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... described within the square , form- ing four leaves , or lobes ; find the area of one of these leaves . 85. Find the number of acres between two concentric circumferences which are 2 miles and 1 mile long , respec- tively . ( Log . ) 86 ...
... described within the square , form- ing four leaves , or lobes ; find the area of one of these leaves . 85. Find the number of acres between two concentric circumferences which are 2 miles and 1 mile long , respec- tively . ( Log . ) 86 ...
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... described within the O , with these points of division as centres , what is the area of the six leaf - shaped figures thus formed ? 90. If a bridge in the form of a circular arch 18 feet high spans a stream 150 feet wide , what is the ...
... described within the O , with these points of division as centres , what is the area of the six leaf - shaped figures thus formed ? 90. If a bridge in the form of a circular arch 18 feet high spans a stream 150 feet wide , what is the ...
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... described to touch the three lines . If two of the three lines are parallel , show that the four circles reduce to two . - Cornell . 37. From a fixed point O of a given circumference are drawn two chords , OP , OQ , so as to make equal ...
... described to touch the three lines . If two of the three lines are parallel , show that the four circles reduce to two . - Cornell . 37. From a fixed point O of a given circumference are drawn two chords , OP , OQ , so as to make equal ...
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... described upon the altitude of an equilateral triangle has an area three times as great as that of a square described upon half of one side of the tri- angle . Cornell . ― 87. AD and BC are the parallel sides of the trapezoid ABCD ...
... described upon the altitude of an equilateral triangle has an area three times as great as that of a square described upon half of one side of the tri- angle . Cornell . ― 87. AD and BC are the parallel sides of the trapezoid ABCD ...
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... described upon the altitude of an equilateral triangle has an area three times as great as that of a square described upon half of one side of the triangle . 6. Find the area included between a circumference of radius 7 and the square ...
... described upon the altitude of an equilateral triangle has an area three times as great as that of a square described upon half of one side of the triangle . 6. Find the area included between a circumference of radius 7 and the square ...
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Page 81 - Similar triangles are to each other as the squares of their homologous sides.
Page 102 - The logarithm of any power of a number is equal to the logarithm of the number multiplied by the exponent of the power.
Page 80 - If four quantities are in proportion, they are in proportion by composition, ie the sum of the first two terms is to the second term as the sum of the last two terms is to the fourth term.
Page 94 - The areas of two triangles which have an angle of the one equal to an angle of the other are to each other as the products of the sides including the equal angles. A D A' Hyp. In triangles ABC and A'B'C', To prove AABC A A'B'C' A'B' x A'C ' Proof. Draw the altitudes BD and B'D'.
Page 102 - The logarithm of a number is the exponent of the power to which it is necessary to raise a fixed number, in order to produce the first number.
Page 141 - When the length of the primary unit of this system was determined it was supposed to be one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the pole.
Page 102 - The logarithm of a product is equal to the sum of the logarithms of its factors.
Page 69 - If from a point without a circle a tangent and a secant be drawn, the tangent is a mean proportional between the whole secant and its external segment.
Page 88 - An angle formed by two chords intersecting within the circumference of a circle is measured by one-half the sum of the intercepted arcs.
Page 75 - After remarking that the mathematician positively knows that the sum of the three angles of a triangle is equal to two right angles...