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... equal to the Product of the Means . 178 To make a Proportion from four Quantities .. 179 Square of middle Term equal to Product of Extremes . 180 Four Proportionals are in Proportion by Alternation .. 181 Proportion by Equality of ...
... equal to the Product of the Means . 178 To make a Proportion from four Quantities .. 179 Square of middle Term equal to Product of Extremes . 180 Four Proportionals are in Proportion by Alternation .. 181 Proportion by Equality of ...
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... equal to . When placed between two quantities , it denotes that they are equal to each other . Thus , 954 : that is , 9 mi- nus 5 is equal to 4 : Also , a + b = c , indicates that the sum of the quantities represented by a and b , is ...
... equal to . When placed between two quantities , it denotes that they are equal to each other . Thus , 954 : that is , 9 mi- nus 5 is equal to 4 : Also , a + b = c , indicates that the sum of the quantities represented by a and b , is ...
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... equal to 67. There- fore we have 2x + 1967 . Now , if 2x augmented by 19 , gives 67 , 2x alone is equal to 67 minus 19 , or = 2x 6719 , or performing the subtraction , 2x = 48 . Hence , x is equal to half of 48 , that is , 2 48 x ...
... equal to 67. There- fore we have 2x + 1967 . Now , if 2x augmented by 19 , gives 67 , 2x alone is equal to 67 minus 19 , or = 2x 6719 , or performing the subtraction , 2x = 48 . Hence , x is equal to half of 48 , that is , 2 48 x ...
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... equal to 67. There- fore we have 2x + 1967 . Now , if 2x augmented by 19 , gives 67 , 2x alone is equal to 67 minus 19 , or = 2x 6719 , or performing the subtraction , 2x = 48 . Hence , x is equal to half of 48 , that is , 48 X = 24 . 2 ...
... equal to 67. There- fore we have 2x + 1967 . Now , if 2x augmented by 19 , gives 67 , 2x alone is equal to 67 minus 19 , or = 2x 6719 , or performing the subtraction , 2x = 48 . Hence , x is equal to half of 48 , that is , 48 X = 24 . 2 ...
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... equal to half their sum in- creased by half their difference ; and the less , is equal to half their sum diminished by half their difference . To apply these formulas to the case in which the sum is 237 and difference 99 , we have 237 ...
... equal to half their sum in- creased by half their difference ; and the less , is equal to half their sum diminished by half their difference . To apply these formulas to the case in which the sum is 237 and difference 99 , we have 237 ...
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Page 30 - That is, the square of the sum of two quantities is equal to the square of the first, plus twice the product of the first by the second, plus the square of the second.
Page 275 - The characteristic of a number less than 1 is found by subtracting from 9 the number of ciphers between the decimal point and the first significant digit, and writing — 10 after the result.
Page 27 - Hence, for the multiplication of polynomials we have the following RULE. Multiply all the terms of the multiplicand by each term of the multiplier, observing that like signs give plus in the product, and unlike signs minus.
Page 179 - To express that the ratio of A to B is equal to the ratio of C to D, we write the quantities thus : A : B : : C : D; and read, A is to B as C to D.
Page 180 - If the product of two quantities is equal to the product of two other quantities, two of them may be made the extremes, and the other two the means of a proportion.
Page 90 - If A and B together can perform a piece of work in 8 days, A and C together in 9 days, and B and C in 10 days : how many days would it take each person to perform the same work alone ? Ans.
Page 346 - VARIATIONS of signs, nor the number of negative roots greater than the number of PERMANENCES. Consequence. 328. When the roots of an equation are all real, the number of positive roots is equal to the number of variations, and the number of negative roots to , the number of permanences.
Page 34 - I. Divide the coefficient of the dividend by the coefficient of the divisor.
Page 108 - Which proves that the square of a number composed of tens and units, contains the square of the tens plus twice the product of the tens by the units, plus the square of the units.
Page 202 - In each succeeding term the coefficient is found by multiplying the coefficient of the preceding term by the exponent of a in that term, and dividing by the number of the preceding term.