Elements of AlgebraJ.Griffin, 1847 |
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Page 242 - ... the logarithm of a fraction is equal to the logarithm of the numerator minus the logarithm of the denominator.
Page 31 - In the multiplication of whole numbers, place the multiplier under the multiplicand, and multiply each term of the multiplicand by each term of the multiplier, writing the right-hand figure of each product obtained under the term of the multiplier which produces it.
Page 149 - A square court yard has a rectangular gravel walk round it. The side of the court wants 2 yards of being 6 times the breadth of the gravel walk ; and the number of square yards in the walk exceeds the number of yards in the periphery of the court by 164. Required the area of the court ? All equations of the second degree may be reduced to one of the following forms.
Page 100 - ... the product of the two, plus the square of the second. In the third case, we have (a + b) (a — 6) = a2 — b2. (3) That is, the product of the sum and difference of two quantities is equal to the difference of their squares.
Page 9 - The part of the equation which is on the left of the sign of equality is called the first member ; the part on the right of the sign of equality, the second member.
Page 217 - Therefore, any term of the progression is equal to the first term multiplied by the ratio raised to a power 1 less than the number of the term.
Page 98 - If both terms of a fraction be multiplied by the same number, the value of the fraction will not be changed.
Page 215 - A number consisting of three digits which are in arithmetical progression, being divided by the sum of its digits, gives a quotient 48 ; and if 198 be subtracted from the number, the digits will be inverted.
Page 67 - If A and B together can perform a piece of work in 8 days, A and C together in 9 days, and B and C in 10 days : how many days would it take each person to perform the same work alone ? Ans. A 14ff days, B 17ff, and C 23J y . 21.
Page 38 - Divide the first term of the dividend by the first term of the divisor, and write the result as the first term of the quotient.