School Algebra, Book 1Ginn and Company, 1913 |
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a²b a²b² ab² ab³ arithmetic ax² Axiom axis binomial Binomial Theorem called Check the result circumference coefficient common factor completing the square cube denominator diameter Divide divisor Exercise exponent Extracting the square Factor the following Find the dimensions Find the numbers Find the square find the value following equations formula fraction graph hour hypotenuse inches letter lowest terms marked price mn² monomial Multiplying negative number nth root number equals oral polynomial positive number quadratic equation quotient radius ratio rectangle Reduce Review of Chapters Simplify Solve the equation Solve the following square root Substituting subtract surds triangle trinomial twice unknown quantity weight width written x²y x²y² x³y³ xy² zero
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Page 123 - To multiply a fraction by a fraction. Multiply the numerators together for a new numerator, and the denominators together for a new denominator.
Page 234 - In a series of equal ratios, any antecedent is to its consequent, as the sum of all the antecedents is to the sum of all the consequents. Let a: 6 = c: d = e :/. Then, by Art.
Page 184 - ... is equal to the square root of the difference of the squares of the hypotenuse and the other leg.
Page 68 - 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. Multiply the whole divisor by the first term of the quotient, and subtract the product from the dividend.
Page 67 - To divide a polynomial by a monomial, divide each term of the dividend by the divisor and add the partial quotients.
Page 64 - The square of the sum of two quantities is equal to the square of the first, plus twice the product of the first multiplied by the second, plus the square of the second.
Page 184 - In a right triangle, the side opposite the right angle is called the hypotenuse and is the longest side.
Page 240 - If in a right angled triangle, a perpendicular be let fall from the vertex of the right angle upon the hypotenuse, then, 1.
Page 179 - Since the square of a binomial is equal to the square of the first term, plus twice the product of the first term by the second, plus the square of the second...
Page 236 - In any proportion the product of the extremes is equal to the product of the means.