The North American Arithmetic: part third, for advanced scholarsJenks, Palmer & Company, 1851 - 288 σελίδες |
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... while I could see opportunity for their improvement . Boston , October 1834 . F. EMERSON . A KEY to this work ( for teachers only ) is published separately . ARITHMETIC . ARTICLE I. DEFINITIONS OF QUANTITY , NUMBERS , 4 PREFACE .
... while I could see opportunity for their improvement . Boston , October 1834 . F. EMERSON . A KEY to this work ( for teachers only ) is published separately . ARITHMETIC . ARTICLE I. DEFINITIONS OF QUANTITY , NUMBERS , 4 PREFACE .
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... QUANTITY , NUMBERS , AND ARITHMETIC . QUANTITY is that property of any thing which may be increased or diminished - it is magnitude or multi- tude . It is magnitude when presented in a mass or con- tinuity ; as , a quantity of water , a ...
... QUANTITY , NUMBERS , AND ARITHMETIC . QUANTITY is that property of any thing which may be increased or diminished - it is magnitude or multi- tude . It is magnitude when presented in a mass or con- tinuity ; as , a quantity of water , a ...
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... quantity is , nor make any exact com- parison of quantities . And it is by comparison only , that we value all quantities ; since an object , viewed by itself , cannot be considered either great or small , much or lit tle ; it can be so ...
... quantity is , nor make any exact com- parison of quantities . And it is by comparison only , that we value all quantities ; since an object , viewed by itself , cannot be considered either great or small , much or lit tle ; it can be so ...
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... quantities . The primary mode of forming numbers , by joining one unit to another , and , this sum to another , and so on , ex- hibits the principle of addition . When numbers , which are to be added , consist of units of several ...
... quantities . The primary mode of forming numbers , by joining one unit to another , and , this sum to another , and so on , ex- hibits the principle of addition . When numbers , which are to be added , consist of units of several ...
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... quantities in one sum , and subtrac- tion separates a quantity into two parts . Subtraction is performed by taking the units of each degree in the subtrahend , from those of corresponding degree in the minuend , and severally denoting ...
... quantities in one sum , and subtrac- tion separates a quantity into two parts . Subtraction is performed by taking the units of each degree in the subtrahend , from those of corresponding degree in the minuend , and severally denoting ...
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The North American Arithmetic: Part Third, for Advanced Scholars Frederick Emerson Πλήρης προβολή - 1834 |
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Σελίδα 39 - RULE. Multiply all the numerators together for a new numerator, and all the denominators for a new denominator: then reduce the new fraction to its lowest terms.
Σελίδα 104 - If the payment be less than the interest, the surplus of interest must not be taken to augment the principal; but interest continues on the former principal until the period when the payments, taken together, exceed the interest due, and then the surplus is to be applied towards discharging the principal; and interest is to be computed on the balance, as aforesaid.
Σελίδα 45 - To multiply a whole number by a fraction. RULE. Multiply the whole number by the numerator, and divide the product by the denominator.
Σελίδα 184 - ... 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, &c. is an ascending series. ( 15, 13, 11, 9, 7, 5, 3, &c. is a descending series. The numbers which form the series are called the terms of the series. The first and last terms are the extremes, and the other terms are called the means. There are five things in arithmetical progression, any three of which being given, the other two may be found : — 1st.
Σελίδα 178 - ... and to the remainder bring down the next period for a dividend. 3. Place the double of the root already found, on the left hand of the dividend for a divisor. 4. Seek how often the divisor is contained in the dividend...
Σελίδα 212 - Multiply continually together all the terms of the natural series of numbers, from 1 up to the given number, and the last product will be the answer.
Σελίδα 109 - ent,, and amount given, to find the time. RULE. Subtract the principal from the amount, and the remainder will be the interest.
Σελίδα 194 - We have seen, (IT 92,) that compound interest is that, which arises from adding the interest to the principal at the close of each year, and, for the next year, casting the interest on that amount, and so on. The amount of $ 1 for 1 year is...
Σελίδα 178 - Multiply the divisor, thus augmented, by the last figure of the root, and subtract the product from the dividend, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a new dividend.
Σελίδα 274 - A hare starts 12 rods before a hound ; but is not perceived by him till she has been up 45 seconds ; she scuds away at the rate of 10 miles an hour ; and the dog, on view, makes after her at the rate of 16 miles an hour ; how long will the course hold, and what space will be run over, from the spot where the dog started ? Ans.