Practical Arithmetic for Schools ...

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Rivingtons, 1921
 

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Página 293 - Suppose that a*=n, then x is called the logarithm of n to the base a : thus the logarithm of a number to a given base is the index of the power to which the base must be raised to be equal to the number. The logarithm of n to the base a is written log.
Página 295 - The logarithm of any power of a number is equal to the logarithm of the number multiplied by the exponent of the power.
Página 368 - Diophantus passed one-sixth of his life in childhood, one twelfth in youth and oneseventh more as a bachelor; five years after his marriage was born a son who died four years before his father, at half his father's ultimate age.
Página 308 - ... is the ratio of the specific heat at constant pressure to the specific heat at constant volume, is a constant.
Página 336 - A train 88 yards long overtook a person walking along the line at the rate of 4 miles an hour, and passed him completely in ю seconds.
Página 295 - The logarithm of the quotient of two numbers is equal to the logarithm of the dividend minus the logarithm of the divisor.
Página 412 - ... 3. The circumferences of the fore and hind wheels of a carriage are 13 ft. 9 in. and 16 ft. 6 in. respectively. How far has the carriage travelled when the fore wheel has made 768 more revolutions than the hind wheel?
Página 327 - A person invests £1365 in the 3 per cents. at 91 ; he sells out £1000 stock when they have risen to 93|-, and the remainder when they have fallen to 85. Find his gain or loss.
Página 436 - A lends B a certain sum ; at the same time he insures B's life for £737, 12s. 6d., paying annual premiums of £20. At the end of three years, and just before the fourth premium is to be paid, B dies, having never repaid anything. What must A have lent B, in order that he may just have enough to recoup himself, together with 5 per cent, compound interest on the sum lent, and on the premiums ? 111. Find, by means of duodecimals, the exact cost of glazing twelve windows, each containing 60 panes 1...
Página 295 - The logarithm of the product of two numbers is equal to the sum of the logarithms of the numbers.

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