Adams's New Arithmetic: Arithmetic, in which the Principles of Operating by Numbers are Analytically Explained, and Synthetically Applied; Thus Combining the Inductive and Synthetic Mode of Instruction. Designed for the Use of Schools and Academies in the United States |
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... of the extraction of the square and cube roots , are the only traits of the old work preserved in the new . Mont Vernon , ( N. H. ) Sept. 29 , 1827 . DANIEL ADAMS . INDEX . SIMPLE NUMBERS . Numeration and Notation , Addition 4 PREFACE .
... of the extraction of the square and cube roots , are the only traits of the old work preserved in the new . Mont Vernon , ( N. H. ) Sept. 29 , 1827 . DANIEL ADAMS . INDEX . SIMPLE NUMBERS . Numeration and Notation , Addition 4 PREFACE .
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... Square Root , see Supplement , • Application and Use of the Cube Root , see Supplement , Arithmetical Progression ... Square or Parallelogram , ex . 148–154 . of a Triangle , ex . 55-159 . Having the Diameter of a Circle , to find the ...
... Square Root , see Supplement , • Application and Use of the Cube Root , see Supplement , Arithmetical Progression ... Square or Parallelogram , ex . 148–154 . of a Triangle , ex . 55-159 . Having the Diameter of a Circle , to find the ...
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... square rod is a square ( like one of those in the annexed figure ) meas- uring a rod on each side . By an inspection of the figure , it will be seen , that there are as many squares in a row as rods on one side , and that the number of ...
... square rod is a square ( like one of those in the annexed figure ) meas- uring a rod on each side . By an inspection of the figure , it will be seen , that there are as many squares in a row as rods on one side , and that the number of ...
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... square feet in a board 14 feet long and 2 feet wide ? 25. A certain township is six miles square ; how many square miles does it contain ? Ans . 36 . 26. A man bought a farm for 22464 dollars ; he sold one half of it for 12480 dollars ...
... square feet in a board 14 feet long and 2 feet wide ? 25. A certain township is six miles square ; how many square miles does it contain ? Ans . 36 . 26. A man bought a farm for 22464 dollars ; he sold one half of it for 12480 dollars ...
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... square rods ? 49. What is the length of a field , 8 rods wide , and con- taining 160 square rods ? 50. What is the width of a piece of land , 25 rods long , and containing 400 square rods ? COMPOUND NUMBERS . ¶ 26. A number expressing ...
... square rods ? 49. What is the length of a field , 8 rods wide , and con- taining 160 square rods ? 50. What is the width of a piece of land , 25 rods long , and containing 400 square rods ? COMPOUND NUMBERS . ¶ 26. A number expressing ...
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acres amount annexing answer apples barrel of flour bought bushels called ciphers cloth cost common denominator compound interest compound numbers contained cord feet cubic currency decimal fractions diameter difference divided dividend division dollars Dominical letter equal evident EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE factors farthings federal money foot foregoing examples gain gallons greatest common divisor Hence hogshead hundred hundredths improper fraction integers least common least common multiple length lowest terms measure merator miles mills minuend minutes mixed number months multi multiplicand multiply Note number of terms OPERATION oranges ounce pence pints present worth pupil quantity quarts quotient rate per cent ratio Reduce remainder repetend right hand figure rule shillings simple numbers sold square rods square root subtraction sugar tens thousandths tion TROY WEIGHT units vulgar fractions weight whole number write yards of cloth
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Page 81 - The first seven letters of the alphabet, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, are used to...
Page 102 - 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.
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Page 222 - If the first term be 50, the last term 107, and the number of terms 20, what is the sum of the series ? Ans. $ 1570.
Page 208 - Subtract the square number from the left hand period, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a dividend. III. Double the root already found for a divisor ; seek how many times the divisor is contained in the dividend...
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Page 221 - Hence, to find the common difference, — Divide the difference of the extremes by the number of terms, less 1, and the quotient will be the common difference.
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Page 27 - The number thus added to itself, or the number to be multiplied, is called the multiplicand. The number which shows how many times the multiplicand is to be taken, or the number by which we multiply, is called the multiplier.
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