Thursday, July 21, 2011

Plane Trigonometry

*35. Prove that in any triangle (Page 182 of Plane Trigonometry)
(a+b)/c = cos [(A-B)/2] / sin (C/2)

[Solution]

According to the law of sine, we can get

Left = (a+b)/c=(sinA+sinB)/sinC

We can multiply the numerator and the denominator of the right side of the original equation by 2cos (C/2). Notice that cos(C/2) = 2sin [(A+B)/2]. Then we get

Right = 2cos [(A-B)/2] sin [(A+B)/2] / [2sin (C/2) cos (C/2)]
          = [sin (A) - sin (-B)]/ sin (C) = [ sin (A) + sin (B) ] / sin (C)
          = Left

[End of Proof]

旅卦第五十六

旅:小亨,旅,贞吉。

彖曰:旅,小亨,柔得中乎外而顺乎刚,止而丽乎明,是以小亨、旅贞吉也。旅之时义大矣哉!

初六:旅琐琐,斯其所取灾。

六二:旅即次,怀其资,得童仆,贞。

九三:旅焚其次,丧其童仆贞,厉。

九四:旅于处,得其资斧,我心不快。

六五:射雉,一矢亡,终以誉命。

上九:鸟焚其巢,旅人先笑后号咷,丧牛于易,凶。

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

水之中庸

洪峰居中避浅滩;枯水落槽就深泓。

黄河游荡生齐鲁;长江蜿蜒养吴楚。

无为随器见方圆;有为射流入无间。

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