Handbook of mathematics for engineers and scienteists part 16 pdf

3.3. SPHERICAL TRIGONOMETRY 73
TABLE 3.5
Basic properties and relations characterizing spherical triangles
No.
The name of property Properties and relations
1
Triangle inequality
The sum of lengths of two sides is greater than the length of the third side.
The absolute value of the difference between the lengths of two sides is
less than the length of the third side,
a + b > c, |a – b| < c
2
Sum of two angles
of a triangle
The sum of two angles of a triangle is greater than
the third angle increased by π,
α + β < π + γ
3
The greatest side and
the greatest angle
The greatest side is opposite the greatest angle,
a < b if α < β;
a = b if α = β
4
Sum of angles
of a triangle
The sum of the angles lies between π and 3π,
π < α + β + γ < 3π
5
Sum of sides
of a triangle

The sum of sides lies between 0 and 2π
0 < a + b + c < 2π
6
The law of sines
sin a
sin α
=
sin b
sin β
=
sin c
sin γ
7
The law of cosines
of sides
cos c =cosa cos b +sina sinbcos γ
8
The law of cosines
of angles
cos γ =–cosαcos β +sinα sin β cos c
9
Half-angle formulas
sin
γ
2
=

sin(p – a)sin(p – b)
sin a sinb
,cos

γ
2
=

sin p sin(p – c)
sin a sinb
,
tan
γ
2
=

sin(p – a)sin(p – b)
sin p sin(p – c)
10
Half-side theorem
sin
c
2
=

–sinP sin(P – γ)
sin α sin β
,cos
c
2
=

sin(P – α)sin(P – β)
sin α sin β

,
tan
c
2
=

–sinP sin(P – γ)
sin(P – α)sin(P – β)
11
Neper’s analogs
tan
c
2
cos
α – β
2
=tan
a + b
2
cos
α + β
2
,
tan
c
2
sin
α – β
2
=tan

a – b
2
sin
α + β
2
,
cot
γ
2
cos
a – b
2
=tan
α + β
2
cos
a + b
2
,
cot
γ
2
sin
a – b
2
=tan
α – β
2
sin
a + b

2
12
D’Alembert (Gauss)
formulas
sin
γ
2
sin
a + b
2
=sin
c
2
cos
α – β
2
,sin
γ
2
sin
a + b
2
=cos
c
2
cos
α + β
2
,
cos

γ
2
sin
a – b
2
=sin
c
2
sin
α – β
2
,cos
γ
2
cos
a – b
2
=cos
c
2
sin
α + β
2
13
Product formulas
sin a cos β =cosbsin c –cosα sin b cos c,
sin a cos b =cosβ sin c –cosa sin β cosγ
14
The “circumradius” R cot R =


sin(P – α)sin(P – β)sin(P – γ)
sin P
=cot
α
2
sin(α – P )
15
The “inradius” r
tan r =

sin(p – α)sin(p – β)sin(p – γ)
sin p
=tan
α
2
sin(p – α)
74 ELEMENTARY GEOMETRY
TABLE 3.5 (continued)
Basic properties and relations characterizing spherical triangles
No.
The name of property Properties and relations
16
Willier’s formula for
the spherical excess ε
tan
P
2
=tan
ε
4

=

tan
p
2
tan
p – a
2
tan
p – b
2
tan
p – c
2
17
L’Huiller equation
tan

γ
2
–
ε
4

=

tan
p–a
2
tan

p–b
2
tan
p
2
tan
p–c
2
TABLE 3.6.
Solution of spherical triangles
No.
Three parts
specified
Formulas for the remaining parts
1 Three sides
a, b, c
The angles α, β,andγ are determined by the half-angle formulas and the cyclic
permutation.
Remark. 0 <a+b+c<2π. The sum and difference of two sides are greater than the third.
2 Three angles
α, β, γ
The sides a, b,andc are determined by the half-side theorems and the cyclic
permutation.
Remark. π <α+β+γ <3π. The sum of two angles is less than π plus the third angle.
3 Two sides a, b
and the
included
angle γ
First method.
α + β and α – β are determined from Neper’s analogs, then α and β can be found;

side a is determined from the law of cosines, sin c =sinγ
sin a
sin α
.
Second method.
The law of cosines of sides is applied, cosc =cosa cos b +sina sin b cos γ,
cos β =
cos b –sina sin c
sin a sin c
,cosα =
cos a –sinb sin c
sin b sin c
.
Remark 1. If γ > β (γ < β), then c must be chosen so that c > b (c < b).
Remark 2. The quantities c, α,andβ are determined uniquely.
4 Asidec
and the two
angles α, β
adjacent to it
First method.
a + b and a – b are determined from Neper’s analogs, then a and b can be found;
angle γ is determined from the law of sines, sin γ =sinc
sin α
sin a
.
Second method.
The law of cosines of angles is applied, cos γ =–cosα cos β +sinα sin β cos c,
cos a =
cos α +cosβ cos γ
sin β sinγ

