Academic AlgebraAmerican Book Company, 1901 - 444 páginas |
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... figures , and I , V , X , etc. , Roman letters . 9. It is often convenient , in solving a problem , to employ letters , such as x , y , z , to represent the numbers whose values are sought ; and , in stating a rule , to employ letters ...
... figures , and I , V , X , etc. , Roman letters . 9. It is often convenient , in solving a problem , to employ letters , such as x , y , z , to represent the numbers whose values are sought ; and , in stating a rule , to employ letters ...
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... figures . a × b , or a.b , may be abbreviated to ab , x x y to xy , 4 x b to 4 b , etc. But , 3 x 5 cannot be written 35 , because 35 means 30 + 5 . 16. The Sign of Division is ÷ , read ' divided by . ' It indicates that the number ...
... figures . a × b , or a.b , may be abbreviated to ab , x x y to xy , 4 x b to 4 b , etc. But , 3 x 5 cannot be written 35 , because 35 means 30 + 5 . 16. The Sign of Division is ÷ , read ' divided by . ' It indicates that the number ...
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... figures and letters . When no numerical coefficient is expressed , the coefficient may . be considered to be 1 . 24 ... figure or letter placed a little above and to the right of a number is called an Index or an Exponent of the power ...
... figures and letters . When no numerical coefficient is expressed , the coefficient may . be considered to be 1 . 24 ... figure or letter placed a little above and to the right of a number is called an Index or an Exponent of the power ...
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... figure or letter written in the opening of the radical sign indicates what root of the number is sought . It is called the Index of the root . When no index is written , the second , or square root is meant . V8 indicates that the third ...
... figure or letter written in the opening of the radical sign indicates what root of the number is sought . It is called the Index of the root . When no index is written , the second , or square root is meant . V8 indicates that the third ...
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... figures is called a Numerical Equation . 188. An equation one or more of whose known numbers is expressed by letters is called a Literal Equation . 189. An equation that does not involve an unknown number in any denominator is called an ...
... figures is called a Numerical Equation . 188. An equation one or more of whose known numbers is expressed by letters is called a Literal Equation . 189. An equation that does not involve an unknown number in any denominator is called an ...
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a²b a²b² a²x² a³b ab² algebraic numbers algebraic sum arithmetical means arithmetical progression ax² binomial cents coefficient Commutative Law complete divisor contain cube root denominator difference digits divided dividend dollars equivalent established as follows EXAMPLES exponent expression Extracting the square Find the value fraction geometrical mean geometrical progression given equation Hence highest common divisor imaginary numbers integer logarithm lowest common multiple mantissa monomial multiplied negative number number of permutations polynomial positive integer positive number pounds PRINCIPLE PROCESS proportion quadratic quotient radical ratio Reduce remainder result second term Simplify simultaneous equations SOLUTION Solve the equation Solve the following square root Substituting subtracted surd Transposing trial divisor twice units unknown number variable x²y x²y² xy²
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Página 134 - Multiplying or dividing both terms of a fraction by the same number does not change the value of the fraction.
Página 210 - ... and if the number is divided by the sum of its digits, the quotient is 21 and the remainder 4.
Página 228 - Add to the trial divisor the figure last found, multiply this complete divisor by the figure of the root found, subtract the product from the dividend, and to the remainder annex the next period for the next dividend.
Página 403 - The exponent of the power to which a fixed number, called the base, must be raised in order to produce a given number is called the logarithm of the given number.
Página 225 - Then divide the first term of the remainder by the first term of the divisor...
Página 41 - A term may be transposed from one member of an equation to the other, provided its sign is changed.
Página 413 - The logarithm of any power of a number is equal to the logarithm of the number multiplied by the exponent of the power.
Página 224 - Find the square root of the first term, write it as the first term of the root, and subtract its square from the given polynomial. Divide the first term of the remainder by...
Página 76 - Divide the first term of the dividend by the first term of the divisor, and write the result as the first term of the quotient.
Página 412 - The logarithm of a quotient is found by subtracting the logarithm of the divisor from that of the dividend.