A Treatise of Algebra,: In Three Parts. Containing I. The Fundamental Rules and Operations. II. The Composition and Resolution of Equations of All Degrees; and the Different Affections of Their Roots. III. The Application of Algebra and Geometry to Each Other. To which is Added, an Appendix, Concerning the General Properties of Geometrical LinesF. Wingrave; T. Longman; W. Richardson; G. G. and J. Robinson; F. and C. Rivington; W. Lowndes; and Cadell and Davies., 1796 - 504 páginas |
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... less than b , then a - b is itself a de- crement . § 6. As addition and fubtraction are oppo- fite , or an increment is oppofite to a decre- ment , there is an analogous oppofition between the affections of quantities that are ...
... less than b , then a - b is itself a de- crement . § 6. As addition and fubtraction are oppo- fite , or an increment is oppofite to a decre- ment , there is an analogous oppofition between the affections of quantities that are ...
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... less than nothing , becaufe it is oppofite to . the positive , and diminishes it when joined to it , whereas the addition of o has no effect . But . a negative is to be confidered no lefs as a real quantity than the pofitive ...
... less than nothing , becaufe it is oppofite to . the positive , and diminishes it when joined to it , whereas the addition of o has no effect . But . a negative is to be confidered no lefs as a real quantity than the pofitive ...
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... less than the denominator , then the fraction is less than unit , and is called proper . 5 3 Thus is an improper fraction ; but 2 and 3 4 2 are proper fractions . A mixt quantity is that 3 whereof whereof one part is an integer and the ...
... less than the denominator , then the fraction is less than unit , and is called proper . 5 3 Thus is an improper fraction ; but 2 and 3 4 2 are proper fractions . A mixt quantity is that 3 whereof whereof one part is an integer and the ...
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... less than your dividend , or equal to it , that quotient shall be the fecond figure of the root . But if the product is greater than the divi- dend , you must take a lefs number for the fecond figure • figure of the root than that ...
... less than your dividend , or equal to it , that quotient shall be the fecond figure of the root . But if the product is greater than the divi- dend , you must take a lefs number for the fecond figure • figure of the root than that ...
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... less than the two first periods of the given number , the fecond figure of the root is right . But if it be found greater , you must diminish the fecond -figure of the root till that power be found equal to ΟΣ or less than thofe periods ...
... less than the two first periods of the given number , the fecond figure of the root is right . But if it be found greater , you must diminish the fecond -figure of the root till that power be found equal to ΟΣ or less than thofe periods ...
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