 | William Crumpton - Arithmetic - 1766 - 342 pages
...ree. ______ _.. tilintal 'Parallelogram. RTILE. Multiply the bafe by the perpendicular altitude (viz. the length by the breadth*) and the product will be the area or fuperficial content. ' • i|t!.. 1 i . '. i EXAMPLE. Let the fide of a fquare be 3 feet 10 inches;... | |
 | Abel Flint - Surveying - 1808 - 190 pages
...1 Rods. PROBLEMS for finding the Area of Right Lined Ft, gures, and also of Circles. " PROBLEM VII. To find the Area of a Square or Parallelogram. RULE. Multiply the length into the breadth ; the Product will be the Area. PROBLEM VIL To find the Area of a Rhombus or Rhomboides.... | |
 | Abel Flint - Surveying - 1813 - 214 pages
...and 21 Rods. PROBLEMS for finding the Area of Right Lined figures, and also of Circles. PROBLEM VII. To find the Area of a Square or Parallelogram. RULE. Multiply the length into the bread A; the Product will be the \Vrea. PROBLEM VIII. To find the Area of a Rhombus fr Rhomboides.... | |
 | George Adams - Geometry - 1813 - 648 pages
...work. OF TIMBER MEASURE. PROBLEM 1. Tofnd the area, or superficial content in feet in a board or plank. Multiply the length by the breadth, and the product will be the content required. Note. If the board is tapering, add the breadth of the two ends together, and take... | |
 | Nathan Daboll - Arithmetic - 1815 - 250 pages
...26x26=676 sq. rods, and 676-4-160=4"i 36r. the Answer. ART. 2. To measure a parallelogram, or long square. RULE. Multiply the length by the breadth, and the product will be the area, or superficial content. EXAMPLE8. 1. A certain garden, in form of a long square, is 96ft. ;ong, and... | |
 | Nathan Daboll - Arithmetic - 1818 - 246 pages
...sq. rods, and 676-4-160=-4o. 36r. the Jlnswer. ART. 2. To measure a Parallelogram, or long square. RULE. Multiply the length by the breadth, and the product will be the area or superficial content. EXAMPLES. 1. A certain garden, in form of along square, is 96 ft, long, and... | |
 | Matthew Iley - 1820 - 512 pages
...we have for the area 11924-6 on A, against 109-2 on B. PROBLEM II. To find the Area of a Rectangle. RULE. Multiply the length by the breadth, and the product will be the area. Let ABCD be a rectangle whereof the length is G3 inches, and the breadth 42 inches ; the area is required.... | |
 | Nicolas Pike - Arithmetic - 1822 - 562 pages
...way from the breadth, will point out the answer. ART. 2. To measure a Parallelogram or long Square. RULE. Multiply the length by the breadth, and the product will be the area, or superficial content.* Let ABCD represent a parallelogram, whose A length is 5 feet, and breadth,... | |
 | Beriah Stevens - Arithmetic - 1822 - 436 pages
...four angles, the opposiles whereof are equal ; to find tbe superficial content thereof this is the rule : — Multiply 'the length by the breadth, and the product will be the superficial content or area. EXAMPLE. Let ABCD represent a parallelogram, whose length is 18, and breadth... | |
 | Anthony Nesbit - Surveying - 1824 - 476 pages
...Section !• SECTION III. TIMBER MEASURE. PROBLEM J. To find the superficial content of a board or plank. RULE. Multiply the length by the breadth, and the product will be the superficial content. .Vow. If the board taper, add the breadths of the two ends together- and half... | |
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To measure a Parallelogram, or long square. RULE. Multiply the length by the breadth, and the product will be the area or superficial content. 
