An Elementary Treatise on Algebra: To which are Added Exponential Equations and Logarithms |
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... preceding article is called an arrangement according to the descending powers of the letter . 45. Corollary . Negative powers are considered to be lower than positive powers , or than the power zero , and the larger the absolute value ...
... preceding article is called an arrangement according to the descending powers of the letter . 45. Corollary . Negative powers are considered to be lower than positive powers , or than the power zero , and the larger the absolute value ...
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... preceding article , divisible by the greatest common divisor . In the same way , from this remainder and the divisor a still smaller remainder can be found , which is divisible by the greatest common divisor ; and , by continuing this ...
... preceding article , divisible by the greatest common divisor . In the same way , from this remainder and the divisor a still smaller remainder can be found , which is divisible by the greatest common divisor ; and , by continuing this ...
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... preceding di- visor is exactly divisible by it without any remainder . The quantity thus obtained , must be the greatest common divisor required ; for , from the preceding article , the great- est common divisor of each remainder and ...
... preceding di- visor is exactly divisible by it without any remainder . The quantity thus obtained , must be the greatest common divisor required ; for , from the preceding article , the great- est common divisor of each remainder and ...
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... preceding article , be reduced to an equivalent frac- tional expression having any required denominator , by regarding it as a fraction , the denominator of which is unity . 1. Reduce 70. EXAMPLES . 325 to the common denominator 24 ...
... preceding article , be reduced to an equivalent frac- tional expression having any required denominator , by regarding it as a fraction , the denominator of which is unity . 1. Reduce 70. EXAMPLES . 325 to the common denominator 24 ...
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... preceding article by M , and we have whence M A : B = C : D = E : F , & c .; A = BXM C = DxM E = F × M , & c .; and the sum of these equations is A + C + E + & c . = ( B + D + F + & c . ) × M ; Ratio of Sum of Antecedents to Sum of ...
... preceding article by M , and we have whence M A : B = C : D = E : F , & c .; A = BXM C = DxM E = F × M , & c .; and the sum of these equations is A + C + E + & c . = ( B + D + F + & c . ) × M ; Ratio of Sum of Antecedents to Sum of ...
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Page 48 - In any proportion the terms are in proportion by Composition and Division ; that is, the sum of the first two terms is to their difference, as the sum of the last two terms is to their difference.
Page 55 - There is a number consisting of two digits, the second of which is greater than the first, and if the number be divided by the sum of its digits, the quotient is 4...
Page 130 - The rule of art. 28, applied to this case, in which the factors are all equal, gives for. the coefficient of the required power the same power of the given coefficient, and for the exponent of each letter the given exponent added to itself as many times as there are units in the exponent of the required power. Hence...
Page 127 - Multiply the divisor, thus increased, by the last figure of the root; subtract the product from the dividend, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a new dividend.
Page 159 - A certain capital is let at 4 per cent. ; if we multiply the number of dollars in the capital, by the number of dollars in the interest for 5 months, we obtain 11?041§.
Page 172 - Ans. 15 and 26. 31. What two numbers are they, whose sum is a, and the sum of whose squares is b 1 Ans.
Page 232 - An equation of any degree whatever cannot have a greater number of positive roots than there are variations in the signs of Us terms, nor a greater number of negative roots than there are permanences of these signs.
Page 63 - A term may be transposed from one member of an equation to the other by changing its sign.
Page 45 - Given three terms of a proportion, to find the fourth. Solution. The following solution is immediately obtained from the test. When the required term is an extreme, divide the product of the means by the given extreme, and the quotient is the required extreme. When the required term is a mean, divide the product of the extremes by the given mean, and the quotient is the required mean.
Page 196 - Hence, to find the sum, multiply the first term by the difference between unity and that power of the ratio whose exponent is equal to the number of terms, and divide the product by the difference between unity and the ratio. Examples in Geometrical Progression.