Elements of Plane and Spherical Trigonometry: With Their Applications to Mensuration, Surveying, and Navigation

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20 ページ - The circumference of every circle is supposed to be divided into 360 equal parts, • called degrees, each degree into 60 minutes, and each minute into 60 seconds, etc.
163 ページ - The law of sines states that in any spherical triangle the sines of the sides are proportional to the sines of their opposite angles: sin a _ sin b __ sin c _ sin A sin B sin C...
54 ページ - C' (89) (90) (91) (92) (93) 112. In any plane triangle, the sum of any two sides is to their difference as the tangent of half the sum of the opposite angles is to the tangent of half their difference.
83 ページ - Also, similar pyramids are to each other as the cubes of their homologous edges (Geom., Prop.
72 ページ - CUBIC MEASURE 1728 cubic inches = 1 cubic foot 27 cubic feet = 1 cubic yard...
123 ページ - A=gThat is, the difference between the true and the apparent level, is nearly equal to the square of the distance divided by the diameter of the earth. Ex. 1. What is the difference between the true and the apparent level, for a distance of one English mile, supposing the earth to be 7940 miles in diameter?
17 ページ - The logarithm of any power of a number is equal to the logarithm of the number multiplied by the exponent of the power.
63 ページ - To find the area of an irregular polygon. RULE. Draw diagonals dividing the polygon into triangles, and find the sum of the areas of these triangles.
47 ページ - ... upon a scale of 100 rods to an inch, in which case the side AB will be represented by 4.32 inches; or we may construct it upon a scale of 200 rods to an inch; that is, 100 rods to...
73 ページ - To find the volume of a pyramid, or of a cone. Multiply the area of the base by one third of the altitude.

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