The Federal Calculator: Or, A Concise System of Practical ArithmeticThe author, 1828 - 137 pages |
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Page 126
... applied to the other end of the lever would bal- ance it ? As 10,5ft . 1,5lb . :: 1050lb . : 150lb . Ans . 3. If a weight of 1050lb . be placed 1,5 feet from the prop , at what distance from the prop must the power of 150 lb. be applied ...
... applied to the other end of the lever would bal- ance it ? As 10,5ft . 1,5lb . :: 1050lb . : 150lb . Ans . 3. If a weight of 1050lb . be placed 1,5 feet from the prop , at what distance from the prop must the power of 150 lb. be applied ...
Page 127
... applied at the end of the lever . Note . To find the circumference of the circle described by the end of the lever , multiply the double of the lever by 3,14159 ; the product will be the circumference . It is usual to abate for friction ...
... applied at the end of the lever . Note . To find the circumference of the circle described by the end of the lever , multiply the double of the lever by 3,14159 ; the product will be the circumference . It is usual to abate for friction ...
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20 cents 2qrs 3qrs 50 cents acres Addition Alligation amount annex arithmetical series Arithmetick axle bbls Bought cents per bushel cents per lb cents per yard circumference cloth cost common denominator composite number compound interest contain cords cube root cubick currency cyphers decimal diameter divide dividend Division divisor EXAMPLES exceed 12 farthings Federal Money feet 4 inches feet long gain GEORGE SOMERS given number given quantity hogsheads hundred improper fraction integer interest JOHN BIRD last quotient left hand length lever lowest terms measure miles mixed number months multiplicand payments pence Place the numbers proceed QUESTIONS quotient figure Reduce remainder right hand figure rood Rule of Three SAMUEL CHASE shillings sides square root sugar Suppose tare Three Inverse trett TROY WEIGHT VULGAR FRACTIONS weight whole numbers worth yards of cloth