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... taken from the former . Thus ab shows that the quantity represented by b is to be taken from that represented by a : and is read a minus b . Also , ab represents the difference of the two quantities a and b , when it is not known which ...
... taken from the former . Thus ab shows that the quantity represented by b is to be taken from that represented by a : and is read a minus b . Also , ab represents the difference of the two quantities a and b , when it is not known which ...
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... taken from the former , is a ( в - b ) as has been already shown ; whence в - b being less than в , it is evident that the part , which is to be taken away must be less than aв ; and con- sequently since the first part of this product ...
... taken from the former , is a ( в - b ) as has been already shown ; whence в - b being less than в , it is evident that the part , which is to be taken away must be less than aв ; and con- sequently since the first part of this product ...
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... taken affirmatively , without altering the truth of the result ; and if the first term of a divisor should not be exactly contained in the first term of the dividend , the several terms of the latter may be multiplied by any number or ...
... taken affirmatively , without altering the truth of the result ; and if the first term of a divisor should not be exactly contained in the first term of the dividend , the several terms of the latter may be multiplied by any number or ...
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... taken into the numerator , or the numerator into the denominator , by changing the sign of its index . Also , since am am 1 , or = am — ma ° , it follows , that the expression a ' is a symbol equivalent to unity , and conse- quently ...
... taken into the numerator , or the numerator into the denominator , by changing the sign of its index . Also , since am am 1 , or = am — ma ° , it follows , that the expression a ' is a symbol equivalent to unity , and conse- quently ...
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... taken but once . For if x + y + z be any trinomial surd , its square will be x2 + y2 + z2 + 2xy + 2xz + 2yz ; then if half the product of any two rectangles as 2xy X 2xz ( or 2x2yz ) be divided by 2x2yz some third 2yx , the quotient 2yz ...
... taken but once . For if x + y + z be any trinomial surd , its square will be x2 + y2 + z2 + 2xy + 2xz + 2yz ; then if half the product of any two rectangles as 2xy X 2xz ( or 2x2yz ) be divided by 2x2yz some third 2yx , the quotient 2yz ...
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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...