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... quotient together must contain as ma- ny decimal places as there are in the dividend . If , therefore , the dividend have just as many places of decimals as the divisor has , the quotient will be a whole number without any decimal ...
... quotient together must contain as ma- ny decimal places as there are in the dividend . If , therefore , the dividend have just as many places of decimals as the divisor has , the quotient will be a whole number without any decimal ...
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... quotient . 12 24 . 24 0 Divide 63.72413456922 by 2718 2718 ) 63.72413456922 ( .02344522979 - quotient . 5436 9364 8154 12101 10872 12293 10872 14214 13590 6245 5436 8096 5436 26609 24462 21472 19026 24462 24462 0 There being 11 decimal ...
... quotient . 12 24 . 24 0 Divide 63.72413456922 by 2718 2718 ) 63.72413456922 ( .02344522979 - quotient . 5436 9364 8154 12101 10872 12293 10872 14214 13590 6245 5436 8096 5436 26609 24462 21472 19026 24462 24462 0 There being 11 decimal ...
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... quotient ; but as the quotient itself con- sists of but 10 figures , prefix to them a cipher to complete that number . Divide 1.728 by .012 .012 ) 1.728 ( 144 - quotient . 12 52 48 48 48 0 Because the number of decimal figures in the ...
... quotient ; but as the quotient itself con- sists of but 10 figures , prefix to them a cipher to complete that number . Divide 1.728 by .012 .012 ) 1.728 ( 144 - quotient . 12 52 48 48 48 0 Because the number of decimal figures in the ...
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... quotient , in the place of integers , and other ciphers annexed to the dividend ; and the division being now performed , the decimal figures of the quotient are obtained . Divide 7234.5 by 6.5 Divide 476.520 by .423 Divide .45695 by ...
... quotient , in the place of integers , and other ciphers annexed to the dividend ; and the division being now performed , the decimal figures of the quotient are obtained . Divide 7234.5 by 6.5 Divide 476.520 by .423 Divide .45695 by ...
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... quotient is the an- swer required . Reduce to a decimal fraction . Answer .4 Reduce 12 Reduce_ { Reduce Reduce .48 .1146789 .7777+ .9130434+ Reduce ,,,, and so on to 3 , to their cor- responding decimal fractions ; and in this opera ...
... quotient is the an- swer required . Reduce to a decimal fraction . Answer .4 Reduce 12 Reduce_ { Reduce Reduce .48 .1146789 .7777+ .9130434+ Reduce ,,,, and so on to 3 , to their cor- responding decimal fractions ; and in this opera ...
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Page 38 - The angle in a semicircle is a right angle ; the angle in a segment greater than a semicircle is less than a right angle ; and the angle in a segment less than a semicircle is greater than a right angle.
Page 25 - The circumference of every circle is supposed to be divided into 360 equal parts, called degrees ; and each degree into 60 equal parts, called minutes ; and each minute into 60 equal parts, called seconds ; and these into thirds, &c.
Page 197 - RULE. From half the sum of the three sides subtract each side severally.
Page 106 - C' (89) (90) (91) (92) (93) 112. In any plane triangle, the sum of any two sides is to their difference as the tangent of half the sum of the opposite angles is to the tangent of half their difference.
Page 27 - The VERSED SINE of an arc is that part of the diameter which is between the sine and the arc. Thus BA is the versed sine of the arc AG.