Mathematical Manual for the Use of Colleges and Academies, Volume 1J.W. Butler, and sold by J. Conrad, 1807 - Mathematics |
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Page 47
... double the other , which must evidently give the same pro- duct , if both multiplications have been well done . DIVISION OF COMPOUND NUMBERS . We must in the first place , observe , that the quo- tient may be either of the same ...
... double the other , which must evidently give the same pro- duct , if both multiplications have been well done . DIVISION OF COMPOUND NUMBERS . We must in the first place , observe , that the quo- tient may be either of the same ...
Page 84
... double of the tens by the units ; and lastly of the square of the units . With this know- ledge , we can extract the square root of any number whatever . 24 24 16 80 80 400 576 Let it be proposed , for example , to extract 85 FORMATION ...
... double of the tens by the units ; and lastly of the square of the units . With this know- ledge , we can extract the square root of any number whatever . 24 24 16 80 80 400 576 Let it be proposed , for example , to extract 85 FORMATION ...
Page 85
... double of the tens by the units , and of the square of the units ; but the square of the tens being a number of hundreds , has two places to its right ; if , then , we separate the two 6 | 20 | 54 | 19 | 2491 4 22,0 176 .445,4 440 1 ...
... double of the tens by the units , and of the square of the units ; but the square of the tens being a number of hundreds , has two places to its right ; if , then , we separate the two 6 | 20 | 54 | 19 | 2491 4 22,0 176 .445,4 440 1 ...
Page 86
... double product of the tens by the units , and the square of the units ; but the double product of the tens by the units , is a number of tens , which has one place to the right ; then if I separate one figure to the right of this number ...
... double product of the tens by the units , and the square of the units ; but the double product of the tens by the units , is a number of tens , which has one place to the right ; then if I separate one figure to the right of this number ...
Page 87
... double product of the tens by the units , and the square of the units ; but the double pro- duct of the tens by the units , is a number of tens which has one place to its right ; if then I separate one figure to the right of this number ...
... double product of the tens by the units , and the square of the units ; but the double pro- duct of the tens by the units , is a number of tens which has one place to its right ; if then I separate one figure to the right of this number ...
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Page 33 - Multiply the whole number by the numerator of the fraction, and divide the product by the denominator ; or divide the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, and multiply the quotient by the numerator.
Page 224 - The earth being 360 degrees in circumference, turns round on its axis in 24 hours ; how far does it turn in one minute, in the 43d parallel of latitude; the degree of longitude, in this latitude, being about 51 statute miles?
Page 104 - 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 202 - OF TIME. 60 Seconds = 1 Minute 60 Minutes =± 1 Hour 24 Hours = 1 Day 7 Days = 1 Week 28 Days = 1 Lunar Month...
Page 203 - The fourth, eleventh, ninth, and sixth, Have thirty days to each affix'd: And every other thirty-one, Except the second month alone, Which has but twenty-eight in fine, Till leap year gives it twenty-nine.
Page 59 - The first term of a ratio is called the antecedent, and the second term the consequent.
Page 34 - It will be seen that we multiply the denominator of the dividend by the numerator of the divisor for the denominator of the quotient, and the numerator of the dividend by the denominator of the divisor for the numerator of the quotient.
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Page 85 - Considering, then, the proposed number 6084 as composed of the square of the tens of the root sought, twice the product of the tens by the units, and the square of the units, if we can discover in this number the first of these parts, viz.