T R
G O N O M E T R
~
and an oogl.
o~poli,.
lo o•• of ,h.m being
~iYeo.
'o find
lhe angle oppofi'e 'o ,he o,her.
EXAMPLE . In lh. ,riangle ABC
(ihid.
un
4.)
fuppofe
AB=IS 6. BC=34' .nd ,he angle C (oppofi te ' o AD)=S6°
30'; reqoired Ihe angle A, oppofi,e ' o BC.
2 .
G~oUJ(lrkally :
Draw the line AC, and at any point
of
lt,
foppofe C. make Ihe .ogle
C=S6°
30' ; Ihen I. ke
CH=84, .nd ",i,h Ihe Icng,h of 156 = AB taken in yoor
compafrc:s from the (ame (c¡le of equal parts. fi Jt:ing ane
poio, io B , wi,h ,he o,her crof. AC
ro
A . L,Oly, join
A .od B ; fo ,be tri.ngle i. cooOroaed, and Ibe requi red
angle A may be Olear. red by. line of chord•..
2 .
Bycalcula/io,,:
W.
b.ve,
hy ,heor.
l.'
,he folJowiDg
proporrioa for 6nding .he angle A,
"i• .
A B : B C :: S. C: S, A.
i .•.
••
AB
IS6
2.' 931 2
To
Be
84
1.924,8
So is
S, C
560
30'
9.921J
1
To
S, A
26°
4"
9.650'1
CASE
Il.
The angles. and
a
fide oppofite lo one of ,hem,
being
giV:A,
to 60d a "de oppofite to another.
EUMPLF.. In ,he triangl. HBG
(ihid.
nO
5.)
~,ppofe
Ihe .agle H 46°
IS',
aDd Ihe angle B 54° ,,'. confequeo,–
ly .I,e angle G 79
n
23', aad ,he leg HB
125.
required
HG.
C.omdrically:
Oraw HB
125.
from .ay line of equal
paru, and make the
~ngle
H 46°
lS',
aod B
54~
'2',
Ihen produce
I~e
line. HG 'Dd BG
tiJl
Ihey meel one .no·
.her in ,he poin. G: fo ,he tri'Dgle is conClroBed , and HG
is·meafured
by
taking
it,
length jo your: compa(fes, and ap
plyio~
il
10
Ihe f.Ole lioe of equal parts .ha! HB was takeo
uken from .
2 .
B} calrola/io,,:
By,he 6rfl of Ihe preeediDg Iheorem.,
we have Ihi, oo. logy for finding HG,
"iz.
S, G : HB:: S, B
: HG.
i .
r.
As Ihe fine of G
7'1°
23'
9.992SO
il'o .he leg HB
125
2'°969 1
fo i. Ihe fine or B
54° ,,'
9.9°996
10
,he leg HG
103-4
2.0143 7
, C....
IIl.
T wo flÓe. ond ao . ogle oppoGle.o ooe of .heID
¡ iveo, to find the third fideo
EXAMPLE. In ,he triangle KLM
(ibid.
o· 6.) fuppofe
Ihe fide CL
126
equal par.. , .nd KM '30 of ,hefe parlS,
.nd Ihe .ngle L (oppofite 'o
KM)
63° 20'. requíred Ihe
lid.
ML.
J.
C,om"rically:
The conllruélion of ,hi. cafe is Ihe
r.mewilh ,hat in Cafe
l.
(Ihere being Ihe
f.me,hing. gíven
in bOlh,) .nd ,he leg ML may be meafured by
applyin~
it
tO
the
rame
lioe of equal
parta that the othef two
were
take"
{romo
2.
By cahu/a/ion:
T he folu,ion of Ihis ""fe depends up–
on the r\Vo
preceding onel ;
aud, Grít, w-e muH fiad
the other
tI'O angles
lry
C.fe1. •
hus:
MK:S,L::KL :S, M.
i . •.
