A Course of Mathematics: For the Use of Academies as Well as Private Tuition : in Two Volumes, Volume 1W.E. Dean, 1831 - Mathematics |
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... diameter . But the Coal bushel was to be 19 inches in dia- meter ; and 36 bushels , heaped up , made a London chaldron of coals , the weight of which was 3136 lb Avoirdupois , or 1 ton 8 cwt nearly . See , however , page 29 . ALE AND ...
... diameter . But the Coal bushel was to be 19 inches in dia- meter ; and 36 bushels , heaped up , made a London chaldron of coals , the weight of which was 3136 lb Avoirdupois , or 1 ton 8 cwt nearly . See , however , page 29 . ALE AND ...
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... diameter , as it is very nearly . Ans . 7891 miles , 728 yds , 2 ft . 8 in . QUEST . 7 , Two persons , A and B , being on opposite sides of a wood , which is 536 yards about , they begin to go round it , both the same way , at the same ...
... diameter , as it is very nearly . Ans . 7891 miles , 728 yds , 2 ft . 8 in . QUEST . 7 , Two persons , A and B , being on opposite sides of a wood , which is 536 yards about , they begin to go round it , both the same way , at the same ...
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... diameters of convex and concave bodies . The gunners ' callipers consist of two thin rules or plates , which are moveable quite round a joint , by the plates folding one over the other : the length of each rule or plate is 6 inches ...
... diameters of convex and concave bodies . The gunners ' callipers consist of two thin rules or plates , which are moveable quite round a joint , by the plates folding one over the other : the length of each rule or plate is 6 inches ...
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... Diameter of a cirle is a line drawn through the centre , and terminating at the circumference on both sides . 48. An Arc of a circle is any part of the circumference . 49. A Chord is a right line joining the ex- tremities of an arc . 50 ...
... Diameter of a cirle is a line drawn through the centre , and terminating at the circumference on both sides . 48. An Arc of a circle is any part of the circumference . 49. A Chord is a right line joining the ex- tremities of an arc . 50 ...
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... diameter AFC . Then , if the centre of the other circle can be out of this line ac , let it be sup- posed in some other point as G ; through which draw the line FG , cutting the two circles in в and D. Now in the triangle AFG , the sum ...
... diameter AFC . Then , if the centre of the other circle can be out of this line ac , let it be sup- posed in some other point as G ; through which draw the line FG , cutting the two circles in в and D. Now in the triangle AFG , the sum ...
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Page 4 - Los números cardinales 0: zero 1: one 2: two 3: three 4: four 5: five 6: six 7: seven 8: eight 9: nine 10: ten 11: eleven 12: twelve 13: thirteen 14: fourteen 15: fifteen 16: sixteen 17: seventeen 18: eighteen 19: nineteen 20: twenty...
Page 311 - THE angle formed by a tangent to a circle, and a chord drawn from the point of contact, is equal to the angle in the alternate segment.
Page 248 - It is required to divide the number 24 into two such parts, that their product may be equal to 35 times their difference. Ans. 10 and 14.
Page 378 - The Circumference of every circle is supposed to be divided into 360 equal parts, called Degrees ; and each degree into 60 Minutes, each minute into 60 Seconds, and so on. Hence a semicircle contains 180 degrees, and a quadrant 90 degrees. 58. The Measure of an angle is an arc of any circle contained between the two lines which form that angle, the angular point being the centre ; and it is estimated by the number of degrees contained in that arc.
Page 292 - All the interior angles of any rectilineal figure, together with four right angles, are equal to twice as many right angles as the figure has sides.
Page 39 - Multiply the number in the lowest denomination by the multiplier, and find how many units of the next higher denomination are contained in the product, setting down what remains.
Page 281 - If equals be taken from equals the remainders are equal. 4. If equals be added to unequals the wholes are unequal. 5. If equals be taken from unequals the remainders are unequal. 6. Things which are double of the same are equal to one another.
Page 11 - Subtract the subtrahend from the dividend, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a new dividend, with which proceed as before ; and so on, till the whole is finished.
Page 318 - Three quantities are said to be proportional, when the ratio of the first to the second is equal to the ratio of the second to the third.
Page 122 - Is when the several shares of stock are continued in trade an equal term of time. RULE. As the whole stock is to the whole gain or loss : so is each man's particular stock, to his particular share of the gain or loss.