Practical Mensuration for Schools and Colleges

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Supplement Company, 1887 - 62 σελίδες

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Σελίδα 6 - Circle is a plane figure bounded by a curved line called a circumference, every point of which is equally distant from a point within called the centre.
Σελίδα 6 - A sphere is a solid bounded by a curved surface, every point of which is equally distant from a point within called the center.
Σελίδα 13 - From half the sum of the three sides subtract each side separately. Multiply the half sum and the three remainders together ; the square root of the product is the area.
Σελίδα 6 - The altitude of a triangle is the perpendicular distance from the angle opposite the base to the base, or to the base extended.
Σελίδα 9 - The public lands shall be divided by north and south lines run according to the true meridian, and by others crossing them at right angles, so as to form townships of six miles square...
Σελίδα 9 - Base line," which is a." Parallel of Latitude," running truly East and West. Parallel to these, and six miles from them, are other lines, forming Townships. All the Townships, situated North or South of each other, form a RANGE. The Ranges are named by their number East or West of the principal Meridian.
Σελίδα 18 - A pile of wood 8 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 4 feet high, contains 1 cord; and a cord foot is 1 foot in length of such a pile.
Σελίδα 5 - Such angles are right angles. An angle less than a right angle is called an acute angle. • An angle greater than a right angle is called an obtuse angle.
Σελίδα 8 - ... equal figures, each being a foot long and a foot broad. Rectangular Solids. The volume of a rectangular solid is expressed by the product of the length, breadth, and height, when the three dimensions are expressed in units of the same denomination. To measure a solid block, or to find how much a box, a bin, or...
Σελίδα 20 - To find the contents of a board, multiply the length in feet by the width in inches, and divide the product by 12. Rule II. — To find the contents of a plank, joist, etc., multiply the length in feet by the width and thickness in inches, and divide the product by 12.

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