| Benjamin Greenleaf - 1863 - 338 pages
...been obtained at once, by taking the difierence of the exponents, 5 and 3. Hence, The exponent of a letter in the quotient is equal to its exponent in the dividend, diminished by its exponent in the divisor. In division what do like signs produce ? Unlike signs ?... | |
| Benjamin Greenleaf - Algebra - 1879 - 376 pages
...been obtained at once, by taking the difference of the exponents, 5 and 3. Hence, The exponent of a letter in the quotient is equal to its exponent in the dividend, diminished by its exponent in the divisor. In division what do like signs produce ? Unlike signs ?... | |
| Webster Wells - Algebra - 1879 - 468 pages
...quantity as when multiplied by a3 will produce a3. That quantity is evidently a2. Hence, The exponent of a letter in the quotient is equal to its exponent in the dividend diminished by its exponent in the divisor. Or, in general, am -=- a" = am~n. 94. If we apply the rule... | |
| James Bates Thomson, Elihu Thayer Quimby - Algebra - 1880 - 360 pages
...principles already established. (Art. i28.) That is, The quotient will have the sign —, with an exponent equal to its exponent in the dividend minus its exponent in the divisor. Take the following example : , quotient. SOLUTION. — Cancelling or removing the factors of this divisor... | |
| Webster Wells - 1885 - 368 pages
...multiplied by «3, will produce cf. That quantity is evidently a? ; hence That is, the exponent of a letter in the quotient is equal to its exponent in the dividend minus its exponent in the divisor. For example, — = ara~". a" DIVISION OF MONOMIALS. 90. We derive from Arts. 87, 88, and 89 the following... | |
| Webster Wells - Algebra - 1885 - 370 pages
...when multiplied by will produce as. That quantity is evidently a2 ; hence That is, the exponent of a letter in the quotient is equal to its exponent in the dividend minus its exponent in the divisor. For example, — = a*~". DIVISION OF MONOMIALS. 90. We derive from Arts. 87, 88, and 89 the following... | |
| Webster Wells - Algebra - 1885 - 382 pages
...multiplied by a3 will produce a?. That quantity is evidently a2 ; hence That is, the exponent of a letter in the quotient is equal to its exponent in the dividend minus its exponent in the divisor. CLm For example, — = am~n. a" DIVISION OF MONOMIALS. 90. We derive from Arts. 87, 88, and 89 the... | |
| Webster Wells - Algebra - 1885 - 324 pages
...To the quotient of the coefficients annex the literal quantities, giving to each letter an exponent equal to its exponent in the dividend minus its exponent in the divisor. Make the quotient + when the dividend and divisor have like signs, and — when they have unlike signs.... | |
| Edward Brooks - Algebra - 1888 - 344 pages
...coefficient of the quotient. II. Write the letters of the dividend in the quotient, giving each an exponent equal to its exponent in the dividend minus its exponent in the divisor. III. Make the quotient positive when the two terme have like signs, and negative when they have unlike... | |
| Edward Brooks - Algebra - 1888 - 190 pages
...coefficient of the quotient. II. Write the letters of the dividend in the quotient, giving each an exponent equal to its exponent in the dividend minus its exponent in the divisor. If I. Make the quotient positive when the two terms have like fi, and negative when they have unlike... | |
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