An Introduction to Mensuration and Practical GeometryKimber & Sharpless, 1835 - 288 páginas |
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... below a figure of the same local value in the greater . For instance , let the difference of .3765 and .1236 be required the decimals being arranged thus : : 42 .3765 .1236 .2529 their difference will be .2529 . Again DECIMALS . 5.
... below a figure of the same local value in the greater . For instance , let the difference of .3765 and .1236 be required the decimals being arranged thus : : 42 .3765 .1236 .2529 their difference will be .2529 . Again DECIMALS . 5.
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... greater and arranging the numbers thus : .8200 . .7562 .0638 82 8200 we shall find the difference to be .0638 : it must be ob- served , that the value of a decimal is not increased nor decreased by annexing ciphers to it ; for a ...
... greater and arranging the numbers thus : .8200 . .7562 .0638 82 8200 we shall find the difference to be .0638 : it must be ob- served , that the value of a decimal is not increased nor decreased by annexing ciphers to it ; for a ...
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... レ 12. An obtuse angle is that which is greater than a right angle . * Any angle differing from a right one , is , by some writers , called an oblique angle . 13. A circle is a plane figure , formed by 14 PRACTICAL GEOMETRY .
... レ 12. An obtuse angle is that which is greater than a right angle . * Any angle differing from a right one , is , by some writers , called an oblique angle . 13. A circle is a plane figure , formed by 14 PRACTICAL GEOMETRY .
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... greater than half AB , describe arcs cutting each other in n and m . 2. Through these points , draw the line nEm , and the point E , where it cuts AB , will be the middle of the line re- quired . PROBLEM II . To divide a given angle ABC ...
... greater than half AB , describe arcs cutting each other in n and m . 2. Through these points , draw the line nEm , and the point E , where it cuts AB , will be the middle of the line re- quired . PROBLEM II . To divide a given angle ABC ...
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... greater than Cn or Cm , describe arcs cutting each other in s . 3. Through the point s , draw the line sC , and it will be the perpendicular required . CASE II . When the point is at , or near , the end of the line . A m B 1. Take any ...
... greater than Cn or Cm , describe arcs cutting each other in s . 3. Through the point s , draw the line sC , and it will be the perpendicular required . CASE II . When the point is at , or near , the end of the line . A m B 1. Take any ...
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12 feet 9 inches ABCD abscissa ADBA altitude Avoirdupois axis base Bisect breadth cask centre chord of half circumference cone conjugate diameter convex surface cube root cubic inches cylinder decimal Demon distance divided draw the line ellipse equal EXAMPLES feet 6 inches feet 9 figure find the area find the solidity fluxion foot frustrum girth give the solidity given line greater end half the arc head diameter horse power hyperbola length less end linear side measure minute multiply the sum ordinate parabola parallel pentagon perpendicular plane polygon PROBLEM proportion pyramid quotient radius regular polygon Required the area Required the solidity right angled right line segment sine of half slant height SLIDING RULE solid content solidity required specific gravity sphere spheroid square feet square root thickness transverse diameter trapezium triangle ullage velocity versed sine water wheel wheel wine gallons yard
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Página 119 - A sphere is a solid figure described by the revolution of a semicircle about its diameter, which remains unmoved.
Página 7 - The square of the sum of two numbers is equal to the square of the first number plus twice the product of the first and second number plus the square of the second number.
Página 88 - ... 11.701 ft. 74. A right-angled triangle has its base 16 rods, and its perpendicular 12 rods, and a triangle is cut off from it by a line parallel to its base, of which the area is 24 rods. Required the sides of that triangle. Ans. 8, 6, and 10 rods. 75. There is a circular pond whose area is 5028f square feet, in the middle of which stood a pole 100 feet high ; now, the pole having been broken off, it was observed that the top portion resting on the stump just reached the brink of the pond. What...
Página 20 - In a right-angled triangle, the side opposite to the right angle, is called the hypothenuse ; and the other two sides are called the legs, and sometimes the base and perpendicular : thus, A, B is the base, B, C perpendicular, and A, C hypothenuse.
Página 78 - When the quotient arising from the versed sine divided by the diameter, has a remainder or fraction after the third place of decimals ; having taken the area...
Página 19 - Parallel straight lines are such as are in the same plane, and which, being produced ever so far both ways, do not meet.
Página 21 - The circumference of every circle is supposed to be divided into 360 equal parts, called degrees ; each degree into 60 equal parts, called minutes ; and each minute into 60 equal parts, called seconds.
Página 260 - MECHANICAL POWERS are certain simple instruments employed in raising greater weights, or overcoming greater resistance than could be effected by the direct application of natural strength. They are usually accounted six in number; viz. the Lever, the Wheel and Axle, the Pulley, the Inclined Plane, the Wedge, and the Screw.
Página 54 - To find the area of a rectangular board, whose length is 12-^ feet, and breadth 9 inches. Ans. 9f feet.
Página 96 - As the conjugate diameter is to the transverse, So is the square root of the difference of the squares of the ordinate and semi-conjugate, To the distance between the ordinate and centre.