Asthe firle MK
'lo
2.11394
T o .he
r.neof L
63°
20'
9 9 5I 16
So i..he fide KL
126
• . 10°37
To .he fine of M
60°
l'
9.93159
Tben by
C.re11. we ha.e Ihe requi red lec ML, ,hus:
S. L:S. K :: MK:ML.
;.
~.
A,
the fine o{ L
63""
2 0'
To ,be fine of K
53 o 39'
So is KM
130
2. 11 394
To ML
11 7.2
2.068so
CA" IV. Two fideo Ind Ihe con..ioed angle being , iven,
10
find ,he o,her 'wo abgle•.
EXAMPLE: In Ih. frian,le ACO
(ibid.
nO
1.)
fappoCe
AC=lo). AO=126, and Ihe ingle A=S4 ° 30'; required
.he angle. C and O .
l .
C''''/~/rically :
Oraw AO=126, lod make .he anglo
A=54° 30; Iheo fel off 10) equal PI'" from
A
'0
C :
h flll',
join C and O ; and fo the triangle il conClruaed,
'Dd Ihe 'Agles C .nd O
m,'y
be me.fured by. líne of chord•.
2 .
By calctlla/ion:
The folo,ion of Ibis cafe depend• .up .
on the fecond ,nd thírd of Ihe precediRg Iheorem.; .nd fi,lI
\Ve mull find Ihe fum .nd dilference of .he fides. and halr
Ibe fu m of ,he uDkDOWO aDgle., Ih.s:
The leg AO i.
,,6
The leg AC i.
10)
Their fum is
And their difFerence is
The fum of .he Ihree .o¡le. A, O. aod
e,
i.
The In¡le A i.
So Ihe fum or Ihe angle. C Ind O will be
12SO30'
And
h.lfIheir fum i.
6, ° 4S'
Then by Iheor. 2. we
h.veIhe following-proportion,
"iz.
As ,he fum or,he fideo AO aDd AC=229
2.359 84
T o .heir di/l'erence
23
1.361 73
So i. Ihe "ogeol
ofh.lf.he fum of ( 6' -,
88 6
Ihe uDkDOWO aogles C . od O
S
2
45
10.2 1
To tango of
h.lfIheir dilference
11
0 . '
9.29"0S
Now huiDg
h.lfIhe foOl .nd
h.lf.he dilfereote of ,he
IWO.unknolO••ogle. C aod
D;
we li.d Ihe q••o,i,y
ofe.chof .hem by Iheorcm 3. Ibus:
To half ,he funa uf Ihe ••gles C aod
-O,
"iz.
Add half Iheir difference,
"iz.
And Ihe funa i. Ihe gre.,er .ngle
e
Agaio froAl h. lf their fwn,
"iz.
Take balf Ibei, di/ference,
"¡".
And ,here.wiU
rena.io.be lelfer angle
o.
N . B. The gre..er .ogle i• •I",.y.
,h"
fubtended by .he
greater fide: tI{u., in the pre(ent care .
the
greater angle
C.
is fualended hy Ihe greater
C.deAO ;
.04
Ihe lelfer angle
O 'is fub,ended hy ,he lelfer ude AC.
CA" V . Two fides and Ibe contaíned angle b<ingginA,
'o fiod .he Ihird fide-
EX' MPL. .
Io Ihe trilogle RCD
(ibid.
nO
8.)
fuppofe
BC=154, Bo.=I33. aod ,be .ngle H=S6°
03';
required
,he fide CO .
l .
Cto1llclrica/ly:
T he
conllrull:ion of this
ca
re:
¡s
rhe
f.me\Vilh Ihal of .he
I.CI••nd ,he lenglh of OC í. found
by taking i.. leng'h in your compotT<s, . nd applying il lO>
the (ame Jine of equal parts thu the:
t \VO
IC8' were u.kcn
rrom.
2 .
By 'trlculaJion:
T he folu,ioo oflhi, c. fe dcpcnds
u~·
on Ihe fecond aod fourth; 'Dd 6rft IVe lIIull 60d Ihe aogles
by .he laCl cafe ; ,hu. :
A••be fum of
,he
fideo DO. and BC 287
2.408g
Is