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

Oblique-angled Triangles. 61 65. Given two angles A, B, and the side a opposite to one of them, to solve the triangle. The solution may be inferred at once from the reciprocal case, ~~ 63, 64. In fact, the same equations solve both cases. Third Pair of Cases. 66. Being given the sides a, b, and the contained angle C, to find, B, c. Napier's analogies give tan I (A + B) = 1 cot} C+ 1 cos 1 (a - b) - I cos 1 (a + b). (268) I tan } (A - B) = I cot - C + I sin - (a - b) - 1 sin 1 (a + b). (269) These equations give 1 (A + B) and 1 (A - B); and therefore A and B, and then c, can be found from equation (47), or from (159) or (160). EXAMPLE.-Given a = 113 2 56", b = 82~ 39' 28", C= 1380 50'14"; find, B, c. Type of the Calculation. 3(a-b) = 15~ 11' 14" 1 sin (a - b) = 1-4184891 -(a+b)=97 51 12 sina-(a + b) = 1-9959075 6 C = 69 25 7 1 cos 1 (a - b) = 1-9845438 {- cos (a+ b) = 1-1355722 cot 3 C = 1-5746163 Hence l{-tan- (A+B)} = 4235869.. I(A + B) = 110~ 39' 35", and l tan 1 (A - B) = 2-9971969; - (A - B) = 5~ 40' 27". Hence A = 116~ 20' 2", B= 104~ 59' 8".

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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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