An Elementary Treatise on Algebra: Theoretical and PracticalCollins and Hannay, 1824 - 516 σελίδες |
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... miles distant , two tra- vellers set out at the same time , with an intention of meeting . One of them goes 8 miles , and the other 9 miles a day . In how many days will they meet ? Let x the number of days required ; then 8x = the ...
... miles distant , two tra- vellers set out at the same time , with an intention of meeting . One of them goes 8 miles , and the other 9 miles a day . In how many days will they meet ? Let x the number of days required ; then 8x = the ...
Σελίδα 275
... miles an hour , B follows and travels m miles an hour . In how many hours , and in how many miles travel will B overtake A. Let x the hours that B travelled ; then x + a - the hours that A travelled . • Also mx the number of miles ...
... miles an hour , B follows and travels m miles an hour . In how many hours , and in how many miles travel will B overtake A. Let x the hours that B travelled ; then x + a - the hours that A travelled . • Also mx the number of miles ...
Σελίδα 276
... miles M - N • travelled . 261. This is a general or literal solution , because m , n , a , may be any numbers or quantities taken at pleasure : for example , Let a 9 , n = 5 , and m = 7 ; Then , A travels 9 hours at the rate of 5 miles ...
... miles M - N • travelled . 261. This is a general or literal solution , because m , n , a , may be any numbers or quantities taken at pleasure : for example , Let a 9 , n = 5 , and m = 7 ; Then , A travels 9 hours at the rate of 5 miles ...
Σελίδα 279
... miles an hour ; two hours after his depar- ture another Courier sets out after him from New - York , supposed to be 68 miles distant from Trenton , and travels at the rate of 12 miles an hour . How far must the second Courier travel ...
... miles an hour ; two hours after his depar- ture another Courier sets out after him from New - York , supposed to be 68 miles distant from Trenton , and travels at the rate of 12 miles an hour . How far must the second Courier travel ...
Σελίδα 280
... miles . In fact , while the second travelled 252 miles , the first travelled 168 2x 3 miles ; since is the expression for the number of miles which the first travelled while the second was 2x on rout ; that is substituting 252 for x ...
... miles . In fact , while the second travelled 252 miles , the first travelled 168 2x 3 miles ; since is the expression for the number of miles which the first travelled while the second was 2x on rout ; that is substituting 252 for x ...
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An Elementary Treatise on Algebra: Theoretical and Practical James Ryan,Robert Adrain Πλήρης προβολή - 1824 |
An Elementary Treatise on Algebra: Theoretical and Practical James Ryan,Robert Adrain Πλήρης προβολή - 1824 |
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Σελίδα 489 - The first of four magnitudes is said to have the same ratio to the second which the third has to the fourth, when any...
Σελίδα 239 - Find the value of one of the unknown quantities, in terms of the other and known quantities...
Σελίδα 318 - Multiply the divisor, thus augmented, by the last figure of the root, and subtract the product from the dividend, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a new dividend.
Σελίδα 323 - ... and the quotient will be the next term Of the root. Involve the whole of the root, thus found, to its proper power...
Σελίδα 498 - IF any number of magnitudes be proportionals, as one of the antecedents is to its consequent, so shall all the antecedents taken together be to all the consequents.
Σελίδα 452 - There are four numbers in arithmetical progression : the sum of the squares of the two first is 34 ; and the sum of the squares of the two last is 130. What are the numbers?
Σελίδα 493 - Likewise, if the first has the same ratio to the second, which the third has to the fourth, then also any equimultiples whatever of the first and third shall have the same ratio to the second and fourth...
Σελίδα 501 - IF magnitudes, taken separately, be proportionals, they shall also be proportionals when taken jointly, that is, if the first be to the second, as the third to the fourth, the first and second together shall be to the second, as the third and fourth together to the fourth...
Σελίδα 285 - A cask, which held 146 gallons, was filled with a mixture of brandy, wine, and water. In it there were 15 gallons of wine more than there were of brandy, and as much water as both wine and brandy. What quantity was there of each...
Σελίδα 490 - When of the equimultiples of four magnitudes (taken as in the fifth definition), the multiple of the first is greater than that of the second, but the multiple of the third is not greater than the multiple of the fourth; then the first is said to have to the second a greater ratio than the third...