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... can be recognised and re- produced . 6. Def . - gebraical symbols written down as a repre- sentation of magnitude , form what is termed an expression . ' THE POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SIGNS . 7. Quantity , which 2 Algebra .
... can be recognised and re- produced . 6. Def . - gebraical symbols written down as a repre- sentation of magnitude , form what is termed an expression . ' THE POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SIGNS . 7. Quantity , which 2 Algebra .
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... expressed by any number , whole , fractional , or decimal , is designated in algebra by some letter of the alphabet or other easily written symbol . There are , furthermore , two signs which can be prefixed to the letter , one the ...
... expressed by any number , whole , fractional , or decimal , is designated in algebra by some letter of the alphabet or other easily written symbol . There are , furthermore , two signs which can be prefixed to the letter , one the ...
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... result of that addition is expressed by writing the algebraic symbols which express these quantities one after another in a orizontal line . Then if a and + b mean separate amounts of money received , + a + b or 4 Algebra .
... result of that addition is expressed by writing the algebraic symbols which express these quantities one after another in a orizontal line . Then if a and + b mean separate amounts of money received , + a + b or 4 Algebra .
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... expressed by writing the symbols one after another with their proper algebraic signs in a horizontal line . Thus + a denoting money which a person owes , and -b consistently denoting money due to him , + a - b or a - b will mean what is ...
... expressed by writing the symbols one after another with their proper algebraic signs in a horizontal line . Thus + a denoting money which a person owes , and -b consistently denoting money due to him , + a - b or a - b will mean what is ...
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... expressed , being neither zero nor infinitely great , are called finite quantities . 17. Since magnitude is contemplated as in only two op- posite states , two negative signs amount to the positive sign . For ―a expresses a quantity in ...
... expressed , being neither zero nor infinitely great , are called finite quantities . 17. Since magnitude is contemplated as in only two op- posite states , two negative signs amount to the positive sign . For ―a expresses a quantity in ...
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Page 174 - A farmer bought some sheep for £72, and found that if he had received 6 more for the same money, he would have paid £1 less for each. How many sheep did he buy ? 13. A and B distribute £60 each among a certain number of persons : A relieves 40 persons more than B does, and B gives to each 5*.
Page 178 - When three magnitudes are proportionals, the first is said to have to the third the duplicate ratio of that which it has to the second.