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Contents
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Common Fractions | 36 |
Percentage | 51 |
Essentials of Algebra | 61 |
Ratio and Proportion | 95 |
Linear Equations | 106 |
Exponents and Radicals | 131 |
Trigonometic Functions | 291 |
Solution of Triangles | 306 |
Vectors | 322 |
Radian Measure | 340 |
Conic Sections | 358 |
Numbering Systems | 371 |
Arithmetic Operations in a Computer | 384 |
Counting Methods | 408 |
Logarithms | 171 |
Quadratic Equations and Square Roots | 214 |
Essentials of Plane Geometry | 243 |
Solid Figures | 276 |
Probability and Odds | 417 |
Statistics | 429 |
Appendix | 461 |
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Page 20 - UNITS length meter* (m) mass kilogram (kg) time second (s) electric current ampere (A) thermodynamic temperature...
Page 250 - Two triangles are congruent if two sides and the included angle of one are equal respectively to two sides and the included angle of the other.
Page 95 - In any proportion, the product of the means is equal to the product of the extremes.
Page 250 - Two triangles are congruent if two angles and the included side of one are equal respectively to two angles and the included side of the other.
Page 38 - A number is divisible by 3 if the sum of its digits is divisible by 3• A number is divisible by 9 if the sum of its digits is divisible by 9.
Page 165 - C, if the metal is in the form of a 1 cm. -cube, but since the resistance of a conductor is directly proportional to its length and inversely proportional to its cross-sectional area, it is 1'6 x 100 x 100 = 16 000 microhms = 0 '016 n if the 1 cu.
Page 276 - The Altitude of a prism is the perpendicular distance between its bases.
Page 39 - The Least Common Denominator of two or more fractions is the least common multiple of their denominators.
Page 464 - TABLE OF SQUARES AND SQUARE ROOTS* Number Square Square root Number Square Square root 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 4 9 16 25 36 49 64 81 100...