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... Cube Root ......... 235 Supplement to Compound Numbers .. 142 Extraction of Roots in General Supplement to Fractions 145 Arithmetical Progression Circulating Decimals ................ 147 Geometrical Progression ............. 247 Ratio ...
... Cube Root ......... 235 Supplement to Compound Numbers .. 142 Extraction of Roots in General Supplement to Fractions 145 Arithmetical Progression Circulating Decimals ................ 147 Geometrical Progression ............. 247 Ratio ...
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... If the square be multiplied by the first power , the product is called the cube , or third power . QUESTIONS . - 1 . What is Involution ? 2. What is a power ? The power is sometimes denoted by a small figure , INVOLUTION . 225.
... If the square be multiplied by the first power , the product is called the cube , or third power . QUESTIONS . - 1 . What is Involution ? 2. What is a power ? The power is sometimes denoted by a small figure , INVOLUTION . 225.
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... cube , or third power , of 23 ? 4. What is the cube , or third power , of 159 ? Ans . 21025 . Ans . 12167 . Ans . 4019679 . 5. What is the biquadrate , or fourth power , of 29 ? Ans . 707281 . 6. What is the fifth power of 134 ? 7. What ...
... cube , or third power , of 23 ? 4. What is the cube , or third power , of 159 ? Ans . 21025 . Ans . 12167 . Ans . 4019679 . 5. What is the biquadrate , or fourth power , of 29 ? Ans . 707281 . 6. What is the fifth power of 134 ? 7. What ...
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... cube root of 27 , because 3x3x3 = 27 . Any given power may be found by a continued multiplica- tion of the number into itself ; yet there are numbers whose precise root can never be found ; but , by the use of decimals , we can arrive ...
... cube root of 27 , because 3x3x3 = 27 . Any given power may be found by a continued multiplica- tion of the number into itself ; yet there are numbers whose precise root can never be found ; but , by the use of decimals , we can arrive ...
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... cube root of 357 — 14 is 357-14 = 7 . EXTRACTION OF THE SQUARE ROOT . Formation of the Square , and Extraction of the Square Root . Art . 226. - It has been shown , that to obtain the square of any number , whether entire or fractional ...
... cube root of 357 — 14 is 357-14 = 7 . EXTRACTION OF THE SQUARE ROOT . Formation of the Square , and Extraction of the Square Root . Art . 226. - It has been shown , that to obtain the square of any number , whether entire or fractional ...
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Page 37 - The number to be divided is called the dividend. The number by which we divide is called the divisor.
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