An Elementary Treatise on Arithmetic: Taken Principally from the Arithmetic ofHilliard and Metcalf, 1825 - 144 σελίδες |
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... length 133 The measures of capacity 134 Weights Land measure The division of the circle The decimal system of coin Divisions of time Scripture long measure 134 135 135 135 135 136 Grecian long measure reduced to English 136 Jewish long ...
... length 133 The measures of capacity 134 Weights Land measure The division of the circle The decimal system of coin Divisions of time Scripture long measure 134 135 135 135 135 136 Grecian long measure reduced to English 136 Jewish long ...
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... length of a line extending from one to the other , as also the outlines and surfaces of bodies , which determine their figure and extent , and finally this extent itself . The proper characteristic of this last kind of magnitude , is ...
... length of a line extending from one to the other , as also the outlines and surfaces of bodies , which determine their figure and extent , and finally this extent itself . The proper characteristic of this last kind of magnitude , is ...
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... length of the expression , written in words , when the numbers were large , occasioned the invention of characters , ex- clusively adapted to a shorter representation , and hence origi nated the art of expressing numbers in writing by ...
... length of the expression , written in words , when the numbers were large , occasioned the invention of characters , ex- clusively adapted to a shorter representation , and hence origi nated the art of expressing numbers in writing by ...
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... length and breadth only . When three dimensions are concerned , namely , length , breadth , and depth or thickness , it is called cubic or solid measure , which is used to measure timber , stone , & c . The cubic or solid foot , which ...
... length and breadth only . When three dimensions are concerned , namely , length , breadth , and depth or thickness , it is called cubic or solid measure , which is used to measure timber , stone , & c . The cubic or solid foot , which ...
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... length is 5f . 7 ' and breadth 1f . 10 ' ? Ans . 10f . 2 ' 10 " . Division of Compound Numbers . 107. A COMPOUND number may be divided by a simple num- ber , by regarding each of the terms of the former , as forming a distinct dividend ...
... length is 5f . 7 ' and breadth 1f . 10 ' ? Ans . 10f . 2 ' 10 " . Division of Compound Numbers . 107. A COMPOUND number may be divided by a simple num- ber , by regarding each of the terms of the former , as forming a distinct dividend ...
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Σελίδα 36 - It will be seen by the above section that if both the numerator and denominator be multiplied by the same number, the value of the fraction will not be altered...
Σελίδα 126 - A hare starts 40 yards before a grey-hound, and is not perceived by him till she has been up 40 seconds : she scuds away at the rate of ten miles an hour, and the dog, on view...
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Σελίδα 213 - To divide 100 into two such parts, that the sum of their square roots may be 14. Ans. 64 and 36 14.
Σελίδα 123 - How much gold of 15, of 17, and of 22 carats fine, must be mixed with 5 oz. of 18 carats fine, so that the composition may be 20 carats fine ? Ans.
Σελίδα 135 - The decestere is the tenth of a stere. The quadrant of the circle generally is divided like the fourth part of the meridian, into 100 degrees, each degree into 100 minutes, and each minute into 100 seconds, &c. so that the same number, which expresses a portion of the meridian, indicates also its length, which is a great convenience in navigation. The coin also is comprehended in this system, and made to conform to their unit of weight. The weight of the franc, of which one tenth is alloy, is fixed...
Σελίδα 120 - Multiply the sum of the two extremes by the number of terms, and half the product will be the sum of all the terms.
Σελίδα 208 - One hundred stones being placed on the ground in a straight line, at the distance of 2 yards from each other, how far will a person travel who shall bring them one by one to a basket, placed at 2 yards from the first stone ? Ans.
Σελίδα 27 - We shall have to substitute for them, £| and || ; whence we may conclude that 4 exceeds |, hut only by ^. 99. When it is required to subtract a fraction from an integer, it is sufficient to change one of the units of that integer into a fraction having the same denominator as the fraction to be subtracted; in the rest of the operation there is no difficulty. If it be required, for example, to subtract | from 1, we write -| instead of 1, and say that j taken from | leaves the remainder 1.