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Let fall a perpen. Tan 1 seg. of div. side = cos giv. ang. x tan side opp. ang. sought.

from the third angle.

Tan ang. sought =

tan giv. ang. x sin 1 seg. sin 2 seg. of div. side

Let fall a perpen. Tan 1 seg. of div. side

= cos giv. ang. x tan other given side.

Third side.

on one of the

giv. sides.

Cos side sought =

cos 1 seg. of side divided

A side opposite

and the

given angles.

jacent Third angle.

cos side not div. x cos 2 seg.

Let fall a perpen-Cot 1 seg. of div. ang. = cos giv. side x tan ang. opp. side sought.

dicular on the

third side.

Tan side sought =

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Let fall a perpen.) Cot 1 seg. div. ang. = cos giv. side x tan other giv. angle.

Let a, b, c, be the sides; A, B, C, the angles, b and e including the angle sought,

sin s.sin (s-a)

from one of the

IV.

A side

to one of the

two ad

angles.

giv. angles.

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and s = a + b + c. cosine

Then,

three

sides.

of its half.

sinA=

sin (s-b).sin (sc)

sin b. sin c

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• COSA =

sin b. sin c.

Let s be the sum of the angles A, B, and c; and let B and c be adjacent to a

TABLE III.

For the Solution of all the cases of Oblique-Angled Spherical Triangles, by the Analogies of Napier.

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Values of the Terms required.

By the common analogy, sines of angles as sines of opp. sides.

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Third side.

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By the common analogy.

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tan diff. other two ang. x sin sum giv, sides sin diff. those sides

opposite angle.

Third angle.

tan sum of other two ang. x cos sum giv. sides cos diff. of those sides

Third side.

{ By the common analogy.

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Two angles, and the side

IV.

between them.

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Third angle.

{ By the common analogy.

Either of the angles.

VI. The three angles.

Either of the sides.

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Let fall a perpen. on the side adjacent to the angle sought.

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Cos angle sought = tan adj. seg. x cot adja. side.

of the

Will be obtained by finding its correspondent angle, in a triangle which has all its parts supplemental to those triangle whose three angles are given.

Questions for Exercise in Spherical Trigonometry.

Er. 1. In the right-angled spherical triangle BAC, rightangled at A, the hypothenuse a = 78°20', and one lege = 76°52', are given; to find the angles B, and c, and the other leg b.

Here, by table I case 1, sin c =

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sin e

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sin a

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Or, log sin c = log sin c - log sin a + 10.

log cos B = log tan c - log tan a + 10.
log cos b = log cos a - log cos c + 10.

Hence, 10+ log sin c = 10 + log sin 76°52' = 19-9884894

log sin a =

log sin 78°20′ = 9.9909338

Remains,

log sin c =

log sin 83°56′ = 9-9975556

Here c is acute, because the given leg is less than 90°.

Again, 10 - log tan c = 10 + log tan 76°52′ = 20-6320468

Remains,

log tan a =

log tan 78°20′ = 10-6851149

log cos B =

log cos 27°45′ = 9-9469319

B is here acute, because a and care of like affection.

Lastly, 10 + log cos a = 10 + log cos 78°20′ = 19-3058189

log cos c =

log cos 76°52′ = 9.3564426

Remains, log cos b =

log cos 27° 8′ = 9-9493763

where b is less than 90°, because a and c both are so.

Ex. 2. In a right-angled spherical triangle, denoted as above, are given a = 78°20′, B = 27°45'; to find the other sides and angle.

Ans. b = 27° 8', c = 76°52′, c = 83°56′. Ex. 3. In a spherical triangle, with a a right angle, given b=117°34′, c = 31°51′; to find the other parts.

Ans. a = 113°55′, с = 28°51′, в = 104° 8'. Ex. 4. Given b = 27°6′, c = 76°52′; to find the other parts. Ans. a = 78°20′, в = 27°45′, c = 83°56′. Ex. 5. Given b=42°12′, в=48°; to find the other parts. Ans. a = 64°40'1⁄2, or its supplement, c = 54°44′, or its supplement, c = 64°35′, or its supplement.

Ex. 6. Given в = 48°, с = 64°35'; required the other Ans. b = 42°12', c = 54°44′, a = 64°40′.

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Ex. 7. In the quadrantal triangle ABC, given the quadrantal side a = 90°, an adjacent angle c = 42°12′, and the opposite angle A = 64°40′; required the other parts of the triangle ?

Ex. 8. In an oblique-angled spherical triangle are given the three sides, viz, a = 56°40′, b = 83°13′, c = 114°30'; to find the angles.

Here, by the fifth case of table 2, we have

sin A = sin (s-b).sin(sc).

sin b, sinc

:

Or, log sin A = log sin (s-b)+log sin (s-c)+ar. comp. log sin b + ar. comp. log sin c: where s = a + b + c. log sin (s-b) = log sin 43°58′ = 9.8415749 log sin (s-c) = log sin 12°41′ = 9.3418385 A.c.log sin b = A.c.log sin 83°13′ = 0.0030508 A. c.log sin c = A. c.log sin 114°30′ = 0.0409771

Sum of the four logs

....

19-2274413

Half sum = log sin A = log sin 24°15′ = 9.6137206

Consequently the angle A is 48°31′.

Then, by the common analogy,

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To, sin c... sin 125°19′

..

log = 9-9116507.

So that the remaining angles are, в=62°56′, and c=125°19′.

2dly. By way of comparison of methods, let us find the angle A, by the analogies of Napier, according to case 5 table 3. In order to which, suppose a perpendicular demitted from the angle c on the opposite side c. Then shall we

have tan diff. seg. of c =

This in logarithms, is

tan(b+a).tan(b-a)

tan c

log tan (b+a) = log tan 69°56′4 = 10.4375601
log tan (b-a) = log tan 13°16′ = 9-3727819
Their sum = 198103420

Subtract log tan c = log tan 57°15′ = 10-1916394
Rem. log eos dif. seg. = log cos 22°34′ = 9-6187026
Hence, the segments of the base are 79°49′ and 34°41′.

Therefore,

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