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... Base is the side on which it is supposed to stand . Its Altitude is a line drawn from the angle opposite the base at right angles to the base . A A A Circumference Radius Diameter CIRCLE . TRIANGLES . 116. A Circle is a plane figure ...
... Base is the side on which it is supposed to stand . Its Altitude is a line drawn from the angle opposite the base at right angles to the base . A A A Circumference Radius Diameter CIRCLE . TRIANGLES . 116. A Circle is a plane figure ...
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... Base 7 feet , altitude 25 feet . 4. Base 25 feet , altitude 7 feet . 5. Altitude 36 feet , base 28.5 feet . 6. What will be the cost of a triangular piece of land whose base is 15 rods and altitude 10 rods at $ 65.75 a rod ? Find the ...
... Base 7 feet , altitude 25 feet . 4. Base 25 feet , altitude 7 feet . 5. Altitude 36 feet , base 28.5 feet . 6. What will be the cost of a triangular piece of land whose base is 15 rods and altitude 10 rods at $ 65.75 a rod ? Find the ...
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... base of the system , and is the one ten - millionth part of the distance on the earth's surface from the equator to either pole , or 39.37079 inches . From the meter are made the following units : land or square measure , Are and Square ...
... base of the system , and is the one ten - millionth part of the distance on the earth's surface from the equator to either pole , or 39.37079 inches . From the meter are made the following units : land or square measure , Are and Square ...
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... Base Line on a parallel of latitude , and a Principal Meridian inter- secting it , are first established . Other lines are then run six miles apart , each way , as nearly as possible . The tracts thus formed are called Townships , and ...
... Base Line on a parallel of latitude , and a Principal Meridian inter- secting it , are first established . Other lines are then run six miles apart , each way , as nearly as possible . The tracts thus formed are called Townships , and ...
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... base , which is square . How many acres does it cover ? 48. The roof of a house is 42 ft . long , and each side 20 ft . 6 in . wide . What will the roofing cost at $ 4.62 a square ? 49. If a man buys 10 hectoliters of chestnuts at ...
... base , which is square . How many acres does it cover ? 48. The roof of a house is 42 ft . long , and each side 20 ft . 6 in . wide . What will the roofing cost at $ 4.62 a square ? 49. If a man buys 10 hectoliters of chestnuts at ...
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acres amount annex avoirdupois barrels base bill bought bushels ciphers circumference column common denominator common difference common fraction compound interest contain continued fraction cube root decimal places diameter digits discount divide dividend dollars equal exact divisor Examples excess of 9's exchange Find the area Find the cost gain gallons geometrical progression given number Gold greater number greatest common divisor Hence hundred improper fractions inches integers last term least common multiple length longitude measure miles minuend mixed numbers months multiplicand multiply NOTE number expressed number is divisible number of terms obtain payable payment pound premium prime factors principal quantity quotient rate per cent ratio Reduce remainder repetend result right-hand figures rods RULE RULE.-I side sold SOLUTION specific gravity subtract subtrahend third trial divisor units weight whole number worth write yards
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Page 489 - A cylinder is conceived to be generated by the revolution of a rectangle about one of its sides as an axis.
Page 399 - Thirty days after sight of this first of exchange (second and third of the same tenor and date unpaid...
Page 429 - The Square Root of a number is one of the two equal factors that produce the number. Thus, the square root of 64 is 8, for 8 x 8 = 64.
Page 374 - If the payment be less than the interest, the surplus of interest must not be taken to augment the principal; but interest continues on the former principal until the period when the payments, taken together, exceed the interest due, and then the surplus is to be applied towards discharging the principal; and interest is to be Computed on the balance, as aforesaid.
Page 477 - 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 184 - Measures of length are used in measuring lines or distances. TABLE. 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.). 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.). 5£ yards, or 16| feet = 1 rod (rd.).
Page 432 - Multiply the divisor, thus augmented, by the last figure of the root, and subtract the product from the dividend, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a new dividend.
Page 402 - Sixty days after sight of this FIRST of EXCHANGE (Second and Third of same tenor and date unpaid...
Page 249 - RULE. — Multiply the length (in feet) by the width (in inches) and divide the product by 12 — the result will be the contents in square feet.
Page 374 - If the payment exceeds the interest, the surplus goes toward discharging the principal, and the subsequent interest is to be computed on the balance of principal remaining due. If the payment be less than the interest, the surplus...