Practical Mathematics: Instruction Paper, Volume 3American school of correspondence, 1912 |
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Page 120
... Volumes of Prisms . It has already been made clear in the discussion of Cubic Measure in denominate numbers , that the measure- ment of volume involves the product of the three dimensions of the O B Fig . 47. Volume of a Rectangular ...
... Volumes of Prisms . It has already been made clear in the discussion of Cubic Measure in denominate numbers , that the measure- ment of volume involves the product of the three dimensions of the O B Fig . 47. Volume of a Rectangular ...
Page 121
... volume of B is 12 cubic feet . But the area of the base of B is 4 sq . ft . and the altitude is 3 ft . The product of these two gives 12 cu . ft . , the same as ... Volumes of Cylinders . The volume of a cylinder PRACTICAL MATHEMATICS 121.
... volume of B is 12 cubic feet . But the area of the base of B is 4 sq . ft . and the altitude is 3 ft . The product of these two gives 12 cu . ft . , the same as ... Volumes of Cylinders . The volume of a cylinder PRACTICAL MATHEMATICS 121.
Page 122
Instruction Paper Glenn Moody Hobbs. 92. Volumes of Cylinders . The volume of a cylinder is equal to the product of the area of one base by the altitude . Examples . 1. How much tin will be required to make a cylindrical can , 3 inches ...
Instruction Paper Glenn Moody Hobbs. 92. Volumes of Cylinders . The volume of a cylinder is equal to the product of the area of one base by the altitude . Examples . 1. How much tin will be required to make a cylindrical can , 3 inches ...
Page 124
... volume of each pyramid must be one - third of the volume of the prism . But the volume of a prism is equal to the product of the area of the base by the altitude ; therefore , the volume of a pyramid is equal to the product of the area ...
... volume of each pyramid must be one - third of the volume of the prism . But the volume of a prism is equal to the product of the area of the base by the altitude ; therefore , the volume of a pyramid is equal to the product of the area ...
Page 125
... Volumes of Cones . As a cone may be considered a pyr- amid with an infinite number of sides , it follows from Section 95 that , the volume of a cone is equal to the product PRACTICAL MATHEMATICS 125 Fig. 53. Circular Cone. ...
... Volumes of Cones . As a cone may be considered a pyr- amid with an infinite number of sides , it follows from Section 95 that , the volume of a cone is equal to the product PRACTICAL MATHEMATICS 125 Fig. 53. Circular Cone. ...
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altitude base called characteristic circle circumference column cone conical surface cube root cubic curve shows cylinder decimal point denominator divided dividend division divisor example feet long feet per second figure Find the area Find the cube Find the logarithm Find the number Find the square Find the volume fraction given gives horizontal axis horizontal values horsepower hypotenuse kilowatt lateral area mantissa miles per hour Move the slide multiplied number of digits number of sides obtained P₁ parallelogram parallelopiped perpendicular Plot the curve polygon prism PROBLEMS FOR PRACTICE proportion pulley pyramid quadrilateral quantity quotient radius Remove the parenthesis rhombus right angles right triangle scale slant height slide rule SOLUTION spaces sphere square root straight line subtracting surface tangent term total area Transposing tungsten vertex vertical axis vertical values whole number zero
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Page 126 - A sphere is a solid bounded by a curved surface, every point of which is equally distant from a point within called the center.
Page 115 - A circle is a plane figure bounded by a curved line, called the circumference, every point of which is equally distant from a point within called the center.
Page 105 - Every circumference of a. circle, whether the circle be large or small, is supposed to be divided into 360 equal parts called degrees. Each degree is divided into 60 equal parts called minutes, and each minute into 60 equal parts called seconds.
Page 115 - A circle is a plane figure contained by one line, which is called the circumference, and is such, that all straight lines drawn from a certain point within the figure to the circumference are equal to one another : 16. And this point is called the centre of the circle.
Page 135 - If the characteristic is negative, make the number of zeros between the decimal point and the first significant figure of the corresponding number one less than the number of units in the characteristic.
Page 125 - The altitude of a cone is the perpendicular distance from the vertex to the base.
Page 135 - If the number is less than 1, make the characteristic of the logarithm negative, and one unit more than the number of zeros between the decimal point and the first significant figure of the given number.
Page 133 - The logarithm of the root of a number is found by dividing the logarithm of the number by the index of the root.
Page 87 - ... subtract the product from the dividend, and to the remainder annex the next period for the next dividend.
Page 106 - Polygons are classified according to the number of sides. A triangle is a polygon of three sides. A quadrilateral is a polygon of four sides. A pentagon is a polygon of five sides. A hexagon is a polygon of six sides.