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... Root , Extraction of the Cube Root , ARITHMETICAL PROGRESSION , GEOMETRICAL PROGRESSION , ANNUITIES , PERMUTATION , MISCELLANEOUS EPAMPLES , Position , Ex . 40–50 . Barter , Ex . 51–58 . To find the Area of a Square , Ex . 69–71 . of a ...
... Root , Extraction of the Cube Root , ARITHMETICAL PROGRESSION , GEOMETRICAL PROGRESSION , ANNUITIES , PERMUTATION , MISCELLANEOUS EPAMPLES , Position , Ex . 40–50 . Barter , Ex . 51–58 . To find the Area of a Square , Ex . 69–71 . of a ...
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... root of its second power 4 , and the root of its third power 8 . A power is named , or numbered , according to the number of times its root is used as a factor . Thus the number 4 is called the second power of its root 2 , because the ...
... root of its second power 4 , and the root of its third power 8 . A power is named , or numbered , according to the number of times its root is used as a factor . Thus the number 4 is called the second power of its root 2 , because the ...
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... root is involved . RULE OF INVOLUTION . To involve a number , multiply it into itself , as often as there are units ... root is used twice as a factor ; and the exponent shows , not how many times we are to multiply , but how many times ...
... root is involved . RULE OF INVOLUTION . To involve a number , multiply it into itself , as often as there are units ... root is used twice as a factor ; and the exponent shows , not how many times we are to multiply , but how many times ...
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... Root , or Third Root , is a number , which be . ing cubed , or multiplied by itself twice , will produce the given number . It is expressed thus , N 12 ; or thus , 127 . All the other roots are expressed in the same manner . Thus the fourth ...
... Root , or Third Root , is a number , which be . ing cubed , or multiplied by itself twice , will produce the given number . It is expressed thus , N 12 ; or thus , 127 . All the other roots are expressed in the same manner . Thus the fourth ...
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... root of the square contents of this figure . Thus in the preceding example , B , the square contents of the figure are 16 square inches . The side of the square is 4 inches long ; and 4 is the square root of 16 . What is the difference ...
... root of the square contents of this figure . Thus in the preceding example , B , the square contents of the figure are 16 square inches . The side of the square is 4 inches long ; and 4 is the square root of 16 . What is the difference ...
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Page 42 - Cardinal numbers: 1 one 2 two 3 three 4 four 5 five 6 six 7 seven 8...
Page 16 - Minute, . 60 Minutes. ..." 1 Degree, ... " °. 30 Degrees . . . . " 1 Sign, ... " s. 12 Signs, or 360 Degrees, the whole great Circle of the Zodiac.
Page 262 - Any three of the five following things being given, the other two may be found. 1. The first term. 2. The last term. 3. The number of terms.
Page 127 - The number to be divided is called the dividend. The number by which we divide is called the divisor.
Page 251 - 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 96 - To subtract fractions reduce the fractions to forms having a common denominator, if they have not that form, and subtract the numerator of the subtrahend from the numerator of the minuend, and place the remainder over the common denominator.
Page 275 - Iris head and £ the length of his body, and his body is as long as his head and tail ; what is the length of the fish? The pupil will perceive, that the length of the body is £ the length of the fish. Ans. 32 feet.
Page 253 - RULE. 1. Separate the given number into periods of three figures each, beginning at the units place.
Page 14 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt.) 4 quarts = 1 gallon (gal.) 31| gallons = 1 barrel (bbl...
Page 270 - Two men depart from the same place, and travel in opposite directions, one at the rate of...