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... become familiar , but which are essential to a clear comprehension of the subject . Among these operations may be mentioned the separation of quantities into factors , finding the divisors of quantities , and the substitution of numbers ...
... become familiar , but which are essential to a clear comprehension of the subject . Among these operations may be mentioned the separation of quantities into factors , finding the divisors of quantities , and the substitution of numbers ...
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... becomes 16x - 30 + 30 = 130 + 30 , or 16x130 + 30 , since 16x- ( ax . 5 ) ; hence , 16x = 160 , therefore , ― x = 10 , 30 + 30 is the same as 16x and x 3 = 7. Ans . wheat 10s . , oats 7s . per acre . Most of the preceding questions in ...
... becomes 16x - 30 + 30 = 130 + 30 , or 16x130 + 30 , since 16x- ( ax . 5 ) ; hence , 16x = 160 , therefore , ― x = 10 , 30 + 30 is the same as 16x and x 3 = 7. Ans . wheat 10s . , oats 7s . per acre . Most of the preceding questions in ...
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... becomes minus ; but the learner must recollect , that terms having no sign , are supposed to have + , and that he must change all the signs , otherwise great errors will ensue . 1. Says A to B , if to my age twice my age be added , the ...
... becomes minus ; but the learner must recollect , that terms having no sign , are supposed to have + , and that he must change all the signs , otherwise great errors will ensue . 1. Says A to B , if to my age twice my age be added , the ...
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... becomes 80 + 20-40 + 10 or 70. Hence we see , that , to subtract 40—10 , we must change the +40 to 40 and the - 10 to +10 . - Now to solve the question ; let x = B's 3 VI . 25 EQUATIONS OF THE FIRST DEGREE . Equations of the first ...
... becomes 80 + 20-40 + 10 or 70. Hence we see , that , to subtract 40—10 , we must change the +40 to 40 and the - 10 to +10 . - Now to solve the question ; let x = B's 3 VI . 25 EQUATIONS OF THE FIRST DEGREE . Equations of the first ...
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... becomes 23 × 32 or 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 = 72 . Exponents must be carefully distinguished from coëfficients ; for , 3 a and a3 have very different significations . Suppose a = 10 ; then 3 a would be 3 × 10 or 30 , but a3 would be 10 × 10 X ...
... becomes 23 × 32 or 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 = 72 . Exponents must be carefully distinguished from coëfficients ; for , 3 a and a3 have very different significations . Suppose a = 10 ; then 3 a would be 3 × 10 or 30 , but a3 would be 10 × 10 X ...
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Page 50 - Divide the first term of the dividend by the first term of the divisor, and write the result as the first term of the quotient. Multiply the whole divisor by the first term of the quotient, and subtract the product from the dividend.
Page 46 - ANOTHER. 1. Divide the coefficient of the dividend by the coefficient of the divisor. 2.
Page 23 - A shepherd in time of war was plundered by a party of soldiers, who took \ of his flock and \ of a sheep ; another party took from him \ of what he had left and \ of a sheep ; then a third party took \ of what now remained and J of a sheep.
Page 226 - In a series of equal ratios, the sum of the antecedents is to the sum of the consequents as any antecedent is to its consequent.
Page 258 - The logarithm of a number is the exponent of the power to which it is necessary to raise a fixed number, in order to produce the first number.
Page 260 - To Divide One Number by Another, Subtract the logarithm of the divisor from the logarithm of the dividend, and obtain the antilogarithm of the difference.
Page 1 - Algebraic operations are based upon definitions and the following axioms : — 1. If the same quantity, or equal quantities, be added to equal quantities, the sums will be equal. 2. If the same quantity, or equal quantities, be subtracted from equal quantities, the remainders will be equal. 3. If equal quantities be multiplied by the same quantity, or equal quantities, the products will be equal.
Page 223 - In any proportion the terms are in proportion by Composition and Division; that is, the sum of the first two terms is to their difference, as the sum of the last two terms is to their difference.
Page 1 - If equal quantities be divided by the same or equal quantities, the quotients will be equal. 5. If the same quantity be both added to and subtracted from another, the value of the latter will not be altered.
Page 137 - 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.