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... yard , & c . 9. A superficial unit is a surface , adopted as the meas- ure of surface ; as a square inch , square yard , acre , & c . 10. The area of a figure is the measure of its surface . 11. Figures with equal areas are called ...
... yard , & c . 9. A superficial unit is a surface , adopted as the meas- ure of surface ; as a square inch , square yard , acre , & c . 10. The area of a figure is the measure of its surface . 11. Figures with equal areas are called ...
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... yards , and the perpendicular 6 Ans . 10 yards . 4. Having the hypotenuse 61 feet , the perpendicular yards , to find the hypotenuse . 11 feet , to find the base . ( B. V. Prop . VII , Cor . 1 ) the square of the hypotenuse , Square ...
... yards , and the perpendicular 6 Ans . 10 yards . 4. Having the hypotenuse 61 feet , the perpendicular yards , to find the hypotenuse . 11 feet , to find the base . ( B. V. Prop . VII , Cor . 1 ) the square of the hypotenuse , Square ...
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... yards , of a rectan- gle whose base is 66.6 feet , and altitude 33.3 feet ? Reduce the feet to yards , and multiply . Ans . 246.42 . 5. Find the area of a rectangular board , whose length is 12 feet , and breadth 9 inches , or foot ...
... yards , of a rectan- gle whose base is 66.6 feet , and altitude 33.3 feet ? Reduce the feet to yards , and multiply . Ans . 246.42 . 5. Find the area of a rectangular board , whose length is 12 feet , and breadth 9 inches , or foot ...
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... yards in a trapezoid , whose par- allel sides are 240 feet , 320 feet , and altitude 66 feet ? Ans . 2053.33 . PROBLEM V. ( B. VII . PROP . VIII . SCH . I. ) To find the circumference of a circle when the radius is known . is 12 ? 1 ...
... yards in a trapezoid , whose par- allel sides are 240 feet , 320 feet , and altitude 66 feet ? Ans . 2053.33 . PROBLEM V. ( B. VII . PROP . VIII . SCH . I. ) To find the circumference of a circle when the radius is known . is 12 ? 1 ...
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... is 7 , circumference 21.9912 . and Ans . 38.4846 . 3. What is the area of a circle whose radius is 6 feet ? Ans . 113.0976 . 4. How many square yards in a circle whose diameter is 3 feet ? Ans . 1.06901 . MAY 2 4 1938 96 APPENDIX .
... is 7 , circumference 21.9912 . and Ans . 38.4846 . 3. What is the area of a circle whose radius is 6 feet ? Ans . 113.0976 . 4. How many square yards in a circle whose diameter is 3 feet ? Ans . 1.06901 . MAY 2 4 1938 96 APPENDIX .
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ABCD adjacent angles allel alternate angles altitude angle ABC angles ABD angles is equal antecedent and consequent B. I. Ax base centre circle whose radius circumference circumscribed circumscribed circle Converse of Prop describe an arc diagonal diameter divide draw the line equal angles equal B. I. Prop equal chords equal Prop equal respectively equiangular equivalent feet given angle given line given point given side half hence the triangles hypotenuse included angle inscribed angle Let the triangles line drawn linear units longer than AC multiplied number of sides oblique lines parallel to CD parallelogram perimeter perpendicular PROBLEM prove radii rectangle regular polygons respectively equal right angles Prop right-angled triangle Scholium sides AC similar subtended tangent THEOREM three sides triangles ABC triangles are equal vertex
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Page 31 - A circle is a plane figure bounded by a curved line, every point of which is equally distant from a point within called the center.
Page 63 - The square described on the hypothenuse of a right-angled triangle is equivalent to the sum of the squares described on the other two sides.
Page 70 - The areas of two triangles which have an angle of the one equal to an angle of the other are to each other as the products of the sides including the equal angles. A D A' Hyp. In triangles ABC and A'B'C', To prove AABC A A'B'C' A'B' x A'C ' Proof. Draw the altitudes BD and B'D'.
Page 53 - In any proportion, the product of the means is equal to the product of the extremes.
Page 87 - The perimeters of two regular polygons of the same number of sides, are to each other as their homologous sides, and their areas are to each other as the squares of those sides (Prop.
Page 54 - In a series of equal ratios, any antecedent is to its consequent, as the sum of all the antecedents is to the sum of all the consequents. Let a: 6 = c: d = e :/. Then, by Art.
Page 81 - All the interior angles of any rectilineal figure, together with four right angles, are equal to twice as many right angles as the figure has sides.
Page 59 - The area of a parallelogram is equal to the product of its base and its height: A = bx h.
Page 61 - From this proposition it is evident, that the square described on the difference of two lines is equivalent to the sum of the squares described on the lines respectively, minus twice the rectangle contained by the lines.
Page 82 - The side of a regular hexagon inscribed in a circle is equal to the radius of the circle.