 I 2,4,6,8, &c. is an ascending arithmetical series : o ( 8,6,4,2, &c. is a descending arithmetical series : The numbers which form the series, are called the terms of the progression ; the first and last terms of which aro called the extremes.* PROBLEM...  Daboll's Schoolmaster's Assistant: Improved and Enlarged, Being a Plain ... - Page 176by Nathan Daboll - 1831 - 240 pagesFull view - About this book
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...the numbers increase they form an ascending series ; but when they decrease, they form a descending series. The numbers, which form the series, are called the terms of the progression. Any three of ehe fivt following terms being giveif, the Other two may be readily found. 1. The first... | |
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...serios. -•n, t 3, "3, 7, 9. 11,13, 15, &c. is an owiinrft -hUSi U3. 13, II ,9. 7, 3, 3,4c. bz dtxcendi The numbers which form the series are called the terms of the series. The Jtrst and latt terms aru tlie extremes, and the oilier terms are called the meana. There... | |
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...Arithmetical Progression. g 5 ^' 4? 6, 8, &c. is an ascending arithmetical series : r ^ 8, 6, 4, 2, &c. is a descending arithmetical series : The. numbers...the progression ; the first and last terms of which are culled the extremes.* PROBLEM I. The first term, the last term,.and the number of terms being given,... | |
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...which form 'the series, are called the terms of the progression ; the first and last terms of which are called the extremes.* « PROBLEM I. The first term, the last term, and the number of terms being given, to find the sum of all the terms. *A series in progression includes Jive parts,... | |
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...and increased every dr.y's trsi ci £ ni.';« ; How far did he travel ? 29X -'J:=341 miles, Ans. \ The numbers which form the series, are called the terms of the progression. ,V(»/e. The first and last terms of a progression are called the extremes, and the other terms the... | |
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