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a₁ b₁ absolute value algebraic approximately arithmetic progression ax² binomial binomial theorem called coefficients common logarithms complex number compound interest Consequently constant Construct the graph convergent coördinates corresponding Cramer's rule curve d₁ decimal place definition degree denominator denote determinant division equa equal example EXERCISES exponents expressed feet formula fraction fundamental geometric progression given graphically highest common factor HINT identity imaginary indeterminate form inequality limit linear equations loga logarithm mantissa MATHEMATICS means multiplied number of terms polynomial positive integer positive number power function probability Prove quadratic equation quadratic function quotient radical radicand radius rational numbers real roots reduced result row or column sequence solution Solve square straight line subtracted system of equations theorem tion unknowns variable velocity written x-axis y₁ zero
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Page 39 - The logarithm of any power of a number is equal to the logarithm of the number multiplied by the exponent of the power.
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Page 38 - The logarithm of a quotient is equal to the logarithm of the dividend minus the logarithm of the divisor.
Page 211 - We will now derive a formula for the number of permutations of n things, taken all at a time, when some of them are alike.
Page 38 - The logarithm of the product of two numbers is equal to the sum of the logarithms of the numbers.
Page 40 - The Integral Part of a logarithm is called the Characteristic, and the decimal part the Mantissa.
Page 93 - ... in which the number of equations is equal to the number of unknowns? The assumption lying behind these researches is that if the relations and conditions can in fact be so expressed, Marx's " method of transforming values into prices " is itself transformed from an invalid to a valid one.
Page 106 - Ans. 3 and 7 8. The difference of two numbers is 2, and the difference of their cubes is 98; required the numbers. Ans. 5 and 3 9.
Page 94 - A merchant has tea worth 30 cents a pound and some other worth 50 cents a pound. How many pounds of each must he take to mix 60 pounds worth $ .46 a pound ? 109.