 | Wales Christopher Hotson - 1842 - 306 pages
...over every alternate figure, beginning with the units, the number of periods thus marked off will shew the number of figures in the root : thus, the square root of 4096 consists of two figures, the square root of 61009 of three figures, &c. ( 1 ) Let the square root... | |
 | Pliny Earle Chase - 1844 - 258 pages
...a point over units, and one over each second figure to the left, the number of periods will denote the number of figures in the root. Thus, the square root of 144 contains two figures, and is 12. The square root of 1600 contains 2 figures, and is 40. The square... | |
 | Pliny Earle Chase - Arithmetic - 1844 - 246 pages
...a point over units, and one over each second figure to the left, the number of periods will denote the number of figures in the root Thus, the square root of 144 contains two figures, and is 12. The square root of 1600 contains 2 figures, and is 40. The square... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - Algebra - 1846 - 276 pages
...unit. If the power contains decimals, commence at the unit place, and count 3 places each way, and the number of periods will indicate the number of figures in the root. EXAMPLES. 1. Required the cube root of 12812904. 12.812.904(234 a=2 a?= 8 Divisor 3a3=12 )48 12167... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - Algebra - 1848 - 354 pages
...unit. If the power contains decimals, commence at the unit place, and count three places each way, and the number of periods will indicate the number of figures in the root. EXAMPLES. 1. Required the cube root of 12812904. 12-812-904(234 Divisor 3a*=12 )48 12167 = (23)2 3(23)2=... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - Algebra - 1850 - 256 pages
...unit. If the power contains decimals, commence at the unit place, and count three places each way, and the number of periods will indicate the number of figures in the root. EXAMPLES. 1. Required the cube root of 12812904. 12 812 904(234 o=2 a?— 8 Divisor 3a2— 12 )48 12167... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - Arithmetic - 1850 - 368 pages
...a dot over the place of units, then over the place of hundreds, and so on. The number of dots gives the number of figures in the root. Thus the square root of 133225 consists of three figures. 2. What is the square root of 576 ? OPERATION. To illustrate this... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - Algebra - 1856 - 350 pages
...unit. If the power contains decimals, commence at the unit place, and count three places each way, and the number of periods will indicate the number of figures in the roof EXAMPLES. 1. Required the cube root of 12812904. 12-812-904(234 a=2 a2= 8 Divisor 3a2=12 )48 12167... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - Algebra - 1863 - 374 pages
...the power contains decimals, commence at the unit place, and count three places each way, and tlie number of periods will indicate the number of figures in the root. EXAMPLES. 1. Required the cube root of 12812904. 12-812-904(234 «=2 a 3 = 8 Divisor 3a 2 =12 )48 Here... | |
 | Elias Loomis - Algebra - 1868 - 386 pages
...and so on. Hence,if we divide the number into periods .of three figures, commencing at units' place, the number of periods will indicate the number of figures in the cube root. 209. %d. The first figure of the root will be the cube root of the greatest cube number... | |
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In order to find the square root of a number, the first step is to find how many figures there will be in the root. This is done by pointing off the number into periods of two figures each, beginning at the rig/it. 
