 | rev. Frederick Calder - 1848 - 190 pages
...; therefore v/3" = 3 ; ^5a = 5. Also, since the square root of a given number may be defined to be that number which, when multiplied by itself, will produce the given number, therefore v/2 X \/2= 2 : so also, ^2 x ^2 x ^2 = 2. Such quantities as v/2, $2, are called Surds, or... | |
 | rev. Frederick Calder - 1852 - 368 pages
...quantity; therefore t/3 2 = 3; $5 3 =5. Also, since the square root of a given number may be denned to be that number which, when multiplied by itself, will produce the given number, therefore ^2x^/2 = 2: so also, ^2 x ^2 x ^2 = 2. Such quantities as 1/2, ^"2, are called Surd*, or... | |
 | William Harding Girdlestone - 1870 - 482 pages
...what was the original multiplier employed, is called Evolution. Def. The square root of any proposed number is that number which, when multiplied by itself, will produce the proposed number. Def. The cube root is that number which, when multiplied by itself twice over, will... | |
 | Thomas Dalton - 1876 - 344 pages
...to some which are less simple and involve the use of other symbol«. 2. It has been explained that the square root of any number is that number which when multiplied by itself produces the given number. The symbol *J (which may have originally been the first letter of the word... | |
 | William Dodds - 1883 - 198 pages
...in the area, and the result will give tho number of linear units in the side. [Sec Fig. Art. 150 44. The square root of any number is that number which, when multiplied by itself, has tho given number for product. Thus, 5 is the square root of 25. The square root of any number up... | |
 | William Allen Sylvester - Carpentry - 1884 - 222 pages
...obtained by multiplying that number by itself : thus the square of 2is2x2=4; the square of 3 is 3 x 3 = 9. The square root of any number is that number which, when multiplied oy itself, will produce the given number: thus the square root of 4 is 2, since 2x2—4; the square... | |
 | William Allen Sylvester - Architecture, Domestic - 1896 - 278 pages
...under 8^ on the line A : then above 15 on the line B we find the answer, 21£, on the liue A. $21£ equal $21.25. SQUARES AND SQUARE ROOTS. The square...the line C : thus the square of 3 on the line D is !i, which is found just above it on the line C ; and the square root of any number on the line C is... | |
 | Joseph Gregory Horner - Engineering - 1909 - 560 pages
...into a square section, and used chiefly for water joints. Square Root- — The square root of a given number is that number which, when multiplied by itself, will produce the given number. Thus, the square root of 100 is 10, since 10 x 10 = 100. The square root of a number is generally denoted... | |
 | Measuring instruments - 1914 - 428 pages
...split up into the two equal factors 3 and 3. The number 3 is therefore said to be the square root of 9. The square root of any number is that number which, when multiplied by itself, will produce the first number. The square root of 25 is 5, because 5X5 = 25; the square root of 49 is 7, because 7X7=49;... | |
 | International Correspondence Schools - Machine-shop practice - 1924 - 402 pages
...Thus, (J)3 , . , , , 3X3X3 27 means the cube of I and ts equal to = — . 4X4X4 64 ROOTS OF NUMBERS The square root of any number is that number which, when multiplied by itself, will produce the first number. The square root of 25 is 5, because 5X5 = 25; the square root of 49 is 7, because 7X7=49;... | |
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The square root of any number is that number which, when multiplied by itself, will produce the given number. 
