 | Peter Fleming - Surveying - 1815 - 250 pages
...vulgar fraction to a decimal, and find its Logarithm by the preceding examples for whole numbers ; or subtract the Logarithm of the denominator from the Logarithm of the numerator, and the remainder will be the Logarithm wanted; as, ^=3.125 Logarithm of is 0.4948500, which was required... | |
 | George G. Carey - Arithmetic - 1818 - 602 pages
...logarithm of 498797 is fouud to be 5.697923 and of 5678979 6.754270 TO FIND THE LOGARITHM OF A PROPER FRACTION. RULE. Subtract the logarithm of the denominator from the logarithm of the numerator, the remainder is the logarithm of the fraction. EXAMPLE. Q _ Required the logarithm of — • Logarithm... | |
 | Nautical astronomy - 1821 - 708 pages
...given fraction. Thus the log. of 0,0391 is 8.59218; the log. of 0,25 is 9.39794; the.ldg. of 0,0000025 is 4.39794, &c To find the logarithm of a vulgar fraction....remainder will be the logarithm of the fraction sought. K" v * * inr I,' T FVAacuri., ir EXAMPLE I. Required the log. of -jj- ? From log. of 3 Take log. of... | |
 | Charles Hutton - Mathematics - 1822 - 616 pages
...index, will give, the logarithm required. 5. And if the given number be a proper vulgar fraction : subtract the logarithm of the denominator from the logarithm of the numerator, and the remainder will be the logarithm sought ; which, being that of a decimal fraction, must always... | |
 | Peter Nicholson - Mathematics - 1825 - 1046 pages
...Htuce, logarithm of S6al54.6 .................. — When tlie given number it a vulgar fraction. — Subtract the logarithm of the denominator from the logarithm of the numerator, anj "the remainder will be the logarithm of the given fraction. Ex. 1. Find the log. of -ff Htre log.... | |
 | Nathaniel Bowditch - Nautical astronomy - 1826 - 764 pages
...log. of 0,0391 is 8.59218; the log. of 0,5:5 is 9.39794; the log. of 0,0000025 is 4.39794, bc To ßnd the logarithm of a vulgar fraction, RULE. Subtract...will be the logarithm of the fraction sought. EXAMPLE Required the log. of -* From log. of 3 0.47712 From log. of 13 1.11394 Take log. of 8 0.90309 Take... | |
 | Thomas Keith - Navigation - 1826 - 504 pages
...a vulgar fraction. RULE. Reduce compound fractions, mixed fractions, &c. to simple fractions. Then subtract the logarithm of the denominator from the logarithm of the numerator; if you carry 1, add it to the index of the logarithm of the denominator; then take the difference of... | |
 | Thomas Keith - 1839 - 498 pages
...a vulgar fraction. RULE. Reduce compound fractions, mixed fractions, &c. to simple fractions. Then subtract the logarithm of the denominator from the logarithm of the numerator ; if you carry 1, add it to the index of the logarithm of the denominator; then take the difference... | |
 | J. A. Powers - Mathematics - 1845 - 84 pages
...&c. To find the Logarithm of a Mixed Number. RULE. — Reduce the number to an improper fraction, and subtract the logarithm of the denominator from the logarithm of the numerator; the remainder will be the logarithm required. EXAMPLE. — Required the logarithm of 4y :— 4f =V... | |
 | Nathaniel Bowditch - 1846 - 854 pages
...Thus the logarithm of 0,0391 is 8.59218 ; the logarithm of 055 is 9.39794 ; the logarithm of 0.0000025 is 4.39794, &c. To find the logarithm of a vulgar...be the logarithm of the fraction sought. EXAMPLE I. Required the logarithm of |. From log. of 3 0.47712 Take log. of 8 0.90309 Remainder, log. of } or... | |
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To find the logarithm of a vulgar fraction. RULE. Subtract the logarithm of the denominator from the logarithm of the numerator... 
