Advanced Algebra for Colleges and SchoolsAmerican Book Company, 1902 - 608 páginas |
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... positive integers . When the exponent is a positive integer , it indicates the num- ber of times that the number is to be used as a factor . 52 indicates that 5 is to be used twice as a factor ; a3 indicates that a is to be used 3 times ...
... positive integers . When the exponent is a positive integer , it indicates the num- ber of times that the number is to be used as a factor . 52 indicates that 5 is to be used twice as a factor ; a3 indicates that a is to be used 3 times ...
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... positive number may be obtained , and by repeating 1 as a unit any negative number may be obtained . Hence , positive numbers are measured by the positive unit , +1 , and negative numbers by the negative unit , −1 , or by parts of ...
... positive number may be obtained , and by repeating 1 as a unit any negative number may be obtained . Hence , positive numbers are measured by the positive unit , +1 , and negative numbers by the negative unit , −1 , or by parts of ...
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... positive quan- tity , indicate his financial condition algebraically . What is the sum of 10 positive units and 15 positive units , that is , of +10 and +15 ? of +4 and +8 ? of + a and + b ? 3. If a person owes one man 10 dollars and ...
... positive quan- tity , indicate his financial condition algebraically . What is the sum of 10 positive units and 15 positive units , that is , of +10 and +15 ? of +4 and +8 ? of + a and + b ? 3. If a person owes one man 10 dollars and ...
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... positive units and 3 positive units is evidently ( 5+ 3 ) posi- tive units , or 8 positive units ; that is , +5+ + 3 = + ( 5 + 3 ) = +8 . Similarly , whatever absolute values a and b represent , since a times the unit +1 plus b times ...
... positive units and 3 positive units is evidently ( 5+ 3 ) posi- tive units , or 8 positive units ; that is , +5+ + 3 = + ( 5 + 3 ) = +8 . Similarly , whatever absolute values a and b represent , since a times the unit +1 plus b times ...
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... positive numbers that which has the greater absolute value is the greater , and of two negative numbers that which ... positive units to any number is equivalent to counting them in the positive direction from that number , and adding ...
... positive numbers that which has the greater absolute value is the greater , and of two negative numbers that which ... positive units to any number is equivalent to counting them in the positive direction from that number , and adding ...
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a²b² a²x² ab² absolutely convergent algebraic sum arithmetical means arithmetical progression ax² binomial called cents coefficients column Commutative Law complex numbers continued fraction convergent convergent series cube root denominator difference digits divided dividend divisible established as follows EXAMPLES exponent expression factor Find the sum Find the value finite formula function geometrical mean geometrical progression geometrical series given equation Hence highest common divisor imaginary numbers inequality integer last term limit logarithm multiplied negative number nth root number of terms numerically less obtained polynomial positive integer positive number positive root PRINCIPLE quadratic quotient ratio real number reduced remainder represent result second term SOLUTION square root Substituting subtracted surd third Transposing twice units unknown number variable x²y x²y²
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Página 212 - ... and if the number is divided by the sum of its digits, the quotient is 21 and the remainder 4.
Página 134 - Multiplying or dividing both terms of a fraction by the same number does not change the value of the fraction.
Página 343 - ... that the volume of a sphere varies as the cube of its radius. 20. Find the radius of a sphere whose volume is equal to the sum of the volumes of three spheres whose radii are r, /, and r".
Página 41 - A term may be transposed from one member of an equation to the other, provided its sign is changed.
Página 435 - The number of permutations of n different things taken r at a time is denoted by „Pr.
Página 424 - The logarithm of a quotient is found by subtracting the logarithm of the divisor from that of the dividend.
Página 40 - The process of changing a term from one member of an equation to the other is called Transposition.
Página 331 - PRINCIPLE 7. — If four numbers are in proportion, the. difference between the terms of the first ratio is to either term of the first ratio as the difference between the terms of the second ratio is to the corresponding term of the second ratio ; that is, the numbers are in proportion by Division.
Página 323 - A farmer has two cubical granaries. The side of one is 3 yards longer than the side of the other, and the difference in their solid contents is 117 cubic yards.
Página 426 - The logarithm of any power of a number is equal to the logarithm of the number multiplied by the exponent of the power.