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... known for resolving problems of this kind , and will be found a ready compendium for such readers may acquire some knowledge of the ANALYTIC ART . JAMES RYAN . New York , January 1 , 1822 . PREFACE . THE powers of the mind , like those.
... known for resolving problems of this kind , and will be found a ready compendium for such readers may acquire some knowledge of the ANALYTIC ART . JAMES RYAN . New York , January 1 , 1822 . PREFACE . THE powers of the mind , like those.
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... known which of them is the greater . X into , the sign of multiplication ; signifying that the quantities between which it is placed are to be multiplied together . Thus , a × b shows that the quantity represented by a is to be ...
... known which of them is the greater . X into , the sign of multiplication ; signifying that the quantities between which it is placed are to be multiplied together . Thus , a × b shows that the quantity represented by a is to be ...
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... known values , and are generally represented by some of the first letters of the alphabet ; as a , b , c , d , & c . Unknown quantities , are such as have no fixed values , and are usually represented by some of the final letters of the ...
... known values , and are generally represented by some of the first letters of the alphabet ; as a , b , c , d , & c . Unknown quantities , are such as have no fixed values , and are usually represented by some of the final letters of the ...
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... known quantities . * This definition of a Surd , or irrational Quantity , is due to Robert Adrian , LL . D. , Professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy in the University of Pennsylvania , who had first published it in his edition ...
... known quantities . * This definition of a Surd , or irrational Quantity , is due to Robert Adrian , LL . D. , Professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy in the University of Pennsylvania , who had first published it in his edition ...
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... known quantities by means of their relations to others which are known . This is done by making certain algebraic expressions equal to each other ( which formula , in that case , is called an equa- tion ) , and then working by the rules ...
... known quantities by means of their relations to others which are known . This is done by making certain algebraic expressions equal to each other ( which formula , in that case , is called an equa- tion ) , and then working by the rules ...
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Page 43 - Reduce compound fractions to simple ones, and mixt numbers to improper fractions ; then multiply the numerators together for a new numerator, and the denominators for. a new denominator.
Page 45 - ... required. Or, multiply the quantity into itself as many times, less one, as is denoted by the index of the power, and the last product will be tJie answer.
Page 27 - Divide the first term of the dividend by the first term of the divisor, and write the result as the first term of the quotient. Multiply the whole divisor by the first term of the quotient, and subtract the product from the dividend.
Page 111 - A person has two horses, and a saddle worth £50 ; now, if the saddle be put on the back of the first horse, it will make his value double that of the second ; but if it be put on the back of the second, it will make his value triple that of the first ; what is the value of each horse ? Ans.
Page 29 - In the case here given, the operation of division may be considered as terminated, when the highest power of the letter, in the first, or leading term of the remainder, by which the process is regulated, is less than the...
Page 112 - 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 will it take each person to perform the the same work alone ? Ans.
Page 12 - Q/~\—C = equal to, the sign of equality; signifying that the quantities between which it is placed are equal to each other. Thus...
Page 52 - ... and the quotient will be the next term of the root. Involve the whole of the root, thus found, to its proper power, which subtract from the given quantity, and divide the first term of the remainder by the same divisor as before...
Page 126 - It is required to divide the number 60 into two such parts, that their product shall be to the sum of their squares in the ratio of 2 to 5.
Page 109 - A labourer engaged to serve for 40 days, on condition that for every day he worked he should...