Elements of Geometry and Trigonometry: With Applications in MensurationA.S. Barnes & Company, 1870 - 319 páginas |
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adjacent angles allel alternate angles altitude angle ACB angles equal base multiplied bisect called centre chains chord circle whose diameter circumference cone consequently convex surface Cosine Cosine D Cotang cubic cylinder decimal diagonal dicular distance divided draw drawn equal Bk equal Th equal to half equivalent feet figure find the area frustum half the arc half the product hence horizontal hypothenuse inches included angle inscribed intersect Let ABC logarithm lower base M.
M. Sine measured by half Mensuration of Surfaces number of sides opposite angles outward angle parallel parallelogram parallelopipedon pendicular perimeter perpen perpendicular plane prism PROBLEM proportion quadrilateral radius ratio rectangle regular polygon Required the area rhombus right angled triangle right angles Th segment side AC similar similar triangles slant height solidity sphere straight line suppose Tang tangent THEOREM triangle ABC yards
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Página 48 - After remarking that the mathematician positively knows that the sum of the three angles of a triangle is equal to two right angles...
Página 12 - 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, etc.
Página 29 - 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.
Página 85 - If two triangles have two sides and the included angle of the one, equal to two sides and the included angle of the other, each to each, the two triangles will be equal in all their parts." Axiom 1. "Things which are equal to the same thing, are equal to each other.
Página 198 - To find the area of a trapezoid. RULE. Multiply the sum of the parallel sides by the perpendicular distance between them, and then divide the product by two : the quotient will be the area (Bk.
Página 159 - In every plane triangle there are six parts : three sides and three angles. These parts are so related to each other, that when one side and any two other parts are given, the remaining ones can be obtained, either by geometrical construction or by trigonometrical computation.
Página 187 - Being on a horizontal plane, and wanting to ascertain the height of a tower, standing on the top of an inaccessible hill, there were measured, the angle of elevation of the top of the hill 40°, and of the top of the tower 51° ; then measuring in a direct line 180 feet farther from the hill, the angle of elevation of the top of the tower Cway 33° 45' ; required the height of the tower.
Página 79 - If a straight line be divided into any two parts, the square of the whole line is equal to the squares of the two parts, together with twice the rectangle contained by the parts.
Página 119 - If a cone be cut by a plane parallel to the base, the section will be a circle.