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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... number , or that which is just above it ; and if the sum be equal to the greater or uppermost number , the work is ... Terms or Factors . * The reason of this method of proof is evident ; for if the difference of two numbers be ...
... number , or that which is just above it ; and if the sum be equal to the greater or uppermost number , the work is ... Terms or Factors . * The reason of this method of proof is evident ; for if the difference of two numbers be ...
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... number at once . EXAMPLES . 1. Multiply 51307298 by 56 , or 7 times 8 . 51307298 7 359151086 8 2873209688 2 ... terms , is , the dividend in the middle , having the divisor on the left hand , and the quotient on the right , each ...
... number at once . EXAMPLES . 1. Multiply 51307298 by 56 , or 7 times 8 . 51307298 7 359151086 8 2873209688 2 ... terms , is , the dividend in the middle , having the divisor on the left hand , and the quotient on the right , each ...
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... terms or numbers are given , to find a fourth . And because of its great and extensive usefulness , it was often ... number of supposition which is of the same kind that the answer or 4th term is to be ; making the other number of ...
... terms or numbers are given , to find a fourth . And because of its great and extensive usefulness , it was often ... number of supposition which is of the same kind that the answer or 4th term is to be ; making the other number of ...
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... number of supposition the 3d term , and the demanding number the 1st term , when the question has inverse proportion ... terms consist of different denominations , reduce them both to the same ; and if the second term be a compound ...
... number of supposition the 3d term , and the demanding number the 1st term , when the question has inverse proportion ... terms consist of different denominations , reduce them both to the same ; and if the second term be a compound ...
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... terms that express the conditions of the question in one line . 2. Under each conditional term , set its ... number of men , the time of the siege , and the daily rations , be the effective terms in producing the consumption of the ...
... terms that express the conditions of the question in one line . 2. Under each conditional term , set its ... number of men , the time of the siege , and the daily rations , be the effective terms in producing the consumption of the ...
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a₁ ABCD algebraic annum arithmetical arithmetical progression base bisect centre circle circumference coefficients common difference compound compound interest cosec cube root decimal denominator denote diagonal diameter distance divided dividend division divisor draw drawn equal equiangular EXAMPLES expression factors figure fraction geometrical geometrical progression given number greater hence inscribed integer intersection least common multiple length less lineation logarithms method Multiply number of terms parallel parallel ruler parallelogram perpendicular plane polygon prism PROBLEM proportional quantity quotient radius ratio rectangle Reduce remainder result right angles rule Scholium sides signs solution square root straight line subtract tangent THEOREM third triangle ABC vulgar fraction Whence whole yards