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... base must contain 4 X 2 8 square = feet . If upon these square feet the solid extends 1 foot high , it will contain 8 cubic feet resting upon the base . But the solid is 3 feet high , and must , therefore , contain three 8's of cubic ...
... base must contain 4 X 2 8 square = feet . If upon these square feet the solid extends 1 foot high , it will contain 8 cubic feet resting upon the base . But the solid is 3 feet high , and must , therefore , contain three 8's of cubic ...
Page 196
... base , 1 cubic meter . The 10 decimeters . 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 10 cubic decimeters . figure in the margin represents a cubic meter and decimeters . Show that if , upon the square meter as a base , the solid were 1 decimeter in height ...
... base , 1 cubic meter . The 10 decimeters . 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 10 cubic decimeters . figure in the margin represents a cubic meter and decimeters . Show that if , upon the square meter as a base , the solid were 1 decimeter in height ...
Page 199
... base of the system ; this is 39.3685 inches , or nearly 39.37 inches . A platinum bar , on which was traced a line of this length , 39 37 inches , and declared to be the METER , also a platinum weight equal to 1 KILO- GRAM , were ...
... base of the system ; this is 39.3685 inches , or nearly 39.37 inches . A platinum bar , on which was traced a line of this length , 39 37 inches , and declared to be the METER , also a platinum weight equal to 1 KILO- GRAM , were ...
Page 291
... base 4 ft . , and perpendicular 3 ft . A square formed upon the hypothenuse , A C , will contain 25 square feet ; one formed upon the base , B C , will con- tain 16 square feet ; and one formed upon the perpendicular , A B , will ...
... base 4 ft . , and perpendicular 3 ft . A square formed upon the hypothenuse , A C , will contain 25 square feet ; one formed upon the base , B C , will con- tain 16 square feet ; and one formed upon the perpendicular , A B , will ...
Page 301
... base and height as the parallelogram A B C D , and the same area . In the same way it Ak may be shown that the area of any parallelogram equals that of a rectangle of the same base and height . Hence To find the area of a RECTANGLE , a ...
... base and height as the parallelogram A B C D , and the same area . In the same way it Ak may be shown that the area of any parallelogram equals that of a rectangle of the same base and height . Hence To find the area of a RECTANGLE , a ...
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Page 125 - Reduce the fractions to a common denominator and divide the numerator of the dividend by the numerator of the divisor.
Page 160 - Square Measure 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet = 1 square yard (sq. yd.) 30| square yards — 1 square rod (sq. rd.) 160 square rods = 1 acre (A.) 640 acres = 1 square mile (sq.
Page 155 - Troy weight are weighed gold,* silver, jewels, and all iquors. The denominations are pounds, ounces, pennyweights, and grains. TABLE. 24 grains (grs.) make 1 pennyweight, marked pwt. 20 pennyweights - - 1 ounce, ----- oz. 12 ounces - - - - 1 pound, ----- lb.
Page 166 - TABLE. 4 gills (gi.) - make - - 1 pint, marked pt. 2 pints ------- 1 quart, - - - qt. 4 quarts ------ 1 gallon, - - - gal. 31£ gallons ------ 1 barrel, - - - bar.
Page 67 - TABLE. 10 Mills (m.) = 1 Cent . . ct. 10 Cents = 1 Dime . . d. 10 Dimes = 1 Dollar . $. 10 Dollars = 1 Eagle . E.
Page 168 - A circle is a plane figure bounded by a line, every part of which is equally distant from : a point within called the centre ; as AEFGBD.
Page 237 - To find the present worth — Divide the given sum by the amount of $1 for the given time, and the quotient will be the PRESENT WORTH.
Page 31 - How many days are there in the year, there being in January, 31 days ; in February, 28 ; in March, 31 ; in April, 30 ; in May, 31 ; in June, 30 ; in July, 31 ; in August, 31 ; in September, 30 ; in October, 31 ; in November, 30 ; and in December, 31 ? 93.
Page 167 - DRY MEASURE 2 pints (pt.) = 1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts =1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu...
Page 174 - NUMBERS. 12 units = 1 dozen. 12 dozen = 1 gross. 12 gross = 1 great gross. 20 units = 1 score.