Mathematics: Compiled from the Best Authors, and Intended to be the Text-book of the Course of Private Lectures on These Sciences in the University at Cambridge, Volume 1W. Hilliard, 1808 - Mathematics |
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... multiplicand in the first line ; and the product is in the com- mon angle of meeting , or against the multiplier , and undei the multiplicand . Use of the table in Division . Find the divisor ARITHMETIC . 19 Multiplication Division.
... multiplicand in the first line ; and the product is in the com- mon angle of meeting , or against the multiplier , and undei the multiplicand . Use of the table in Division . Find the divisor ARITHMETIC . 19 Multiplication Division.
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... angle of meeting are the last four figures of the logarithm , and the first three figures of the same at the beginning of the same line ; to which is to be prefixed the proper index . So the logarithm of 34'092 is 1'5326525 , that is ...
... angle of meeting are the last four figures of the logarithm , and the first three figures of the same at the beginning of the same line ; to which is to be prefixed the proper index . So the logarithm of 34'092 is 1'5326525 , that is ...
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... angle is the inclination , or opening , of two lines , having different directions , and meeting in a point . 14. Angles are right or oblique , acute or obtuse . 15. A right angle is that , which is made 340 MATHEMATICS .
... angle is the inclination , or opening , of two lines , having different directions , and meeting in a point . 14. Angles are right or oblique , acute or obtuse . 15. A right angle is that , which is made 340 MATHEMATICS .
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... angle is that , which is made by two oblique lines , and is either less or greater than a right an- gle . 17. An acute angle is less than a right angle . 18. An obtuse angle is greater than a right angle . 19. Superficies are either ...
... angle is that , which is made by two oblique lines , and is either less or greater than a right an- gle . 17. An acute angle is less than a right angle . 18. An obtuse angle is greater than a right angle . 19. Superficies are either ...
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... angle . 28. Other triangles are oblique - angled , and are either ob- tuse - angled or acute - angled . 29. An obtuse - angled triangle has one obtuse angle . 30. An acute - angled triangle has all its three angles acute . 31. A figure ...
... angle . 28. Other triangles are oblique - angled , and are either ob- tuse - angled or acute - angled . 29. An obtuse - angled triangle has one obtuse angle . 30. An acute - angled triangle has all its three angles acute . 31. A figure ...
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Page 175 - RULE.* — Multiply each payment by the time at which it is due; then divide the sum of the products by the sum of the payments, and the quotient will be the true time required.
Page 140 - 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.
Page 255 - Divide the first term of the dividend by the first term of the divisor, and write the result as the first term of the quotient. Multiply the whole divisor by the first term of the quotient, and subtract the product from the dividend.
Page 198 - A man was hired 50 days on these conditions. — that, for every day he worked, he should receive $ '75, and, for every day he was idle, he should forfeit $ '25 ; at the expiration of the time, he received $ 27'50 ; how many days did he work...
Page 149 - To the remainder bring down the first figure in the next period, and call it the dividend. 4. Involve the root to the next inferior power to that which is given, and multiply it by the number denoting the given power, for a divisor.
Page 315 - If A and B together can perform a piece of work in 8 days, A and C together in 9 days, and B and C in 10 days : how many days would it take each person to perform the same work alone ? Ans.
Page 124 - As the sum of the several products, Is to the whole gain or loss ; So is each man's particular product, To his particular share of the gain or loss.
Page 139 - ... and to the remainder bring down the next period for a dividend. 3. Place the double of the root already found, on the left hand of the dividend for a divisor. 4. Seek how often the divisor is contained...
Page 120 - When it is required to find how many of the first sort of coin, weight or measure, mentioned in the question, are equal to a given quantity of the last.
Page 132 - When one of the ingredients is limited to a certain quantity. RULE. Take the difference between each price and the mean rate, as before ; then,