,cosb =
cos β +cosα cos γ
sin α sin γ
.
Remark 1. If c > b (c < b), then γ must be chosen so that γ > β (γ < β).
Remark 2. The quantities γ, a,andb are determined uniquely.
5 Two sides a, b
and the angle α
opposite one
of them
β is determined by the law of sines, sin β =sinα
sin b
sin a
.
The elements c and γ can be found from Neper’s analogs.
Remark 1.The problem has a solution for sin b sin α ≤ sina.
Remark 2. Different cases are possible:
1. If sin a ≥ sin b, then the solution is determined uniquely.
2. If sin b sin α <sina, then there are two solutions β
1
and β
2
, β
1
+ β
2
= π.
3. If sin b sin α =sina, then the solution is unique: β =
1
2

π.
6 Two angles
α, β and the
side a opposite
one of them
b is determined by the law of sines, sin b =sina
sin β
sin α
.
The elements c and γ can be found from Neper’s analogs.
Remark 1. The problem has a solution for sin a sin β ≤ sin α.
Remark 2. Different cases are possible:
1. If sin α ≥ sin β, then the solution is determined uniquely.
2. If sin β sin α <sina, then there are two solutions b
1
and b
2
, b
1
+ b
2
= π.
3. If sin β sin α =sina, then the solution is unique: b =
1
2
π.
REFERENCES FOR CHAPTER 3 75
The following basic relations hold for spherical triangles:
sin a =cos


π
2
– a

=sinα sin c =cot

π
2
– b

cot β =tanb cot β,
sin b =cos

π
2
– b

=sinβ sin c =cot

π
2
– a

cot α =tana cot α,
cos c =sin

π
2
– a


sin

π
2
– b

=cosa cos b =cotα cot β,
cos α =sin

π
2
– a

sin β =cosa sin β =cot

π
2
– b

cot c =tanb cot c,
cos β =sin

π
2
– b

sin α =cosb sin α =cot

π
2

– a

cot c =tana cot c,
(3.3.2.3)
which can be obtained from the Neper rules:ifthefive parts of a spherical triangle (the right
angle being omitted) are written in the form of a circle in the order in which they appear in
the triangle and the legs a and b are replaced by their complements to
1
2
π (Fig. 3.38b), then
the cosine of each part is equal to the product of sines of the two parts not adjacent to it, as
well as to the product of the cotangents of the two parts adjacent to it.
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Chapter 4
Analytic Geometry

4.1. Points, Segments, and Coordinates
on Line and Plane
4.1.1. Coordinates on Line
4.1.1-1. Axis and segments on axis.
A straight line on which a sense is chosen is called an axis. If an axis is given and a scale
segment, i.e., a linear unit used to measure any segment of the axis, is indicated, then the
segment length is defined (see Fig. 4.1).
ACB
Figure 4.1. Axis.
A segment bounded by points A and B is called a directed segment if its initial point
and endpoint are chosen. Such a segment with initial point A and endpoint B is denoted
by
−−→
AB. Directed segments are usually called simply “segments” for brevity.
The value of a segment
−−→
AB of some axis is defined as the number AB equal to its
length taken with the plus sign if the senses of the interval and the axis coincide, and with
the minus sign if the senses are opposite. Obviously, the length of a segment is its absolute
value. The segment length is usually denoted by the symbol |AB|. It follows from the
above that
AB =–BA, |AB| = |BA|.(4.1.1.1)
Main identity. For any arbitrary arrangement of points A, B,andC on the axis, the
values of the segments
−−→
AB,
−−→
BC,and
−→
AC satisfy the relation

AB + BC = AC.(4.1.1.2)
4.1.1-2. Coordinates on line. Number axis.
One says that a coordinate system is introduced on an axis if there is a one-to-one corre-
spondence between points of the axis and numbers.
Suppose that a sense, a scale segment, and a point O called the origin are chosen on a
line. The value of a segment
−→
OA is called the coordinate of the point A on the axis. It is
usually denoted by the letter x. The coordinates of different points are usually denoted by
subscripts; for example, the coordinates of points A
1
, , A
n
are x
1
, , x
n
. The point A
n
with coordinate x
n
is denoted by A
n
(x
n
). An axis with a coordinate system on it is called
a number axis.
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78 ANALYTIC GEOMETRY
4.1.1-3. Distance between points on axis.

