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... NOTE . — These operations are variously combined , giving rise to a great number of rules . § 1. NOTATION . 3. NOTATION is the art of expressing numbers and their relations to each other by means of figures and other symbols . 4. To ...
... NOTE . — These operations are variously combined , giving rise to a great number of rules . § 1. NOTATION . 3. NOTATION is the art of expressing numbers and their relations to each other by means of figures and other symbols . 4. To ...
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... NOTE . An expression in which the sign of equality occurs , is called an equation . That portion of the equation which precedes the sign of equality is the first member , and that which follows , the second member of the equation . 8 ...
... NOTE . An expression in which the sign of equality occurs , is called an equation . That portion of the equation which precedes the sign of equality is the first member , and that which follows , the second member of the equation . 8 ...
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... NOTE . The terms significant and insignificant are used technically ; 0 is as really significant as any other figure . 15. Each significant figure has two values ; one of which is constant , ( i . e . always the same , ) the other ...
... NOTE . The terms significant and insignificant are used technically ; 0 is as really significant as any other figure . 15. Each significant figure has two values ; one of which is constant , ( i . e . always the same , ) the other ...
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... NOTE . These and other exercises will be varied and extended by the teacher as circumstances may dictate . 29. TABLE OF ROMAN NUMERALS . I 1 XXI 21 II 2 XXIV 24 III 3 XXV 25 IV 4 XXIX 29 V 5 XXX 30 VI 6 XL 40 VII 7 L 50 VIII 8 LX 60 IX ...
... NOTE . These and other exercises will be varied and extended by the teacher as circumstances may dictate . 29. TABLE OF ROMAN NUMERALS . I 1 XXI 21 II 2 XXIV 24 III 3 XXV 25 IV 4 XXIX 29 V 5 XXX 30 VI 6 XL 40 VII 7 L 50 VIII 8 LX 60 IX ...
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... made in adding UPWARD . NOTE 1. The operation called proof , in this and the following Articles , only serves to strengthen the probability that the work is right . ILLUSTRATION . Ex . 10 . 37684 48297 68746 94852 8 ADDITION .
... made in adding UPWARD . NOTE 1. The operation called proof , in this and the following Articles , only serves to strengthen the probability that the work is right . ILLUSTRATION . Ex . 10 . 37684 48297 68746 94852 8 ADDITION .
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2d Principal acres altitude amount angle annex annuity arithmetical arithmetical series base Bought breadth bushels cent ciphers circle circumference common difference compound interest cost cube root cubic debt decimal fraction decimal places diameter Divide dividend divisible dollars dominical letter equal equated example feet long figure frustum gain gallons given number greatest common measure Hence hundred inches insured interest of $1 least common multiple length lower denomination marked price miles minuend months multiplicand Multiply NOTE number of terms OPERATION oxen payable payment plane polygon pound present worth PROB proportion quotient radius ratio Reduce remainder repetend rods RULE RULE.-Divide RULE.-Multiply separatrix Sept side simple slant height sold solid sphere square root subtract subtrahend surface thick thousandths trial divisor triangle Troy weight units vulgar fraction weight whole number wide yards
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Page 26 - The number to be divided is called the dividend. The number by which we divide is called the divisor.
Page 76 - To reduce a mixed number to an improper fraction, — RULE : Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, to the product add the numerator, and write the result over the denominator.
Page 43 - DRY MEASURE 2 pints (pt.) = 1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts =1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu...
Page 80 - Therefore, multiplying both terms of a fraction by the same number does not alter its value.
Page 210 - The square root of a number is one of its two equal factors.
Page 223 - The square described on the hypothenuse of a rightangled triangle is equal to the sum of the squares described on the other two sides.
Page 141 - RULE. Divide the given interest by the interest of the principal, for the given time, at 1 per cent., and the quotient will be the rate.
Page 51 - The least common multiple of two or more numbers is the least number that is exactly divisible by each of them.
Page 33 - To divide by 10, 100, &c., we simply cut off as many figures from the right of the dividend as there are ciphers in the divisor.
Page 75 - To reduce an improper fraction to a whole or mixed number, — RULE : Divide the numerator by the denominator ; the quotient will be the whole or mixed number.