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... places √2 = 1.41421 , and therefore to the same degree of approximation √2 : 3 = 1 · 41421 : 3 = 141421 : 300000 . Similarly , for the ratio of any two incommensurable quantities . Trigonometrical Ratios . 11. Let PAQ be any acute ...
... places √2 = 1.41421 , and therefore to the same degree of approximation √2 : 3 = 1 · 41421 : 3 = 141421 : 300000 . Similarly , for the ratio of any two incommensurable quantities . Trigonometrical Ratios . 11. Let PAQ be any acute ...
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... places due east of it and 200 feet apart are 45 ° and 30 ° : find the height of the spire . 12. From the foot of a post the elevation of the top of a steeple is 45 ° , and from the top of the post , which is 30 feet high , the elevation ...
... places due east of it and 200 feet apart are 45 ° and 30 ° : find the height of the spire . 12. From the foot of a post the elevation of the top of a steeple is 45 ° , and from the top of the post , which is 30 feet high , the elevation ...
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... places such that from A the bearing of C is N. 10 ° W. , and the bearing of B is N. 50 ° E .; from B the bearing of C is N. 40 ° W. If the distance between B and C is 10 miles , find the distances of B and C from A. 9. A ship steaming ...
... places such that from A the bearing of C is N. 10 ° W. , and the bearing of B is N. 50 ° E .; from B the bearing of C is N. 40 ° W. If the distance between B and C is 10 miles , find the distances of B and C from A. 9. A ship steaming ...
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... places its value is 3.1415926536 . In many cases π = which is true 22 י 7 to two decimal places , is a sufficiently close approximation ; where greater accuracy is required the value 3 · 1416 may be used . 59. If c denote the ...
... places its value is 3.1415926536 . In many cases π = which is true 22 י 7 to two decimal places , is a sufficiently close approximation ; where greater accuracy is required the value 3 · 1416 may be used . 59. If c denote the ...
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... places on the same meridian whose latitudes differ by 1 ° 10 ' may be 1 inch , reckoning that Let the adjoining figure represent a sec- tion of the globe through the meridian on which the two places P and Q lie . Let O be the centre ...
... places on the same meridian whose latitudes differ by 1 ° 10 ' may be 1 inch , reckoning that Let the adjoining figure represent a sec- tion of the globe through the meridian on which the two places P and Q lie . Let O be the centre ...
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Page 131 - ... the logarithm of a fraction is equal to the logarithm of the numerator diminished by the logarithm of the denominator...
Page 179 - From a station, B, at the base of a mountain, its summit A is seen at an elevation of 60° ; after walking one mile towards the summit, up a plane making an angle of 30° with the horizon, to another station, C, the angle BCA is observed to be 135° : find the height of the mountain in yards.
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Page 132 - The integral part of a logarithm is called the characteristic, and the decimal part is called the mantissa.
Page 39 - Radian is the angle subtended, at the centre of a circle, by an arc equal in length to the radius of the circle...
Page 132 - Let N be a number whose integral part contains n digits ; then JV= JQ<il>HftiMlon . .'. log^V=(?t— l) + a fraction. Hence the characteristic is и — 1 ; that is, the characteristic of the logarithm of a number greater than unity is less by one than the number of digits in its integral part, and is positive.
Page 187 - From the top of a hill the angles of depression of two objects situated in the...
Page viii - ... equal parts, called degrees; a degree into 60 equal parts, called minutes; a minute into 60 equal parts, called seconds. Degrees, minutes, and seconds are indicated in connection with numbers by the respective symbols °, ', ". 25 degrees, 18 minutes, 34 seconds is written 25° 18
Page xi - Ratio is the relation which one quantity bears to another of the same kind, with reference to the number of times that the one is contained in the other.
Page 348 - We will not say that this is the best Elementary Algebra for school use that we have come across, but we can say that we do not remember to have seen a better. . . . It is the outcome of a long experience of schoolteaching, and so is a thoroughly practical book. All others that we have in our eye are the works of men who have had considerable experience with senior and junior students at the universities, but have had little...