First Lessons in Algebra: Being an Easy Introduction to that Science ; Designated for the Use of Academies and Common SchoolsJenks and Palmer, 1840 - 252 σελίδες |
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Σελίδα 70
... half ;, two thirds ; 2 , three fourths ;, five sixths ; 3 , seven eighths , & c . Other fractions are read The number below the line , which shows into how 70 FIRST LESSONS IN ALGEBRA . FRACTIONS Introduction and Definitions.
... half ;, two thirds ; 2 , three fourths ;, five sixths ; 3 , seven eighths , & c . Other fractions are read The number below the line , which shows into how 70 FIRST LESSONS IN ALGEBRA . FRACTIONS Introduction and Definitions.
Σελίδα 98
... half the terms , if their number be even , or of one more than half , if it be odd , and apply them to the rest . 3. What is the fourth power of x + y ? ANS . x + 4x3 y + 6 x2 y2 + 4 x y3 + y1 4. Raise x y to the sixth power . 5. What ...
... half the terms , if their number be even , or of one more than half , if it be odd , and apply them to the rest . 3. What is the fourth power of x + y ? ANS . x + 4x3 y + 6 x2 y2 + 4 x y3 + y1 4. Raise x y to the sixth power . 5. What ...
Σελίδα 112
... half as much as the watch ; X 4 and the seal cost dollars , or half as much as the chain ; and , according to the answer assumed , they all cost x ++ dollars . But they actually cost , by the question , 175 dollars ; we have , therefore ...
... half as much as the watch ; X 4 and the seal cost dollars , or half as much as the chain ; and , according to the answer assumed , they all cost x ++ dollars . But they actually cost , by the question , 175 dollars ; we have , therefore ...
Σελίδα 116
... half of it at $ 6 per cord ; the other half at $ 7 . How many cords did he sell ? Let half the number of cords . Then 6x + 7 x = 104 . 13. A man bought three equal lots of hay for $ 366 : for the first lot he gave $ 19 a ton ; for the ...
... half of it at $ 6 per cord ; the other half at $ 7 . How many cords did he sell ? Let half the number of cords . Then 6x + 7 x = 104 . 13. A man bought three equal lots of hay for $ 366 : for the first lot he gave $ 19 a ton ; for the ...
Σελίδα 117
... share was three times greater than B's ; C's share was equal to B's , and one third of A's ; and D's share was equal to A's , and half of C's . What was the share of each ? x Let x B's share . Then 3 x = EQUATIONS OF THE FIRST DEGREE . 117.
... share was three times greater than B's ; C's share was equal to B's , and one third of A's ; and D's share was equal to A's , and half of C's . What was the share of each ? x Let x B's share . Then 3 x = EQUATIONS OF THE FIRST DEGREE . 117.
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Σελίδα 118 - A man driving his geese to market, was met by another, who said, good morrow, master, with your hundred geese ; says he, I have not a hundred ; but if I had half as many more as I now have, and two geese and a half, I should have a hundred ; how many had he ? /C s"~
Σελίδα 64 - Divide the first term of the dividend by the first term of the divisor, giving the first term of the quotient. Multiply the whole divisor by this term, and subtract the product from the dividend, arranging the remainder in the same order of powers as the dividend and divisor.
Σελίδα 137 - A man and his wife usually drank out a cask of beer in 12 days ; but when the man was from home, it lasted the woman 30 days : how many days would the man alone be in drinking it ? Ans.
Σελίδα 247 - The fore-wheel of a carriage makes 6 revolutions more than the hind- wheel in going 120 yards; but if the circumference of each wheel be increased one yard, it will make only 4 revolutions more than the hind-wheel in the same distance.
Σελίδα 233 - A square court yard has a rectangular gravel walk round it. The side of the court wants 2 yards of being 6 times the breadth of the gravel walk ; and the number of square yards in the walk exceeds the number of yards in the periphery of the court by 164. Required the area of the court ? All equations of the second degree may be reduced to one of the following forms.
Σελίδα 134 - A gentleman invested -J of his property in a canal. When he sold out, he lost f of the sum invested, receiving only $1,446. What was the value of his property when he began ? Ans., $11,568. 29. A gentleman leaves $315 to be divided among four servants in the following manner : B is to receive as much as A, and |- as much more; C is to receive as much as A and B, and ^ as much more ; D is to receive as much as the other three, and £ as much more. What is the share of each ? price of the chaise, the...
Σελίδα 127 - There is a fish whose head weighs 9 lb. his tail weighs as much as his head and half his body, and his body weighs as much as his head and tail both.
Σελίδα 121 - The distance from A to D is 34 miles. The distance from A to B is to the distance .from C to D as 2 to 3. And ± of the distance from A to B, added to half the distance from C to D, is three times the distance from B to C. What are the respective distances ? Ans.
Σελίδα 137 - A hare starts 50 leaps before a grey-hound, and takes 4 leaps to the hound's 3; but 2 of the hound's leaps are equal to 3 of the hare's. How many leaps must the hound make, to overtake the hare ? 91.
Σελίδα 205 - RULE. I. Separate the given number into periods of two figures each, beginning at the right hand: the period on the left will often contain but one figure.