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... breadth or depth . I barley corn ; 3 barley corns 1 inch . 28. Of the foregoing lines the shorter one is exactly 1 barley corn in length ; then 3 times the length of this line makes 3 barley corns , or 1 inch , which is the exact length ...
... breadth or depth . I barley corn ; 3 barley corns 1 inch . 28. Of the foregoing lines the shorter one is exactly 1 barley corn in length ; then 3 times the length of this line makes 3 barley corns , or 1 inch , which is the exact length ...
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... breadth are equal ; as , Fig . 1 . 37. A PARALLELOGRAM has only its opposite sides equal , and at least its opposite angles , but may have all its angles equal ; conse- quently it has more length than breadth ; as , figures 2 and 3 ...
... breadth are equal ; as , Fig . 1 . 37. A PARALLELOGRAM has only its opposite sides equal , and at least its opposite angles , but may have all its angles equal ; conse- quently it has more length than breadth ; as , figures 2 and 3 ...
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... breadth , gives its square measure , or , as it is sometimes called , its square contents , as in the following Table : 144 square inches [ sq . in . ] . make 1 square foot . 9 square feet .. . make 1 square yard . 30 sq . yd . or 2721 ...
... breadth , gives its square measure , or , as it is sometimes called , its square contents , as in the following Table : 144 square inches [ sq . in . ] . make 1 square foot . 9 square feet .. . make 1 square yard . 30 sq . yd . or 2721 ...
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... breadth , and depth or thickness ; as wood , timber , stones , masonry , & c . 55. A CUBE is a solid , whose length , breadth , and thickness are all equal . [ See the Cubical block . ] 56. Thus a small block 1 inch long , 1 inch wide ...
... breadth , and depth or thickness ; as wood , timber , stones , masonry , & c . 55. A CUBE is a solid , whose length , breadth , and thickness are all equal . [ See the Cubical block . ] 56. Thus a small block 1 inch long , 1 inch wide ...
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... breadth ; room ; space ; extent of meaning ; freedom from rules . 3 LONGITUDE , from longus , L. long , means in its application , the distance of any place on the globe from another place eastward or westward ; the distance of any ...
... breadth ; room ; space ; extent of meaning ; freedom from rules . 3 LONGITUDE , from longus , L. long , means in its application , the distance of any place on the globe from another place eastward or westward ; the distance of any ...
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12 cents 50 cents acres amount angles annexing apiece barrels of flour bought breadth bushels called cent pieces ciphers circumference composite number compound interest compound number contain cube root cubic decimal diameter discount Divide dividend Division dollars equal example factors farthings Federal money feet long Find the sum fraction frustrum gain gallons given number greater greatest common divisor Hence hogshead hundred hundredths improper fraction inches indorsed least common multiple length merchant miles million mills minuend mixed number molasses months multiplicand Multiply ounces payment pence pounds present worth proportion purchase quantity quarts quotient rate per cent ratio received Reduce remainder Repeat the Table rule for finding sells shillings sides sold solid feet square rods square root subtract subtrahend Suppose third term thousand TROY WEIGHT units vulgar fraction weight whole number yards of cloth
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Page 117 - Find a common measure, by dividing the greater term by the less, and this divisor by the remainder, and so on, always dividing the last divisor by the last remainder, till nothing remains; the last divisor is the common measure.* 2. Divide both of the terms of the fraction by the common measure, aud the quotients will make the fraction required. * To find the greatest common measure...
Page 118 - Mnltiple of two or more numbers is the least number that can be divided by each of them without a remainder ; thus 30 is the least common multiple of 10 and 15.
Page 279 - ... above the upper deck ; the breadth thereof at the broadest part above the main wales, half of which breadth shall be accounted the depth of such vessel, and...
Page 263 - ... time. He received $25 : now how many days did he work, and how many days was he idle 1 A.
Page 247 - Multiply the divisor, thus augmented, by the last figure of the root, and subtract the product from the dividend, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a new dividend.
Page 217 - Lastly, multiply the third term by the continued product of the second terms, and divide the result by the continued product of the first terms, and the quotient will be the fourth term, or answer required.
Page 37 - This is no denial of the mathematical proposition that the whole is equal to the sum of all its parts...
Page 126 - Multiply each numerator into all the denominators except its own for a new numerator, and all the denominators together for a common denominator.
Page 182 - A Promissory Note is a written promise to pay a certain sum of money at a specified time.
Page 137 - Multiply the numerators together for a new numerator, and the denominators together for a new denominator.