc which serves as a measure to any an- gle , with the ...
... measurement of angles by arcs of a circle is in any degree indirect , it is still equally easy to obtain the direct and absolute measure by this method ; since , on comparing the arc which serves as a measure to any an- gle , with the ...
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... measured by half the arc included between its sides . Let BAD be an inscribed angle , and let us first suppose that ... measured by the arc BE ; hence BAC will be measured by the half of BE . For a like reason , the angle CAD will be ...
... measured by half the arc included between its sides . Let BAD be an inscribed angle , and let us first suppose that ... measured by the arc BE ; hence BAC will be measured by the half of BE . For a like reason , the angle CAD will be ...
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... measured by the half of the same arc BOC . B Cor . 2. Every angle BAD , inscribed in a semicircle is a right angle ... measured by half of the arc BOC , less than a semicircumference . And every angle BOC , inscribed in a segment less ...
... measured by the half of the same arc BOC . B Cor . 2. Every angle BAD , inscribed in a semicircle is a right angle ... measured by half of the arc BOC , less than a semicircumference . And every angle BOC , inscribed in a segment less ...
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... measured by half the arc FDB ( Prop . XVIII . ) ; therefore , DEB A E D B is measured by half of FDB ; that is , by half of DB + DF , or half of DB + AC . In the same manner it might be proved that the angle AED is measured by half of ...
... measured by half the arc FDB ( Prop . XVIII . ) ; therefore , DEB A E D B is measured by half of FDB ; that is , by half of DB + DF , or half of DB + AC . In the same manner it might be proved that the angle AED is measured by half of ...
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... measured by half the semicircumference AMD ; the angle DAC is measured by the half of DC : hence , BAD + DAC , or BAC , is measured by the half of AMD plus the half of DC , or by half the whole arc AMDC . M B A C E It might be shown ...
... measured by half the semicircumference AMD ; the angle DAC is measured by the half of DC : hence , BAD + DAC , or BAC , is measured by the half of AMD plus the half of DC , or by half the whole arc AMDC . M B A C E It might be shown ...
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Page 241 - In every plane triangle, the sum of two sides is to their difference as the tangent of half the sum of the angles opposite those sides is to the tangent of half their difference.
Page 86 - The areas of two triangles which have an angle of the one equal to an angle of the other are to each other as the products of the sides including the equal angles. A D A' Hyp. In triangles ABC and A'B'C', To prove AABC A A'B'C' A'B' x A'C ' Proof. Draw the altitudes BD and B'D'.
Page 168 - CIRCLE is a plane figure bounded by a curved line, all the points of which are equally distant from a point within called the centre; as the figure ADB E.
Page 287 - How many square feet are there in the convex surface of the frustum of a square pyramid, whose slant height is 10 feet, each side of the lower base 3 feet 4 inches, and each side of the upper base 2 feet 2 inches ? Ans.
Page 64 - To inscribe a circle in a given triangle. Let ABC be the given triangle. Bisect the angles A and B by the lines AO and BO, meeting at the point 0.