Examination papers used at the examinations for admission to the Royal military college, Sandhurst1859 - 1869 pages |
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... circle . If A B C D E be the angles of the pentagon taken in order , and CA and C E be joined , prove ( 1. ) The angle B C D is trisected . ( 2. ) C A is parallel to D E. 2. When is a straight line said to be divided in extreme and mean ...
... circle . If A B C D E be the angles of the pentagon taken in order , and CA and C E be joined , prove ( 1. ) The angle B C D is trisected . ( 2. ) C A is parallel to D E. 2. When is a straight line said to be divided in extreme and mean ...
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... circle of three inches diameter ; assume a point in its circumference , and through this point draw a tangent to it . 3. Draw a line 3.75 inches long , and divide it , by the method of describing arcs , into four equal parts . 4 ...
... circle of three inches diameter ; assume a point in its circumference , and through this point draw a tangent to it . 3. Draw a line 3.75 inches long , and divide it , by the method of describing arcs , into four equal parts . 4 ...
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... circle lines be drawn to the extremities of any fixed diameter of a con- centric circle in the same plane , the sum of their squares is constant . 3. Find the number of cubic chains and links in a rectangular parallelopiped whose edges ...
... circle lines be drawn to the extremities of any fixed diameter of a con- centric circle in the same plane , the sum of their squares is constant . 3. Find the number of cubic chains and links in a rectangular parallelopiped whose edges ...
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... circle , and from the point of contact a straight line be drawn cutting the circle , the angles made by this line with the line touching the circle shall be equal to the angles which are in the alternate segment of the circle . A circle ...
... circle , and from the point of contact a straight line be drawn cutting the circle , the angles made by this line with the line touching the circle shall be equal to the angles which are in the alternate segment of the circle . A circle ...
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... circle and the other described about the same circle . 11. Show that in a parabola the rectangle under the latus rectum and the abscissa is equal to the square of the semi - ordinate of the axis . If a circle touching a parabola at the ...
... circle and the other described about the same circle . 11. Show that in a parabola the rectangle under the latus rectum and the abscissa is equal to the square of the semi - ordinate of the axis . If a circle touching a parabola at the ...
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Page 12 - Oft, in the stilly night, Ere Slumber's chain has bound me, Fond Memory brings the light Of other days around me : The smiles, the tears, Of boyhood's years, The words of love then spoken ; The eyes that shone, Now dimmed and gone, The cheerful hearts now broken ! Thus, in the stilly night, Ere Slumber's chain has bound me. Sad Memory brings the light Of other days around me.
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Page 11 - Philosophy The fountains mingle with the river And the rivers with the Ocean, The winds of Heaven mix for ever With a sweet emotion; Nothing in the world is single; All things by a law divine In one another's being mingle.
Page 2 - Adam the goodliest man of men since born His sons, the fairest of her daughters Eve.
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