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... much more concise and ready than his . This method , with very little alteration and improvement , in this coun try , is usually called the Pennsylvania Method of Calculation , Edit . 1 小 CONTENTS . 2 Sect . 7. Method of PREFACE .
... much more concise and ready than his . This method , with very little alteration and improvement , in this coun try , is usually called the Pennsylvania Method of Calculation , Edit . 1 小 CONTENTS . 2 Sect . 7. Method of PREFACE .
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... called the denominator ; and if we chuse to take any number of such parts less than the whole , this is called the numerator of a fraction . The numerator , in the vulgar form , is always written over the denominator , and these are ...
... called the denominator ; and if we chuse to take any number of such parts less than the whole , this is called the numerator of a fraction . The numerator , in the vulgar form , is always written over the denominator , and these are ...
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... called the root , or first power of this number ; and its other powers are the pro- ducts , that result from multiplying the number by itself , and the last product by the same num ber again ; and so on to any number of multipli ...
... called the root , or first power of this number ; and its other powers are the pro- ducts , that result from multiplying the number by itself , and the last product by the same num ber again ; and so on to any number of multipli ...
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... called surd , or irrational roots . Roots are usually represented by these cha- racters or exponents ; ✓ , or which signifies the square root ; thus , ✓ 9 , or 91 = 3 / or cube root ; 64 , or 641 - 4 V , ord biquadrate root ; ✓ 16 ...
... called surd , or irrational roots . Roots are usually represented by these cha- racters or exponents ; ✓ , or which signifies the square root ; thus , ✓ 9 , or 91 = 3 / or cube root ; 64 , or 641 - 4 V , ord biquadrate root ; ✓ 16 ...
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... called the assumed root , and when thus involved , the assumed power . Let the given power , or number be repre- G. sented by the index , or exponent , in the question by X. the assumed power by the assumed root by and the required root ...
... called the assumed root , and when thus involved , the assumed power . Let the given power , or number be repre- G. sented by the index , or exponent , in the question by X. the assumed power by the assumed root by and the required root ...
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Page 246 - ... that triangles on the same base and between the same parallels are equal...
Page 58 - The angle in a semicircle is a right angle ; the angle in a segment greater than a semicircle is less than a right angle ; and the angle in a segment less than a semicircle is greater than a right angle.
Page 231 - RULE. From half the sum of the three sides subtract each side severally.
Page 45 - The circumference of every circle is supposed to be divided into 360 equal parts, called degrees ; and each degree into 60 equal parts, called minutes ; and each minute into 60 equal parts, called seconds ; and these into thirds, &c.
Page 14 - Then multiply the second and third terms together, and divide the product by the first term: the quotient will be the fourth term, or answer.
Page 5 - His method is founded on these three considerations: 1st, that the sum of the logarithms of any two numbers is the logarithm of the product of...
Page 91 - ... scale. Given the length of the sine, tangent, or secant of any degrees, to find the length of the radius to that sine, tangent, or secant.
Page 35 - DIVISION BY LOGARITHMS. RULE. From the logarithm of the dividend subtract the logarithm of the divisor, and the number answering to the remainder will be the quotient required.
Page 30 - Then, because the sum of the logarithms of numbers, gives the logarithm of their product ; and the difference of the logarithms, gives the logarithm of the quotient of the numbers ; from the above two logarithms, and the logarithm of 10, which is 1, we may obtain a great many logarithms, as in the following examples : EXAMPLE 3.
Page 211 - At 170 feet distance from the bottom of a tower, the angle of its elevation was found to be 52° 30' : required the altitude of the tower ? Ans.