First B.A. Examination, University of London: A Hand-book to the Study of Latin, Greek, French and German, English Language and Literature, Arithmetic, Algebra, Plane and Solid Geometry ... and Other Subjects Included in the Above Examination ...J. Heywood, 1878 - 372 pages |
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Page 202 - If two triangles have one angle of the one equal to one angle of the other and the sides about these equal angles proportional, the triangles are similar.
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Page 180 - ... the sum of the roots is equal to the coefficient of the second term with its sign changed, and the product of the roots is equal to the last term.
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| Title | First B.A. Examination, University of London: A Hand-book to the Study of Latin, Greek, French and German, English Language and Literature, Arithmetic, Algebra, Plane and Solid Geometry ... and Other Subjects Included in the Above Examination ... |
| Author | J. G |
| Contributor | London univ |
| Publisher | J. Heywood, 1878 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 28 Jul 2006 |
| Length | 372 pages |
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