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Secants, Tangents and Derivatives

Given a function f(x), and two points on the curve (a, f(a)) and (b, f(b)) the line joining these two points is called a secant line of f. (Not to be confused with the trigonometric secant (sec) ...
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Mathematical tables : difference of latitude and depature : logarithms, from 1 to 10,000 : and artificial sines, tangents, and secants

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Random Secants of a Convex Body

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Let two points be taken at random in an n-dimensional convex body K, and let σ be the line joining them. The distribution of σ is found and ...
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Mathematical tables : difference of latitude and departure : logarithms, from 1 to 10,000 : and artificial sines, tangents, and secants

Frequently issued with the treatises on surveying of John Gummere, Robert Gibson, and Zachariah Jess. Authorship has been ascribed to Gummere, Gibson, and also to John Robertson. "Stereotyped by J.