| William Watson (of Beverley.) - 1845 - 188 σελίδες
...MENSURATION OF SURFACES. PROBLEM 1. — To find the area of a square, rectangle, parallelogram, SfC. * RULE. — Multiply the length by the breadth, and the product will be the area, or multiply half the sum of the parallel sides by their perpendicular distance. EXAMPLES. 1. What is the... | |
| Almon Ticknor - 1846 - 274 σελίδες
...sides are perpendicular to each other (right-angled), but the adjacent sides are longer and parallel. RULE. Multiply the length by the breadth, and the product will be the answer. 1 . A garden is 76 feet in length, and 42 feet in width ; how many square feet of ground are... | |
| Almon Ticknor - 1846 - 276 σελίδες
...sides are perpendicular to each other (right-angled), but the adjacent side's are longer and parallel. RULE. Multiply the length by the breadth, and the product will be thejanswer. 1. A. garden is 76 feet in length, and 42 feet in width ; how many square feet of ground... | |
| Charles Davies - 1846 - 254 σελίδες
...give the more accurate methods by means of figures. 2. How do you find the area of a board, or plank? Multiply the length by the breadth, and the product will be the content required. 3. How do you find it when the board tapers ? If the board is tapering, add the breadths... | |
| Anthony Nesbit - 1847 - 492 σελίδες
...angles right-angles, and the opposite sides equal, the figure is a rectangle. TO COMPUTE THE CONTENT. RULE. — Multiply the length by the breadth, and the product will be the area. EXAMPLES. 1. What is the area of the rectangle ABCD, whose length AB is 1235 links, and breadth AD,... | |
| William Vogdes - 1847 - 324 σελίδες
...come to, at 6 cents per light ? PAVERS' WORK. § !ü O !t. Pavers' work is done by the square yard. RULE. Multiply the length by the breadth, and the product will be the content ? EXAMPLES. 1. The length of a rectangular yard is 45 feet, and the oreadth 18 feet 9 inches... | |
| Thomas Tate (mathematical master.) - 1848 - 284 σελίδες
...(Art. 39.) by AB. BC or AB2. Hence we have the following rule for finding the area of a rectangle. Rule. — Multiply the length by the breadth, and the product will be the area of the rectangle. Ex. (1.) Required the area of a rectangle whose length is 9 ft. and breadth 7 ft.... | |
| Daniel Adams - 1848 - 330 σελίδες
...multiply the number of squares ill one row by the number of rows ; 5 X 3 = 15 square rods, Am. Hence the RULE. Multiply the length by the breadth, and the product will be the square contents. NOTE. — Three times a line 5 tods long is a line 15 rods long. Hence the pupil must... | |
| John Bonnycastle - 1848 - 320 σελίδες
..." • " OF TIMBER MEASURE. PROBLEM I. To find the area, or superficial content of a board or plank RULE. MULTIPLY the length by the breadth, and the product will be the content required. Note. — When the board is tapering, add the breadths of the two ends together,... | |
| Daniel Adams - 1848 - 320 σελίδες
...multiply the number of squares in one row by the number of rows ; 5X3=15 square rods, Ans. ' Hence the RULE. Multiply the length by the breadth, and the product will be the square contents. NOTE. — Three times a line irods long is a line 15 rods long. Hence the pupil must... | |
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