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

First Class. 31 From (82) and (85) we get tan sinE in (C-) (88) tan C = sin (A - E) sin B - E) Cor. 1.-tan a. tan b = sin E sin(C - E). (89) tan } b. tan c = sin E sin (A - E). (90) tan. t a = sin E sin (B - E). (91) Cor. 2.-tan a. cot 1 b = sin (A - E) sin (B - E). (92) tan b. cot 1 c = sin (B - -E) sin (C- E). (93) tan ic. cot a = sin(C - E) sin (A -E). (94) Cor. 3.tan ja: tan b: tan ic:: sin (A - E): sin(B- E): sin (C-E). (95) ExERacSES. —VI. 1. Prove cosC = - cos (A + B) cos - os (A - B) sin2 c (96) N sin E 2. sin ~ a sin ~ b sin N - (97) 2.",2, si s 9 a =sin A sin B sin C' where N = V sin Esin (A - -E) sin (B - E) sin (0- E). (98) N is called the Norrm of the angles of the triangle. See note, ~ 28, Ex. 5. VN2 3. Prove that cos a cos b cos c = sin s (99) sin E sin A sin B sin C' sin2 E 4.,, tan ltan btanc = s-. (100) 2N 2r 2N 5. sin a = sinC sin b = in -' sin C=. sin B sin GC sin C sin A sin A sin A ' (101) The value N = sin B sin C sin a, and the corresponding value of n, viz.. a sin b sin c sin A, have a remarkable analogy to the equation S =bc sin A in plane trigonometry for the area of a triangle. sin A sin B sin C N 6. Prove si= -a =.-.-. (102) sin a sin b sin c n

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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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Spherical trigonometry.

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