The value A
1
A
2
of the segment
−−→
A
1
A
2
on an axis is equal to the difference between the
coordinate x
2
of the endpoint and the coordinate x
1
of the initial point:
A
1
A
2
= x
2
– x
1
.(4.1.1.3)
The distance d between two arbitrary points A
1
(x
1
)andA

2
(x
2
) on the line is given by the
relation
d = |A
1
A
2
| = |x
2
– x
1
|.(4.1.1.4)
Remark. If segments do not lie on some axis but are treated as arbitrary segments on the plane or in space,
then there is no reason to assign any sign to their lengths. In such cases, the symbol of absolute value is usually
omitted in the notation of lengths of segments. We adopt this convention in the sequel.
4.1.2. Coordinates on Plane
4.1.2-1. Rectangular Cartesian coordinates on plane.
If a one-to-one correspondence between points on the plane and numbers (pairs of numbers)
is specified, then one says that a coordinate system is introduced on the plane.
A rectangular Cartesian coordinate system is determined by a scale segment for mea-
suring lengths and two mutually perpendicular axes. The point of intersection of the axes is
usually denoted by the letter O and is called the origin, while the axes themselves are called
the coordinate axes. As a rule, one of the coordinate axes is horizontal and the right sense is
positive. This axis is called the abscissa axis and is denoted by the letter X or by OX.On
the vertical axis, which is called the ordinate axis and is denoted by Y or OY , the upward
sense is usually positive (see Fig. 4.2a). The coordinate system introduced above is often
denoted by XY or OXY .
()c

()a
()d
()b
O
O
O
O
A
A
A
II I
Left Right
Upper half-plane
Lower half-plane
III IV
half-planehalf-plane
X
Y
X
X
X
X
Y
Y
Y
Y
Figure 4.2. A rectangular Cartesian coordinate system.
4.1. POINTS,SEGMENTS, AND COORDINATES ON LINE AND PLANE 79
The abscissa axis divides the plane into the upper and lower half-planes (see Fig. 4.2b),
while the ordinate axis divides the plane into the right and left half-planes (see Fig. 4.2c).

The two coordinate axes divide the plane into four parts, which are called quadrants and
numbered as shown in Fig. 4.2d.
Take an arbitrary point A on the plane and project it onto the coordinate axes, i.e.,
draw perpendiculars to the axes OX and OY through A. The points of intersection of the
perpendiculars with the axes are denoted by A
X
and A
Y
, respectively (see Fig. 4.2a). The
numbers
x = OA
X
, y = OA
Y
,(4.1.2.1)
where OA
X
and OA
Y
are the respective values of the segments
−→
OA
X
and
−→
OA
Y
on the
abscissa and ordinate axes, are called the coordinates of the point A in the rectangular
Cartesian coordinate system. The number x is the first coordinate, or the abscissa,ofthe

point A,andy is the second coordinate, or the ordinate, of the point A. One says that the
point A has the coordinates (x, y) and uses the notation A(x, y).
Example 1. Let A be an arbitrary point in the right half-plane. Then the segment
−→
OA
X
has the positive
sense on the axis OX, and hence the abscissa x = OA
X
of A is positive. But if A lies in the left half-plane,
then the segment A
X
has the negative sense on the axis OX, and the number x = OA
X
is negative. If the
point A lies on the axis OY , then its projection on the axis OX coincides with the point O and x = OA
X
= 0.
Thus all points in the right half-plane have positive abscissas (x > 0), all points in the left half-plane have
negative abscissas (x < 0), and the abscissas of points lying on the axis OY are zero (x = 0).
Similarly, all points in the upper half-plane have positive ordinates (y > 0), all points in the lower half-plane
have negative ordinates (y < 0), and the ordinates of points lying on the axis OX are zero (y = 0).
Remark 1. Strictly speaking, the coordinate system introduced above is a right rectangular Cartesian
coordinate system.Aleft rectangular Cartesian coordinate system can, for example, be obtained by changing
the sense of one of the axes. There also exist right and left oblique Cartesian coordinate systems,wherethe
coordinate axes intersect at an arbitrary angle.
Remark 2. A right rectangular Cartesian coordinate system is usually called simply a Cartesian coordinate
system.
4.1.2-2. Transformation of Cartesian coordinates under parallel translation of axes.
Suppose that two rectangular Cartesian coordinate systems OXY and


O

X

Y are given and
the first system is taken to the second by the translation of the origin O of the first system to
the origin

O of the second system. Under this translation, the axes preserve their directions
(the respective axes of the systems are parallel), and the origin moves by x
0
in the direction
of the OX-axis and by y
0
in the direction of the OY -axis (see Fig. 4.3a). Obviously, the
point

O has the coordinates (x
0
, y
0
) in the coordinate system OXY .
Let an arbitrary point A have coordinates (x, y) in the system OXY and coordi-
nates (ˆx,ˆy) in the system

O

X


Y . The transformation of rectangular Cartesian coordinates
by the parallel translation of the axes is given by the formulas
x =ˆx + x
0
,
y =ˆy + y
0
or
ˆx = x – x
0
,
ˆy = y – y
0
.
(4.1.2.2)
4.1.2-3. Transformation of Cartesian coordinates under rotation of axes.
Suppose that two rectangular Cartesian coordinate systems OXY and O

X

Y are given and
the first system is taken to the second by the rotation around the point O by an angle α
(see Fig. 4.3b).