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... circle to degrees , minutes , and seconds , and also to seconds . 57721314987 sq . mile in acres and decimals , and in feet and decimals . 487956324 tons of sea water in cubic feet and inches ( 35 ft . = 1 ton ) . Express the same in ...
... circle to degrees , minutes , and seconds , and also to seconds . 57721314987 sq . mile in acres and decimals , and in feet and decimals . 487956324 tons of sea water in cubic feet and inches ( 35 ft . = 1 ton ) . Express the same in ...
Page 124
... circle is 314159 times its diameter ; find the circumference of circles whose diameters measure 13 7 feet , 196 yards , and 28 ° 342 miles respectively . 17. A cubic inch of water weighs 252 : 458 grains , and the weight of an imperial ...
... circle is 314159 times its diameter ; find the circumference of circles whose diameters measure 13 7 feet , 196 yards , and 28 ° 342 miles respectively . 17. A cubic inch of water weighs 252 : 458 grains , and the weight of an imperial ...
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... circle is to the circumference as 1 : 34 ; find the number of revolutions made by a wheel whose radius is 1 foot 9 inches in a journey of 8 miles . When the radius is 1 foot 9 inches , the diameter is 3 feet 6 inches , and we are told ...
... circle is to the circumference as 1 : 34 ; find the number of revolutions made by a wheel whose radius is 1 foot 9 inches in a journey of 8 miles . When the radius is 1 foot 9 inches , the diameter is 3 feet 6 inches , and we are told ...
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... circle is to the circumference as 1 : 31425 ; find correctly to the thousandth part of an inch the circumference of a circle whose radius is 2.1 feet ? 23. The sloth does not advance more than 100 yards in a day ; how long would it take ...
... circle is to the circumference as 1 : 31425 ; find correctly to the thousandth part of an inch the circumference of a circle whose radius is 2.1 feet ? 23. The sloth does not advance more than 100 yards in a day ; how long would it take ...
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... circle to be 31416 times the diameter , find what distance was lost owing to the slipping of the wheel on the rail ? 19. If a man travels 90 miles in 3 days by walking 8 hours a day , in what time will he travel 540 miles by walking 6 ...
... circle to be 31416 times the diameter , find what distance was lost owing to the slipping of the wheel on the rail ? 19. If a man travels 90 miles in 3 days by walking 8 hours a day , in what time will he travel 540 miles by walking 6 ...
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air-pump Answer area of valve atmospheric line boiler bolts bottom cent centre circumference coal condenser contains cost crank cubic feet cubic foot cubic inches cyphers decimal denominator diagram distance divide dividend divisor effective pressure engine equal EXAMINATION PAPER-No EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE exhaust figure fraction gallons heat high pressure horse-power hundred inches diameter inches of mercury indicator indicator diagram length of stroke lever mean effective pressure miles multiplicand multiply piston pitch plates port pounds pressure cylinder pressure of steam pressure per square pump quantity quotient ratio of expansion reduce remainder revolutions per minute rivets RULE safety-valve screw seams shaft side slide-valve specific gravity square feet square inch stays steam is cut subtract surface surface condenser tank temperature thickness thousand throughout the stroke tons total pressure tube vacuum vulgar fraction weight whole numbers
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Page 42 - An Improper Fraction is one whose numerator is equal to or greater than its denominator ; as, f , -J.
Page 63 - Thus, reducing the two fractions to a common denominator, we multiply the numerator of the dividend by the denominator of the divisor, and the numerator of. the divisor by the denominator of the dividend ; (Art.
Page 139 - RULE. from half the sum of the three sides, subtract each side separately; multiply the half sum and the three remainders together, and the square root of the product will be the area required.
Page 56 - It is however impossible to find such a fraction unless all the given fractions be first expressed with a common denominator : for, since the denominator of a fraction expresses the number of equal parts into which the unit is divided, it follows that in two fractions which have not a common denominator the unit is not divided into the same number of equal parts : therefore in endeavouring to...
Page 239 - ... stroke have been performed, and the steam be at the same time throttled in the steam pipe, the full pressure of the steam within the cylinder cannot be maintained except near the beginning of the stroke where the piston travels slowly ; for as the speed of the piston increases, the pressure necessarily subsides, until the piston approaches the other end of the cylinder, where the pressure would rise again but that the operation of the lap on the valve by this time has had the effect of closing...
Page 239 - ... on the exhausting side, the port before the piston will be closed before that behind it is opened ; and the interval between the closing of the one and the opening of the other, will depend on the quantity of lap on the exhausting side of the valve.