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... extreme and mean ratio . 36. Find a mean proportional to two lines which are 5dm and 2m long , respectively . 37. Find a fourth proportional to the lines a , b , c , when a = 65cm , b = 42cm , c = 26cm . 38. Find a third proportional to ...
... extreme and mean ratio . 36. Find a mean proportional to two lines which are 5dm and 2m long , respectively . 37. Find a fourth proportional to the lines a , b , c , when a = 65cm , b = 42cm , c = 26cm . 38. Find a third proportional to ...
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Joe Garner Estill. 51. The greater segments of a line divided internally in extreme and mean ratio is 1 foot 6 inches ; find the length of the line . 52. The projections of the legs of a right upon the hypotenuse are 27cm and 48cm ; find ...
Joe Garner Estill. 51. The greater segments of a line divided internally in extreme and mean ratio is 1 foot 6 inches ; find the length of the line . 52. The projections of the legs of a right upon the hypotenuse are 27cm and 48cm ; find ...
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... extreme and mean ratio is 12cm ; find the length of the greater segment . 77. Two sides of a are 16Km and 9Km , and the median to the first side is 11Km ; find the length of the third side . in miles . 78. In the preceding problem ...
... extreme and mean ratio is 12cm ; find the length of the greater segment . 77. Two sides of a are 16Km and 9Km , and the median to the first side is 11Km ; find the length of the third side . in miles . 78. In the preceding problem ...
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... extreme ratio . - U . of Cal . 109. Show that an equiangular polygon inscribed in a cir- cle is regular if the number of its sides is odd . - Cornell . 110. The radius of a certain circle is 9 inches ; find the area of that one of all ...
... extreme ratio . - U . of Cal . 109. Show that an equiangular polygon inscribed in a cir- cle is regular if the number of its sides is odd . - Cornell . 110. The radius of a certain circle is 9 inches ; find the area of that one of all ...
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... extreme length of the plot enclosed by the track is 180 yards . Find the cost of sodding this plot at a quarter of a dollar per square yard . Harvard , June , 1894 . [ In solving problems GEOMETRY - NUMERICAL PROBLEMS . 67.
... extreme length of the plot enclosed by the track is 180 yards . Find the cost of sodding this plot at a quarter of a dollar per square yard . Harvard , June , 1894 . [ In solving problems GEOMETRY - NUMERICAL PROBLEMS . 67.
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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...