A Course of Mathematics: In Two Volumes. Composed for the Use of the Royal Military Academy, Volume 1Longman, Orme & Company, 1841 - Mathematics |
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Page iv
... division I have given prominence to the use of detached coefficients and the synthetic method of division . An elementary investiga- tion of the latter process is annexed , as that of Mr. Horner is not easily understood except by ...
... division I have given prominence to the use of detached coefficients and the synthetic method of division . An elementary investiga- tion of the latter process is annexed , as that of Mr. Horner is not easily understood except by ...
Page vii
... division 34 32 Multiplication 143 139 Rule of three . 36 34 Division 144 140 Compound proportion 40 37 Continued fractions ... 145 Vulgar fractions 41 39 Involution and evolution 147 141 Reduction 42 40 Powers and roots of mono ...
... division 34 32 Multiplication 143 139 Rule of three . 36 34 Division 144 140 Compound proportion 40 37 Continued fractions ... 145 Vulgar fractions 41 39 Involution and evolution 147 141 Reduction 42 40 Powers and roots of mono ...
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... division . proportion . equality . square root . cube root , & c . difference between two numbers when it is either not known , or not necessary to state , which is the greater . Thus , 53 , denotes that 3 is to be added to 5 . 6 - 2 ...
... division . proportion . equality . square root . cube root , & c . difference between two numbers when it is either not known , or not necessary to state , which is the greater . Thus , 53 , denotes that 3 is to be added to 5 . 6 - 2 ...
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... Division ; for the product divided by either of the factors , will evidently give the other . But this cannot be practised till the rule of division is learned . Or thus : - Having placed the multiplier under the multiplicand as in the ...
... Division ; for the product divided by either of the factors , will evidently give the other . But this cannot be practised till the rule of division is learned . Or thus : - Having placed the multiplier under the multiplicand as in the ...
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... DIVISION . DIVISION is a kind of compendious method of Subtraction , teaching to find how often one number is contained in another , or may be taken from it , which is the same thing . The number to be divided , is called the Dividend ...
... DIVISION . DIVISION is a kind of compendious method of Subtraction , teaching to find how often one number is contained in another , or may be taken from it , which is the same thing . The number to be divided , is called the Dividend ...
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ABCD algebraic altitude arithmetical arithmetical progression base bisect breadth centre chord circle circumference coefficients common cone cosec cube root decimal denominator denoted diagonal diameter difference dihedral angle distance divided divisor draw drawn equal equation equiangular EXAMPLES expression figure fraction frustum geometrical given line greater hence inscribed integer intersection join length less lineation logarithms mantissa measure meeting method multiplied parallel parallel ruler parallelogram perpendicular plane polygon prism PROBLEM proportional quantity quotient radii radius ratio rectangle Reduce right angles rule Scholium segment sides sine solid angle solution square root straight line subtraction tangent THEOREM third trapezium triangle ABC u₁ vulgar fraction Whence