 | Orville Marcellus Powers - 1906 - 384 σελίδες
...sides equal. The reason for the following rule will be found by referring to Art. 172. A RECTANGLE. Rule. Multiply the length by the breadth, and the product will be the surface or area. PROBLEMS 1. What will it cost to pave a sidewalk 80 ft. long and 15 ft. wide at $1.50... | |
 | Orville Marcellus Powers - 1906 - 384 σελίδες
...sides equal. The reason for the following rule will be found by referring to Art. 172. A RECTANGLE. Rule. Multiply the length by the breadth, and the product will be the surface or area. PROBLEMS 1. What will it cost to pave a sidewalk 80 ft. long and 15 ft. wide at $1.50... | |
 | Gustavus Sylvester Kimball - 1911 - 444 σελίδες
...with six squares in each row, or 24 square inches in all. 332. To find the area of a rectangle. 333. Rule. Multiply the length by the breadth and the product will be the area required. WRITTEN EXERCISE 1. How many square yards of plastering in the sides of a room 1 8 feet long,... | |
 | James A. Lyons - 1912 - 392 σελίδες
...sides equal. The reason for the following rule will be found by referring to Art. 172. A RECTANGLE. Rule. Multiply the length by the breadth, and the product will be the surface or area. PROBLEMS 1. What will it cost .to pave a sidewalk 80 ft. long and 15 ft. wide at $1.50... | |
 | Philip Adolphus Benson, Nelson Luther North - 1922 - 366 σελίδες
...find the area of a four-sided tract, whose sides are perpendicular to each other (called rectangle) : Multiply the length by the breadth, and the product will be the area. To find the area of a four-sided tract, whose opposite sides are parallel, but whose angles are not... | |
 | Nathan Daboll - 1825 - 258 σελίδες
...? NOT«. — 160 square rods make an acre. Therefore, 26x26=676 sq. rods, and 676-5- 1 60=40. 36r. the Answer. ART. 2. To measure a parallelogram, or...will be the area, or superficial content. EXAMPLES. I. A certain garden, in form of a long square, is 96 ft. Jong, and 54 wide ; how many square feet of... | |
 | Hoy D. Orton - 1866 - 208 σελίδες
...example as below ; (divide both terms by 4x^0 36X36 9x9 same as =8.1 acres, or 8ac. 16 rods. 160 10 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... | |
 | Stoddard A. Felter - 1862 - 332 σελίδες
...yard there are 9 square feet. Hence to find the area of any parallelogram, is deduced tho following RULE. — Multiply the LENGTH by the BREADTH, and the product will be the square contents. (c) Square measure is used in calculating areas or surfaces ; as of land, lumber,... | |
 | Anthony Nesbit - 1859 - 482 σελίδες
...Section I. SECTION III. TIMBEE MEASURE. PROBLEM I. To find the superficial content of a board or plank. RULE. Multiply the length by the breadth, and the product will be the superficial content. Kote. If the board taper, add the breadth of the two ends together ; and half... | |
 | Daniel Adams - 1848 - 310 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 5 rods long is a line 15 rods long. Hence the pupil must... | |
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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. 
