Arithmetic on the Productive System: Accompanied by a Key and Cubical BlocksJ.B. Lippincott & Company, 1843 - 306 páginas |
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... called Angles ; consequently its length and breadth are equal ; as , Fig . 1 . 37. A PARALLELOGRAM ' has only its opposite sides equal , and at least its opposite angles , but may have all its angles equal ; conse- quently it has more ...
... called Angles ; consequently its length and breadth are equal ; as , Fig . 1 . 37. A PARALLELOGRAM ' has only its opposite sides equal , and at least its opposite angles , but may have all its angles equal ; conse- quently it has more ...
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... called , its square contents , as in the following Table : 144 square inches [ sq . in . ] . make 1 square foot . 9 square feet .. 30 sq . yd . or 272 sq . ft . 40 square rods 4 roods ... 640 square acres make 1 square yard ... make 1 ...
... called , its square contents , as in the following Table : 144 square inches [ sq . in . ] . make 1 square foot . 9 square feet .. 30 sq . yd . or 272 sq . ft . 40 square rods 4 roods ... 640 square acres make 1 square yard ... make 1 ...
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... called a cube , and is said to contain 1 cubic or solid inch . Such a block has of course six equal sides 57. Now suppose a box to be 12 inches square in the inside ; we can then place on the bottom 12 rows of 12 cubes , each containing ...
... called a cube , and is said to contain 1 cubic or solid inch . Such a block has of course six equal sides 57. Now suppose a box to be 12 inches square in the inside ; we can then place on the bottom 12 rows of 12 cubes , each containing ...
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... called , because the year leaps as it were from 365 to 366 days . 2 CENTURIAL , [ L. centuria , a century . ] Of , or belonging to a century . 3 A NATURAL DAY is the period in which the earth revolves ( 13 ) on its axis , ( 14 ) being ...
... called , because the year leaps as it were from 365 to 366 days . 2 CENTURIAL , [ L. centuria , a century . ] Of , or belonging to a century . 3 A NATURAL DAY is the period in which the earth revolves ( 13 ) on its axis , ( 14 ) being ...
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... called Bissextile ( 16 ) or Leapyear . Bissextile or Leapyear then has 366 days , and happens once in 4 years , so that any year that can be divided by 4 without a remainder , is called Leapyear , as 1836 , 1840 , 1844 , & c . with the ...
... called Bissextile ( 16 ) or Leapyear . Bissextile or Leapyear then has 366 days , and happens once in 4 years , so that any year that can be divided by 4 without a remainder , is called Leapyear , as 1836 , 1840 , 1844 , & c . with the ...
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12 cents 50 cents acres amount angles annexing annuity apiece barrels of flour bought breadth bushels called cent pieces ciphers circumference composite number compound interest compound number contain cube root cubic denominator diameter discount Divide dividend Division dollars equal example factors farthings Federal money feet long Find the sum frustrum gain gallons given number greater greatest common divisor Hence hogshead hundred hundredths improper fraction inches indorsed least common multiple length merchant miles million mills minuend mixed number molasses months multiplicand Multiply number of terms ounces payment pence pounds present worth proportion purchase quantity quarts quotient rate per cent ratio received Reduce remainder Repeat the Table rule for finding sells shillings sides sold solid feet square rods square root subtract subtrahend Suppose third term thousand TROY WEIGHT units vulgar fraction weight whole number yards of cloth
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Página 242 - Multiply the divisor, thus augmented, by the last figure of the root, and subtract the product from the dividend, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a new dividend.
Página 115 - Find a common measure, by dividing the greater term by the less, and this divisor by the remainder, and so on, always dividing the last divisor by the last remainder, till nothing remains; the last divisor is the common measure.* 2. Divide both of the terms of the fraction by the common measure, aud the quotients will make the fraction required. * To find the greatest common measure...
Página 116 - Mnltiple of two or more numbers is the least number that can be divided by each of them without a remainder ; thus 30 is the least common multiple of 10 and 15.
Página 35 - This is no denial of the mathematical proposition that the whole is equal to the sum of all its parts...
Página 186 - Compute the interest to the time of the first payment; if that be one year or more from the time the interest commenced, add it to the principal, and deduct the payment from the sum total. If there be...
Página 277 - ... above the upper deck ; the breadth thereof at the broadest part above the main wales, half of which breadth shall be accounted the depth of such vessel, and...
Página 124 - Multiply each numerator into all the denominators except its own for a new numerator, and all the denominators together for a common denominator.
Página 180 - A Promissory Note is a written promise to pay a certain sum of money at a specified time.
Página 119 - An Improper Fraction is one whose numerator is equal to or greater than its denominator ; as, f , -J.
Página 137 - ... 10. To divide a fraction by a whole number. — Divide the numerator or multiply the denominator.