A Practical Application of the Principles of Geometry to the Mensuration of Superficies and Solids: Being the Third Part of a Course of Mathematics, Adapted to the Method of Instruction in the American CollegesOliver Steele, printer, 1815 - 96 páginas |
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... greater or less number of places , according to the degree of accuracy required . 5. In forming a system of logarithms , it is necessary to obtain the logarithm of each of the numbers in the natural series 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , & c .; so ...
... greater or less number of places , according to the degree of accuracy required . 5. In forming a system of logarithms , it is necessary to obtain the logarithm of each of the numbers in the natural series 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , & c .; so ...
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... greater than 0 , but less than 1. It will therefore have 0 for its index , with a de .. cimal annexed . Thus the logarithm of 5 is 0.69897 . For the same reason , if the given number be between 10 and 100 , the log . 100 and 1000 , will ...
... greater than 0 , but less than 1. It will therefore have 0 for its index , with a de .. cimal annexed . Thus the logarithm of 5 is 0.69897 . For the same reason , if the given number be between 10 and 100 , the log . 100 and 1000 , will ...
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... greater than any assignable quantity . The logarithm of 0 , therefore , is infi- nite and negative . ( Alg . 447. ) 16. It is evident also , that all negative logarithms belong to fractions which are between 1 and 0 ; while positive ...
... greater than any assignable quantity . The logarithm of 0 , therefore , is infi- nite and negative . ( Alg . 447. ) 16. It is evident also , that all negative logarithms belong to fractions which are between 1 and 0 ; while positive ...
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... greater expedition , than by the common meth- ods . Before any one can avail himself of this advantage , he must become so familiar with the tables , that he can read- ily find the logarithm of any number ; and , on the other hand , the ...
... greater expedition , than by the common meth- ods . Before any one can avail himself of this advantage , he must become so familiar with the tables , that he can read- ily find the logarithm of any number ; and , on the other hand , the ...
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... greater , and the other less , than the number proposed : Find the differ- ence of the two numbers , and the difference of their loga- rithms : Take also the difference between the least of the two numbers , and the proposed number ...
... greater , and the other less , than the number proposed : Find the differ- ence of the two numbers , and the difference of their loga- rithms : Take also the difference between the least of the two numbers , and the proposed number ...
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Términos y frases comunes
ABCD arithmetical complement axis base calculation centre circle circular segment circumference column cone cosecant cosine cotangent course cylinder decimal departure diameter Diff difference of latitude difference of longitude distance divided earth equal equator errour feet figure find the area find the SOLIDITY frustum given side gles greater half horizon hypothenuse inches JEREMIAH DAY length less logarithm measured Mercator's Merid meridian meridional difference middle latitude miles minutes multiplied negative number of degrees number of sides object oblique opposite parallelogram parallelopiped perimeter perpendicular plane sailing polygon prism PROBLEM proportion pyramid quadrant quantity quotient radius regular polygon right angled triangle right ascension right cylinder rods root secant segment sine sines and cosines slant-height sphere square subtract surface tables tangent term theorem tion trapezium triangle ABC Trig trigonometry whole
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Página 68 - 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.
Página 37 - A right cone is a solid described by the revolution of a right angled triangle about one of the sides which contain the right angle.
Página 67 - It will be sufficient to lay the edge of a rule on C, so as to be parallel to a line supposed to pass through B and D, and to mark the point of intersection G. 126. If after a field has been surveyed, and the area computed, the chain is found to be too long or too short ; the true contents may be found, upon the principle that similar figures are to each other as the squares of their homologous sides.
Página 105 - The sum of any two sides of a triangle is to their difference, as the tangent of half the sum of the angles opposite to those sides, to the tangent of half their difference.
Página 8 - A diameter of a circle is a straight line drawn through the centre, and terminated both ways by the circumference.
Página 49 - ... at the head of the column, take the degrees at the top of the table, and the minutes on the left; but if the title be at the foot of the column, take the degrees at the bottom, and the minutes on the right.
Página 16 - THEN, IF THE SEGMENT BE LESS THAN A SEMI-CIRCLE, SUBTRACT THE AREA OF THE TRIANGLE FROM THE AREA OF THE SECTOR.
Página 42 - Jidd together the areas of the two ends, and the square root of the product of these areas ; and multiply the sum by \ of the perpendicular height.