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PREFACE | 1 |
SIMPLE POWERS AND ROOTS | 54 |
TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS AND CALCULATIONS 888 | 86 |
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accuracy algebraic antilog beneath the hairline Chapter commercial slide rules comp complementary angle cosines cube root cycle length D scales Data decimal point position denominator DF/M digit division and multiplication division or multiplication equating lengths factor Find folded scales frame given hairline Read high half law of cosines law of sines law of tangents lb per sq left index log scales logarithmic scales LogLog scales low half low third minor graduation Move the hairline one-digit numbers opposite the index performing division placing the decimal powers and roots PROBLEM quantities R₁ radians ratio represents resultant correction number reversal of indices right index right triangle scale Read Scale Settings Set hairline Set the hairline setting is approximately significant figures simple powers sine scale slide rules shown slide setting Solution Solve the right square root standard number method subtraction trigonometric functions trigonometric scales values