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Reduce the fraction to its lowest terms for this and all other roots; then

1. Extract the root of the numerator for a new numerator, and the root of the denominator, for a new denominator.

2. If the fraction be a surd, reduce it to a decimal, and extract its root.

EXAMPLES.

1. What is the square root of 98 ?
2. What is the square root of 225?
3. What is the square root of 11
4. What the square root of 201 ?
5. What is the square root of 248?
SURDS.

6. What is the square root of
7. What is the square root of $3

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Ans. 44

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8. Required the square root of $6‡ ?

Ans. 6,0207+

APPLICATION AND USE OF THE SQUARE

ROOT.

PROBLEM I. A certain General nas an amy of 5184 men; how many must he place in rank an e, to form them into a square? 12

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RULE.

Extract the square root of the given number. ✓5184=72 Ans.

monii A certain square pavement contains 20730 zoe stoties, ali e the same size; I demand how many tomated in one of its sides? √20736=144 Ans: PROB. III. To find a mean proportional between two numbers. RULE.

Multiply the given numbers together, and extract the square root of the product.

EXAMPLES.

What is the mean proportional between 18 and 72 ? 72X18=1296, and ✓1296=36 Ans. PROB. IV. To form any body of soldiers so that they may be double, triple, &c. as many in rank as in file.

RULE.

Extract the square root of 1-2, 1-3, &c. of the given gamber of men, and that will be the number of men in fe, which double, triple, &c. and the product will be the Humber in rank.

EXAMPLES.

Aos 10-120 men be so formed, as that the number in double the number in file.

Nor-4-2006), and 6561-81 in file, and 81x2 bo in rank.

PROB. V. Admit 10 hds. of water are discharged ugh a leaden pipe of 25 inches in diameter, in a cer

ime; I demand what the diameter of another pipe si be, to discharge four times as much water in the

time.

RULE.

quare the given diameter, and multiply said square by the given proportion, and the square root of the product is the answer.

242,5, and 2,5×2,5-6,25 square.

4 given proportion.

25.005 inch. diam. Ans.

PROB. VI. The sum of any two numbers, and their products being given, to find each number.

RULE.

From the square of their sum, subtract 4 times product, and extract the square root of the re which will be the difference of the two na

half the said difference added to half the

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greater of the two numbers, and the said ivair donare. subtracted from the half sum, gives the lesser amber.

EXAMPLES.

The sum of two numbers is 43, and their product is 442; what are those two numbers ?

The sum of the numb. 43×43-1849 square of do. The product of do. 442x 4=1768 4 times the Then to the sum of 21,5

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EXTACTION OF THE CUBE ROOT.

A Cube is any number multiplied by its square.

To extract the cube root, is to find a number, which, being multiplied into its square, shall produce the given number.

RULE.

1. Separate the given number into periods of three figures each, by putting a point over the unit figure, and every third figure from the place of units to the left, and if there be decimals, to the right.

2. Find the greatest cube in the left hand period, and place its root in the quotient.

3. Subtract the cube thus found, from the said period, and to the remainder bring down the next period, calling this the dividend.

4. Multiply the sugare of the quotient by s00, calling it the divisor.

5. Seck how often the divisormay be had in the dividend, and place the result in the quotient; then multiply the divisor by this last quotient figure, placing the product under the dividend.

6. Multiply the former quotient figure, or figures by the square of the last quotient figure, and that product by 30, and place the product under the last; then under these two products place the cube of the last quotient figure, and add her together, calling their sum the subtrahend.

Subtract the subtrahend from the dividend, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a new dividend; with which proceed in the same manner, till the whole be finished.

NOTE. If the subtrabend (found by the foregoing rule) happens to be greater than the dividend, and consequently cannot be subtracted therefrom, you must make the last quotient figure one less; with which find a new subtrahend, (by the rule foregoing) and so on until you can subtract the subtrahend from the dividend.

EXAMPLES.

1. Required the cube root of 18399,744.

18399,744(26,4 Root. Ans.

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2X2=4×500-1200) 10399 first dividend.

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1. Find by trial, a cube near to the given numbc., and call it the supposed cube.

2. Then as twice the supposed cube, added to the giv en number, is to twice the given number added to the supposed cube, so is the root of the supposed cube, to the true root, or an approximation to it.

3. By taking the cube of the root thus found, for the supposed cube, and repeating the operation, the root will be had to a greater degree of exactness.

EXAMPLES.

Let it be required to extract the cube root of 2. Assume 1,3 as the root of the nearest cube; then1,3x1,3X1,3 2,197 supposed cube.

Then, 2,197

2,000 given number.

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: 6,197 : O 1.3 +9 1,2599 root, which is true to the last place of decimals; but might by repeating the operation, be brought to greater exactness. 2. What is the cube "oot of 584,277056

Ans. 8,36

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