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... called the numerical measure of the quantity measured . The expression of every measured quantity consists of two components : a number ( the numerical measure ) , and a name ( that of the unit employed ) . For example , we write : 10 ...
... called the numerical measure of the quantity measured . The expression of every measured quantity consists of two components : a number ( the numerical measure ) , and a name ( that of the unit employed ) . For example , we write : 10 ...
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... called whole numbers , or positive integers . Together with the fractions , of which 1/2 , 5/3 , 9 , 2.31 , are examples , they form the class of positive rational numbers . Every positive rational number can be expressed as a fraction ...
... called whole numbers , or positive integers . Together with the fractions , of which 1/2 , 5/3 , 9 , 2.31 , are examples , they form the class of positive rational numbers . Every positive rational number can be expressed as a fraction ...
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... called negative r . The negatives of the natural numbers are called negative integers . The real number zero separates the negative numbers from the positive numbers . It is neither positive nor negative and corresponds to itself . The ...
... called negative r . The negatives of the natural numbers are called negative integers . The real number zero separates the negative numbers from the positive numbers . It is neither positive nor negative and corresponds to itself . The ...
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... called binomial coefficients . For example , the numbers 1 , 5 , 10 , 10 , 5 , 1 are the binomial coefficients for the fifth power . The binomial coefficients for the second , third , fourth , and fifth powers should be memorized ...
... called binomial coefficients . For example , the numbers 1 , 5 , 10 , 10 , 5 , 1 are the binomial coefficients for the fifth power . The binomial coefficients for the second , third , fourth , and fifth powers should be memorized ...
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... called knowns , representing numbers supposed to be given or known ; letters called unknowns , representing numbers to be found ; and symbols of operation and combination , such as + , − , etc. As examples of equations in one unknown ...
... called knowns , representing numbers supposed to be given or known ; letters called unknowns , representing numbers to be found ; and symbols of operation and combination , such as + , − , etc. As examples of equations in one unknown ...
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Mathematics for Collegiate Students of Agriculture and General Science Alfred Monroe Kenyon,William Vernon Lovitt No preview available - 2016 |
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Page 59 - Find the equation of the locus of a point which moves so that the sum of the squares of its distances from the x and the j/-axis equals 4.
Page 122 - In any triangle the square of any side is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides minus twice the product of these two sides and the cosine of their included angle.
Page 277 - The general formula for the number of combinations of n things taken r at a time is C(n,r) = r\(nr)\ We have to find the number of combinations of 12 things taken 9 at a time.
Page 124 - The sum of any two sides of a triangle is to their difference, as the tangent of half the sum of the angles opposite to those sides, to the tangent of half their difference.
Page 199 - Show that the locus of a point which moves so that the sum of its distances from two h'xed straight lines is constant is a straight line.
Page 167 - moment of a force" with respect to a point is the product of the force and the perpendicular distance from the given point to the line of action of the force.
Page 223 - The weight of an object above the surface of the earth varies inversely as the square of its distance from the center of the earth.
Page 207 - Find and classify the equation of the locus of a point which moves so that...
Page 204 - PF'/PH'= e, by the definition of the curve. Furthermore :J (b) \PF—PF'\=2a. In fact, the hyperbola is often defined as the locus of a point which moves so that the difference of its distances from two fixed points is constant.
Page 74 - The logarithm of a quotient is equal to the logarithm of the dividend minus the logarithm of the divisor.