A treatise on spherical trigonometry, and its application to geodesy and astronomy, with numerous examples. By John Casey.

22 Connecting Sides and Angles of a Spherical Triangle. 28. From (16) and (19), we get tan j. = sin ( - b) in (8 - (22) sin 8 sin (s - a) In like manner, tan B = sin (s - C) sin (8 - ) (23) sin s sin (8 - b) and tan C = sin ( - a)in ( - b) (24) sin 8 sin (8 - c) Cor.- tan -A tan B = sin (s- c) (25) sin s tan aB tan C C = 8n ( ) (26) min 8 tan t C tan - sin ( - b) (27) sin s EXERCISES. -III. 1. Prove sin2i* 1 - cos2a - cos2b-cos2c + 2 cos acosb cos 28) 1. Prove sinaAX --- -- - -- (28) sin2 b sin2 c cos etos b cos c b sIbM^ Make use of cos A os b cos c sin b sin c 2.,, cos c = cos (a + b) sin2 7 C + cos (a - b) cos2 O C. (29) 3., cos2 c = cos2 (a + b) sin2 + cos2(a - b) cos C. (30) 4., sin2 C = sin2 (a + b) in2 C + sin2 (a - b) cos2 C. (31) n2 5.,, s in A sin sin C =.sin (32) 2' s in s sin a sin b sine' where n = /sin s sin (s - a) sin (s - b) sin (s - c). (33) The function n is so important in spherical trigonometry that it is convenient to have a definite name for it. PROF. STAUDT*, of the University of ERLANGEN, calls 2n the sine of the trihedral angle 0- ABC (see fig., ~ 24). NEUBERG suggests two other names-1~. The First Stacdtian of the triangle. * CRELLE'S Journal, Band. xxiv., s. 255.

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A treatise on spherical trigonometry, and its application to geodesy and astronomy, with numerous examples. By John Casey.
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Casey, John, 1820-1891.
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Dublin,: Hodges, Figgis, & co.; [etc., etc.]
1889.
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