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Much of the phraseology , and the entire notation , of former editions has been modernised , and an attempt has been made to render it , with the exceptions already specified , consistent and systematic throughout . T. S. Davies .
Much of the phraseology , and the entire notation , of former editions has been modernised , and an attempt has been made to render it , with the exceptions already specified , consistent and systematic throughout . T. S. Davies .
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... in the second place , denotes ten times its simple value ; and that in the third place , a hundred times its simple value ; and so on : the value of any figure , in each successive place , being always ten times its former value .
... in the second place , denotes ten times its simple value ; and that in the third place , a hundred times its simple value ; and so on : the value of any figure , in each successive place , being always ten times its former value .
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Also the sum of the figures in the sum total 18304 , is 16 , the excess of which above 9 is also 7 , the same as the former . * EXAMPLE I. 5 5 Excess of nines . lvl * This method of proof depends on a property of the number 9 , which ...
Also the sum of the figures in the sum total 18304 , is 16 , the excess of which above 9 is also 7 , the same as the former . * EXAMPLE I. 5 5 Excess of nines . lvl * This method of proof depends on a property of the number 9 , which ...
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... the reason of the rule itself evident : for the excess of 9s in two or more numbers being taken separately , and the excess of 9s taken also out of the sum of the former excesses , it is plain that this last excess must be equal to ...
... the reason of the rule itself evident : for the excess of 9s in two or more numbers being taken separately , and the excess of 9s taken also out of the sum of the former excesses , it is plain that this last excess must be equal to ...
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Make the multiplicand and multiplier change places , and multiply the latter by the former in the same manner as before . Then if the product found in this way be the same as the former , the number is right . Second Method .
Make the multiplicand and multiplier change places , and multiply the latter by the former in the same manner as before . Then if the product found in this way be the same as the former , the number is right . Second Method .
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| Title | A Course of Mathematics: In Two Volumes. For the Use of the Royal Military Academy, Volume 1 A Course of Mathematics: In Two Volumes. For the Use of the Royal Military Academy, Charles Hutton |
| Author | Charles Hutton |
| Edition | 12 |
| Publisher | Gilberte and Rivington, 1841 |
| Original from | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Digitized | 8 Jul 2014 |
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