 Л + 3, — 6, + 12, — 24, etc., is a progression in which the ratio is — 2. NOTE. A progression like the second one above, formed by dividing each term by the same divisor to obtain the next term, is included in the general definition, because dividing...  A School Algebra - Page 249by Simon Newcomb - 1882 - 279 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Daniel Leach - Arithmetic - 1851 - 280 pages
...1. The reciprocal of any number is 1 divided by that number. Thus the reciprocal of 4 is .t. OBS. 2. Dividing by any number is the same as multiplying by its reciprocal. Thus dividing 9 by 4 is JL . Multiplying 9 by 1 is the same, 9.. 97. A complex fraction is only one... | |
 | Daniel Leach - Arithmetic - 1853 - 622 pages
...1. The reciprocal of any number is 1 divided by that number. Thus the reciprocal of 4 is i. OBS. 2. Dividing by any number is the same as multiplying by its reciprocal. Thus dividing 9 by 4 is 4. Multiplying 9 by J. is the same, fl. - i •••••; 97. A complex... | |
 | Simon Newcomb - Algebra - 1884 - 576 pages
...term is 2 and the common ratio 3. .111 2' 4.' Я' "'' is a progression in which the ratio is =• Л + 3, — 6, + 12, — 24, etc., is a progression in...dividing by any number is the same as multiplying by the reciprocal. Geometrical progressions may therefore be divided into two classes, increasing and... | |
 | Simon Newcomb - Algebra - 1884 - 572 pages
...the common ratio 3. 2 1 1 ll etc »i *-, 3> 4> 8> "».. is a progression in which the ratio is s"' + 3, — 6, + 12, — 24, etc., is a progression in...dividing each term by the same divisor to obtain the next terra, is included in the general definition, because dividing by any number is the same as multiplying... | |
 | Metal-work - 1901 - 548 pages
...the reciprocal of .01. 10. Multiplying by any number is the same as dividingby its reciprocal; and dividing by any number is the same as multiplying by its reciprocal. For example, multiplying 785.4 by .01 gives 785.4 X .01 = 7.854 (Art. I9, Part 4), and dividing 785.4... | |
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