A portable cyclopædia; or, Compendious dictionary of arts and sciences1810 |
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... quantity must be deduced from the question ; and when there is but one unknown quantity there can be but one independent equation in the question . Ex . 1. To find a number to which if there be added a half , a third , and a fourth of ...
... quantity must be deduced from the question ; and when there is but one unknown quantity there can be but one independent equation in the question . Ex . 1. To find a number to which if there be added a half , a third , and a fourth of ...
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... quantity is found . Rule . Make the power of the unknown quantity stand alone , then extract the root of the same denomination out of both sides , and this will give the value of the unknown quantity . Example : If a2 + ax2 = b3 ax = 63 ...
... quantity is found . Rule . Make the power of the unknown quantity stand alone , then extract the root of the same denomination out of both sides , and this will give the value of the unknown quantity . Example : If a2 + ax2 = b3 ax = 63 ...
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... quantity , the positive terms will be equal to the negative , and the whole equal to 0 . Def . When an equation is put into this form , the term in which the unknown quantity ( x ) is of the highest power , is inade the first , that in ...
... quantity , the positive terms will be equal to the negative , and the whole equal to 0 . Def . When an equation is put into this form , the term in which the unknown quantity ( x ) is of the highest power , is inade the first , that in ...
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... quantity isy , and its value * te . Let the equation proposed be x1px ' + 9x - r = 0 , of which the roots are to be lessened by e . By inserting for x and its powerste and its powers the required equation is + 3672 + 3x2 - 4 - e -prz ...
... quantity isy , and its value * te . Let the equation proposed be x1px ' + 9x - r = 0 , of which the roots are to be lessened by e . By inserting for x and its powerste and its powers the required equation is + 3672 + 3x2 - 4 - e -prz ...
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... quantity , the positive terms will be equal to the negative , and the whole equal to 0 . Def . When an equation is put into this form , the term in which the unknown quantity ( x ) is of the highest power , is made the first , that in ...
... quantity , the positive terms will be equal to the negative , and the whole equal to 0 . Def . When an equation is put into this form , the term in which the unknown quantity ( x ) is of the highest power , is made the first , that in ...
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