 | A. C. Smeaton - 1867 - 314 σελίδες
...only necessary to extract the square root of the" area. PROBLEM II. To find the Area of a Rectangle. RULE. Multiply the length by the breadth, and the product will be the area. Thus, let it be required to find the area of a space 10 feet 7 inches, by 7 feet 3 inches, and it may... | |
 | Isaac Todhunter - 1869 - 312 σελίδες
...difficulty to those who have read the foregoing explanations. 134. To find the area of a rectangle. RULE. Multiply the length by the breadth, and the product will be the area. Sometimes the words base and height are used respectively for the length and breadth of a rectangle.... | |
 | Anthony Nesbit - 1870 - 578 σελίδες
...angles right.angles, and the opposite sides equal, the figure is a rectangle. To compute (he content. RULE. — Multiply the length by the breadth, and the product will be the area. Examples. 1. What is the area of the rectangle ABOD, whose length AB is 1235 links, and breadth AD,... | |
 | Hoy D. Orton - 1871 - 202 σελίδες
...example as below ; (divide both terms by 4X-1:) 36X30 9x9 • same as =8.1 acres, or Sac. 16 rods. To measure a parallelogram or long square. RULE. —...product will be the area, or superficial content, in the same name as that in which the dimension was taken, whether inches, feet, or rods, etc. EXAMPLES... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson, Daniel W. Fish - 1858 - 378 σελίδες
...right angles. 466. A Rectangle is a figure having four right angles, and its opposite sides equal. RULE. Multiply the length by the breadth, and the product will be the square contents. ' EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 1. How many square inches in a board 3 feet long and 20 inches... | |
 | Marcius Willson - 1873 - 236 σελίδες
...and what is its area ? Hence, To find the area or surface measurement of any rectangle : RULE I. — Multiply the length by the breadth, and the product will be the area. PROBLEMS TOR PRACTICE. 1. Draw a square of three inches to a side. What is its area? Ans. 9 square... | |
 | Marcius Willson - 1881 - 236 σελίδες
...and what is its area ? Hence, To find the area or surface measurement of any rectangle : RULE I. — Multiply the length by the breadth, and the product will be the area. PROBLEMS FOR PRACTICE. 1. Dnw a square of three inches to a side. What is its area ? Ans. 9 square... | |
 | Stoddard A. Felter, Samuel Ashbel Farrand - 1875 - 316 σελίδες
...fliere are 7 times 72 tiles ; or, 504 tiles. 120. TO FIND THE AREA OF A SQUARE OR PARALLELOGRAM : — RULE. — Multiply the length by the breadth, and the product will be the area, NOTE. — Usage, and the want of any other equally terse form of language, sanction this rule. Logically... | |
 | Marcius Willson - 1877 - 236 σελίδες
...and what is its area? Hence, To find the area or surface measurement of any rectangle : RULE I. — Multiply the length by the breadth, and the product will be the area. PROBLEMS FOR PRACTICE. 1. Draw a square of three inches to a side. What is its area? Ans. 9 square... | |
 | William Hewitt (B.Sc.) - 1880 - 184 σελίδες
...feet. The general rule for finding the area of square and oblong surfaces is usually stated thus : — Multiply the length by the breadth, and the product will be the area. Of course if will be necessary to have the length and breadth expressed in the same units, eg, both... | |
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To measure a parallelogram or long square. RULE.— Multiply the length by the breadth, and the product will be the area, or superficial content, in the same name as that in which the dimension was taken, whether inches, feet, or rods, etc. 
