Mathematics for Practical Men: Being a Common-place Book of Principles, Theorems, Rules, and Tables, in Various Departments of Pure and Mixed Mathematics, with Their Application; Especially to the Pursuits of Surveyors, Architects, Mechanics, and Civil EngineersE. L. Carey and A. Hart, 1834 - 427 σελίδες |
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... called a house , the second that called a guinea . But when I say four houses , ten guineas , three quarters of a guinea , I speak of numbers , of which the first is the unit house repeated four times ; the second is the unit guinea ...
... called a house , the second that called a guinea . But when I say four houses , ten guineas , three quarters of a guinea , I speak of numbers , of which the first is the unit house repeated four times ; the second is the unit guinea ...
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... called the cipher or zero ; which has no particular value of itself , but by its position is made to change the ... called ten , we place a 1 to the left of a 0 , thus 10 . So again the sum of 10 and 1 , or eleven , is represented by 11 ...
... called the cipher or zero ; which has no particular value of itself , but by its position is made to change the ... called ten , we place a 1 to the left of a 0 , thus 10 . So again the sum of 10 and 1 , or eleven , is represented by 11 ...
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... called that of thousands , the third that of millions , the fourth that of milliards or billions , * the fifth that of trillions , and so on ; the terms units , tens , and hundreds , being successively applied to the first , second ...
... called that of thousands , the third that of millions , the fourth that of milliards or billions , * the fifth that of trillions , and so on ; the terms units , tens , and hundreds , being successively applied to the first , second ...
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... called the subtrahend ; the number from which it is to be taken , the minuend : the quantity resulting , the remainder . RULE . Write the minuend and the subtrahend in two separate lines , units under units , tens under tens , and so on ...
... called the subtrahend ; the number from which it is to be taken , the minuend : the quantity resulting , the remainder . RULE . Write the minuend and the subtrahend in two separate lines , units under units , tens under tens , and so on ...
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... called the multi- plicand , and may be either an abstract or a concrete number . The number to be multiplied by is called the multiplier , and must be an abstract number , because it simply denotes the number of times the multiplicand ...
... called the multi- plicand , and may be either an abstract or a concrete number . The number to be multiplied by is called the multiplier , and must be an abstract number , because it simply denotes the number of times the multiplicand ...
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Σελίδα 12 - Yard, when compared with a Pendulum vibrating Seconds of Mean Time in the Latitude of London in a Vacuum at the Level of the Sea is in the proportion of Thirty-Six Inches to Thirty-Nine Inches and one thousand three hundred and ninety-three ten-thousandth Parts of an Inch...
Σελίδα 121 - The circumference of every circle is supposed to be divided into 360 equal parts, called degrees ; each degree into 60 equal parts, called minutes ; and each minute into 60 equal parts, called seconds.
Σελίδα 13 - CUBIC MEASURE 1728 cubic inches = 1 cubic foot 27 cubic feet = 1 cubic yard...
Σελίδα 54 - To divide a polynomial by a monomial, divide each term of the polynomial by the monomial: (Sab — 12ac) -i- 4a = 36 — 3c.
Σελίδα 23 - Operations with Fractions A) To change a mixed number to an improper fraction, simply multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction and add the numerator.
Σελίδα 16 - Minute 60 Minutes = 1 Hour 24 Hours = 1 Day 7 Days = 1 Week 28 Days = 1 Lunar Month 28, 29, 30, or 31 Days = 1 Calendar Month 12 Calendar Months = 1 Year 365 Days = 1 Common Year 366 Days =1 Leap Year In 400 Years, 97 are leap years, and 303 common. WEIGHT OF ENGLISH COINS. Gold. dwt. gr. Sovereign 5 3J Half Sovereign 2 13J Double Sovereign 10 6} Silver.
Σελίδα 16 - Every mass of alloyed gold is supposed to be divided into 24 equal parts ; thus the standard for coin is 22 carat fine, that is, it consists of 22 parts of pure gold and 2 parts of alloy.
Σελίδα 413 - Strength of Cast Iron, &c. A PRACTICAL ESSAY on the STRENGTH of CAST IRON and OTHER METALS. By the late THOMAS TREDGOLD, Mem. Inst. CE, Author of "Elementary Principles of Carpentry,
Σελίδα 44 - In a series of equal ratios, the sum of the antecedents is to the sum of the consequents as any antecedent is to its consequent.
Σελίδα 45 - Multiply the first and second terms together, and divide the product by the third ; the quotient will be the answer in the same denomination as the middle term was reduced into.