 | Francis Maseres - 1760 - 534 σελίδες
...been divided into 100 parts, a Quadrant would have contained 25 of thofe parts. The Chord or Subtenfe of an Arc is a right line drawn from one end of the arc to the other. The Right Sine of any arc,«. which is generally called only its Sine, is a perpendicular... | |
 | John Bonnycastle - 1806 - 464 σελίδες
...and two right angles, or 180°. Thus B oc is the complement of A o B, and B oa is its supplement. The sine of an arc is a right line drawn from one end of the arc perpendicular to the diameter which passes through the other end. Thus BD is the sine of AB,... | |
 | Samuel Webber - 1808 - 466 σελίδες
...here are chords, answering to the points of the Mariners' Compass, which are 32 in the circle. t The sine of an arc is a right line, drawn from one end of an arc perpendicular to the radius, drawn to the other end. The versed sine is the part of the radius,... | |
 | Thomas Keith - 1810 - 478 σελίδες
...arc FAH£, or the jingle FCB is the supplement of the angle Fc3. (K) The tine of an arc is a straight line drawn from one end of that arc, perpendicular to a diameter passing through the other end of the same arc. Thus FG is the sine of the arc BF, or it is the sine... | |
 | Edward Augustus Kendall - 1811 - 476 σελίδες
...thus BE is the chord or subtense of the arc BAE, or BDE. The sine, or, as it is sometimes called, the right sine, of an arc, is a right line drawn from one extremity of the arc, perpendicular to the diameter passing through the other extremity : thus BF is... | |
 | Thomas Keith - 1826 - 504 σελίδες
...FAH¿>, or the angle FCB is the supplement of the angle FcZ>. (K) The sine of an arc is a straight line drawn from one end of that arc, perpendicular to a diameter passing through the other end of the same arc. Thus FG is the sine of the arc BF, or it is the sine... | |
 | Thomas Keith - 1839 - 498 σελίδες
...arc FAHJ, or the angle FCB is the supplement of the angle Fc5. (98) The sine of an arc is a straight line drawn from one end of that arc, perpendicular to a diameter passing through the other end of the same arc. Thus FO is the sine of the arc BF, or it is the sine... | |
 | Enoch Lewis - 1844 - 234 σελίδες
...circle is any part of the circumference, usually taken less than the whole. As AB, or BHD. 2. The chord of an arc is a right line drawn from one end of the arc to the other. Thus, BE is the chord of the arc BAE, or BDE. 3. The sine of an arc is a straight... | |
 | 1923 - 494 σελίδες
...starts in with definitions of trigonometry and of "the lines applied to a circle." For example, "the right sine of an arc is a right line drawn from one end or termination of an arc to the radius and perpendicular thereto." 'There are 6 cases of right-angled... | |
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The sine of an arc is a straight line drawn from one end of that arc, perpendicular to a diameter passing through the other end of the same arc. Thus FG is the sine of the arc BF, or it is the sine of the supplemental arc FAH¿>. The sine of an arc of... 