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... Logarithms .. 72-90 63 V. Trigonometry . 91-138 74 VI . Land Surveying . 139-152 108 VII . Statics . 153-176 122 VIII . Small Errors . 177-189 139 X. XI IX . Conic Sections . Variation . . . . XII . The Progressions . 190-217 149 218 ...
... Logarithms .. 72-90 63 V. Trigonometry . 91-138 74 VI . Land Surveying . 139-152 108 VII . Statics . 153-176 122 VIII . Small Errors . 177-189 139 X. XI IX . Conic Sections . Variation . . . . XII . The Progressions . 190-217 149 218 ...
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... Draw the tangent with a ruler and with the aid of the eye . ] Ans . 7/10 in . per day ; 0.55 in . per day . 1866 CHAPTER IV LOGARITHMS 63. Definitions and Preliminary Notions . tion III , § 62 ] 71 GRAPHIC REPRESENTATION.
... Draw the tangent with a ruler and with the aid of the eye . ] Ans . 7/10 in . per day ; 0.55 in . per day . 1866 CHAPTER IV LOGARITHMS 63. Definitions and Preliminary Notions . tion III , § 62 ] 71 GRAPHIC REPRESENTATION.
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... logarithm of 100 to the base 10 . bx = N , then x = the logarithm of N to the base b , and we write , ( 2 ) x = logь ... logarithmic 72 Logarithms 72-90.
... logarithm of 100 to the base 10 . bx = N , then x = the logarithm of N to the base b , and we write , ( 2 ) x = logь ... logarithmic 72 Logarithms 72-90.
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... logarithmic form . Either of the statements ( 1 ) or ( 2 ) , implies the other . The exponent in ( 1 ) is the logarithm in ( 2 ) , a fact which may be emphasized by writing ( 3 ) ( base ) logarithm = number . For example , the following ...
... logarithmic form . Either of the statements ( 1 ) or ( 2 ) , implies the other . The exponent in ( 1 ) is the logarithm in ( 2 ) , a fact which may be emphasized by writing ( 3 ) ( base ) logarithm = number . For example , the following ...
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... logarithm of 1 is zero . For , bo 1 , therefore logɩ 1 = = 0 . 2 ) The logarithm of the base itself is 1 . For , b1 = b , therefore log , b = 1 . 3 ) The logarithm of a product is the sum of the logarithms of the factors . For if log ...
... logarithm of 1 is zero . For , bo 1 , therefore logɩ 1 = = 0 . 2 ) The logarithm of the base itself is 1 . For , b1 = b , therefore log , b = 1 . 3 ) The logarithm of a product is the sum of the logarithms of the factors . For if log ...
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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.