Constructive Text-book of Practical Mathematics, Volume 2J. Wiley & Sons, 1913 - Mathematics |
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... Factor . Section 2. Grouping . Section 3 . The Difference of Two Squares . Section 4. The Difference of Two Cubes . Section 5. The Sum of Two Cubes . Section 6. The Trinomial . Section 7. The Polynomial . Various Expressions .. Section ...
... Factor . Section 2. Grouping . Section 3 . The Difference of Two Squares . Section 4. The Difference of Two Cubes . Section 5. The Sum of Two Cubes . Section 6. The Trinomial . Section 7. The Polynomial . Various Expressions .. Section ...
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... Factors . Factoring is the process of finding the numbers whose product equals a given number . These numbers are called factors . Thus , 18 = 2 times 9 , or 3 times 6 , Factor the compound ratios , or 3 times 2 times 3 . 11A 34ax .08t ...
... Factors . Factoring is the process of finding the numbers whose product equals a given number . These numbers are called factors . Thus , 18 = 2 times 9 , or 3 times 6 , Factor the compound ratios , or 3 times 2 times 3 . 11A 34ax .08t ...
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... factors of the term ; if a term has no numerical factor , the numerical multiplier is written in front of the literal factors with no sign between . For example , 5 times 46-206 , the numerical multiplier 5 being multiplied into the ...
... factors of the term ; if a term has no numerical factor , the numerical multiplier is written in front of the literal factors with no sign between . For example , 5 times 46-206 , the numerical multiplier 5 being multiplied into the ...
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... factor . For example , in 8a2c3y , 8 is the numerical coefficient and is called the coefficient of the term . 8a2 is ... factor . Exponents are written at the right of and slightly above the numbers which they affect . When no exponent ...
... factor . For example , in 8a2c3y , 8 is the numerical coefficient and is called the coefficient of the term . 8a2 is ... factor . Exponents are written at the right of and slightly above the numbers which they affect . When no exponent ...
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Horace Wilmer Marsh. In a3 , a is used how many times as a factor ? 3 is what ? What does it show ? In 5a2c3y , 5 is ... factors is affected by the same operation or exponent , the terms and factors affected are inclosed by marks of ...
Horace Wilmer Marsh. In a3 , a is used how many times as a factor ? 3 is what ? What does it show ? In 5a2c3y , 5 is ... factors is affected by the same operation or exponent , the terms and factors affected are inclosed by marks of ...
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Page 83 - It has been found by experiment that the weight of a body varies inversely as the square of its distance from the center of the earth. If a...
Page 219 - 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 29 - The hypotenuse of a right triangle is the side opposite the right angle. The sides including the right angle are sometimes called the arms of the right triangle.
Page 298 - 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 81 - The velocity of a falling body varies as the time during which it has fallen from rest. If the velocity of a falling body...
Page 87 - It has been found by experiment that the distance a body falls from rest varies as the square of the time.
Page 45 - P = mean effective pressure in pounds per square inch; L = length of stroke in feet; A =area of piston in square inches; N = number of strokes per minute = revolutions per minute x 2.
Page 83 - The Volume of a Gas. The volume of a gas varies inversely as the height of the mercury in the barometer.
Page 242 - The logarithm of a fraction is equal to the difference obtained by subtracting the logarithm of the denominator from the logarithm of the numerator : log (os/6) = log a — log b. For, if 10' = a and 10£ •= b, then IQI-L — a _}.
Page 100 - Glasgow had already discovered in 1830 his "law of gaseous diffusion" ( the relative rates of diffusion of gases are inversely proportional to the square roots of the densities) when he began his work on the phosphoric acids.