The Theory and Practice of Surveying: Containing All the Instructions Requisite for the Skillful Practice of this Art |
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... base , and the other two the sides . 40. The perpendicular height of a triangle is a line drawn from the vertex to the base perpen- dicularly thus if the triangle ABC , be propos- ed , and BC be made its base , then if from the vertex A ...
... base , and the other two the sides . 40. The perpendicular height of a triangle is a line drawn from the vertex to the base perpen- dicularly thus if the triangle ABC , be propos- ed , and BC be made its base , then if from the vertex A ...
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... base of the one BC , will be e- qual to EF , that of the other . If the triangle ABC be supposed to be laid on the triangle DEF , so as to make the points A and B coincide with D and E , which they will do , because AB DE ( by the ...
... base of the one BC , will be e- qual to EF , that of the other . If the triangle ABC be supposed to be laid on the triangle DEF , so as to make the points A and B coincide with D and E , which they will do , because AB DE ( by the ...
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... base AB , and between the same parallels with the parallelogram ABCD , is half the paral- lelogram . Cor . 3. It is ... bases and between the same parallels , are equal to one another , that is , if BD GH , and the lines BH and AF ...
... base AB , and between the same parallels with the parallelogram ABCD , is half the paral- lelogram . Cor . 3. It is ... bases and between the same parallels , are equal to one another , that is , if BD GH , and the lines BH and AF ...
Page 62
... base and perpendicular , will be the hypothenuse . Cor . 2. Having the hypothenuse and one side given to find the other ; the square root of the dif- ference of the squares of the hypothenuse and gi- ven side , will be the required side ...
... base and perpendicular , will be the hypothenuse . Cor . 2. Having the hypothenuse and one side given to find the other ; the square root of the dif- ference of the squares of the hypothenuse and gi- ven side , will be the required side ...
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... bases BA and BD . Let any aliquot part of AB be taken , which will also measure BD : suppose that to be Ag , which will be contained twice in AB , and three times in BD , the parts Ag , gB , Bh , hi , and i D being all equal , and let ...
... bases BA and BD . Let any aliquot part of AB be taken , which will also measure BD : suppose that to be Ag , which will be contained twice in AB , and three times in BD , the parts Ag , gB , Bh , hi , and i D being all equal , and let ...
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Page 246 - ... that triangles on the same base and between the same parallels are equal...
Page 58 - The angle in a semicircle is a right angle ; the angle in a segment greater than a semicircle is less than a right angle ; and the angle in a segment less than a semicircle is greater than a right angle.
Page 231 - RULE. From half the sum of the three sides subtract each side severally.
Page 45 - 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, &c.
Page 14 - Then multiply the second and third terms together, and divide the product by the first term: the quotient will be the fourth term, or answer.
Page 5 - His method is founded on these three considerations: 1st, that the sum of the logarithms of any two numbers is the logarithm of the product of...
Page 91 - ... scale. Given the length of the sine, tangent, or secant of any degrees, to find the length of the radius to that sine, tangent, or secant.
Page 35 - DIVISION BY LOGARITHMS. RULE. From the logarithm of the dividend subtract the logarithm of the divisor, and the number answering to the remainder will be the quotient required.
Page 30 - Then, because the sum of the logarithms of numbers, gives the logarithm of their product ; and the difference of the logarithms, gives the logarithm of the quotient of the numbers ; from the above two logarithms, and the logarithm of 10, which is 1, we may obtain a great many logarithms, as in the following examples : EXAMPLE 3.
Page 211 - At 170 feet distance from the bottom of a tower, the angle of its elevation was found to be 52° 30' : required the altitude of the tower ? Ans.