Easy Introduction to Mathematics, Volume 1Barlett & Newman, 1814 - Mathematics |
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... ciphers . 14. It has been shewn in the preceding article , that all num- bers originate in unity , and successively arise , by the continual increase of the preceding number by unity , and that the nine figures represent the nine first ...
... ciphers . 14. It has been shewn in the preceding article , that all num- bers originate in unity , and successively arise , by the continual increase of the preceding number by unity , and that the nine figures represent the nine first ...
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... cipher be placed to the right of it , then the figure first mentioned expresses ten times its simple value , that is , as many tens as it contains units . If two figures or ciphers be placed to the right of a figure , that figure ...
... cipher be placed to the right of it , then the figure first mentioned expresses ten times its simple value , that is , as many tens as it contains units . If two figures or ciphers be placed to the right of a figure , that figure ...
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... cipher be placed on its right , thus 50 , it then becomes fifty , or ten times 5 ; if two ciphers be placed , thus 500 , it becomes five hundred , or ten times fifty its former value ; let another cipher be placed to the right of the ...
... cipher be placed on its right , thus 50 , it then becomes fifty , or ten times 5 ; if two ciphers be placed , thus 500 , it becomes five hundred , or ten times fifty its former value ; let another cipher be placed to the right of the ...
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... ciphers , the denominations which the ciphers oc- cupy are to be omitted in reading ; thus , 405 is read four hun- dred and five ; here are no tens : 30 is read thirty ; here are no units : 70003 is read seventy thousands and three ...
... ciphers , the denominations which the ciphers oc- cupy are to be omitted in reading ; thus , 405 is read four hun- dred and five ; here are no tens : 30 is read thirty ; here are no units : 70003 is read seventy thousands and three ...
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... cipher . Thus to write the number four thousand three hun- dred and fifty - six in figures - here are units , tens , hundreds , and thousands ; four dots ... must therefore be made ; the left hand dot representing the place of thousands ...
... cipher . Thus to write the number four thousand three hun- dred and fifty - six in figures - here are units , tens , hundreds , and thousands ; four dots ... must therefore be made ; the left hand dot representing the place of thousands ...
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Page xxvi - Just so it is in the mind ; would you have a man reason well, you must use him to it betimes, exercise his mind in observing the connection of ideas and following them in train. Nothing does this better than mathematics, which therefore I think should be taught all those who have the time and opportunity, not so much to' make them mathematicians as to make them reasonable creatures...
Page 64 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt...
Page 114 - Then multiply the second and third terms together, and divide the product by the first term: the quotient will be the fourth term, or answer.
Page 466 - What number is that, which, being divided by the product of its digits, the quotient is 3 ; and if 18 be added to it, the digits will be inverted ? Ans.
Page 62 - Square Measure 144 square inches = 1 square, foot 9 square feet = 1...
Page 122 - State and reduce the terms as in the Rule of Three Direct. 2. Multiply the first and second terms together, and divide the product by the third ; the quotient will be the answer in the same denomination as the middle term was reduced into.
Page 252 - ... and to the remainder bring down the next period for a dividend. 3. Place the double of the root already found, on the left hand of the dividend for a divisor. 4. Seek how often the divisor is contained...
Page 450 - A hare is 50 leaps before a greyhound, and takes 4 leaps to- the greyhound's 3, but 2 of the greyhound's leaps are as much as 3 of the hare's ; how many leaps must the greyhound take to catch the hare ? Ans. 300.
Page 307 - Multiply the whole number by the numerator of the fraction, and divide the product by the denominator ; or divide the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, and multiply the quotient by the numerator.
Page 238 - ... 2. Multiply each term in the multiplicand, beginning at the lowest, by the feet in the multiplier, and write...