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... given in terms which it is believed the scholar can easily comprehend ; and even those who have not had an opportunity of devoting their time to the study of mathematics will , it is presumed , with the aid the follow- ing pages will ...
... given in terms which it is believed the scholar can easily comprehend ; and even those who have not had an opportunity of devoting their time to the study of mathematics will , it is presumed , with the aid the follow- ing pages will ...
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... given in feet and inches , the most convenient way of performing the operation is by the Arithmetical rule of Duodecimals , in which each inferior denomination is one - twelfth of the next higher . Ex . 5. How many square yards of ...
... given in feet and inches , the most convenient way of performing the operation is by the Arithmetical rule of Duodecimals , in which each inferior denomination is one - twelfth of the next higher . Ex . 5. How many square yards of ...
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... given , the other side may be found by dividing the area by the given side . So , also , if the area of a square be given , either side may be found by extracting the square root of the given area . This is merely reversing the rule in ...
... given , the other side may be found by dividing the area by the given side . So , also , if the area of a square be given , either side may be found by extracting the square root of the given area . This is merely reversing the rule in ...
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... given , the area may be directly obtained by the following method : To find the area of a Triangle from the length of its sides . Rule.-I. Add together the lengths of the three sides , and take half their sum . II . From this half sum ...
... given , the area may be directly obtained by the following method : To find the area of a Triangle from the length of its sides . Rule.-I. Add together the lengths of the three sides , and take half their sum . II . From this half sum ...
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... given , the other may be found by common Arithmetic . Thus , in the right angled triangle ABC , the perpendicular BC and the base AB being given , the hypotenuse AC may be found by extracting the square root of the sum of the squares of ...
... given , the other may be found by common Arithmetic . Thus , in the right angled triangle ABC , the perpendicular BC and the base AB being given , the hypotenuse AC may be found by extracting the square root of the sum of the squares of ...
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Page 53 - RULE. Find the area of the sector which has the same arc, and also the area of the triangle formed by the chord of the segment and the radii of the sector. Then...
Page 35 - Now, since the areas of similar polygons are to each other as the squares of their homologous sides...
Page 79 - A sphere is a solid terminated by a curved surface, all the points of which are equally distant from a point within called the centre.
Page 80 - A zone is a portion of the surface of a sphere included between two parallel planes.
Page 90 - ... to three times the square of the radius of the segment's base, add the square of its height ; then multiply the sum by the height, and the product by .5236 for the contents.
Page 49 - From 8 times the chord of half the arc subtract the chord of the whole arc, and ' of the remainder will be the length of the arc nearly.
Page 72 - RULE.* To the sum of the areas of the two ends add four times the area of a section parallel to and equally distant from both ends, and this last sum multiplied by £ of the height will give the solidity.
Page 51 - As 360 degrees is to the number of degrees in the arc of the sector, so is the area of the circle to the area of the sector.
Page 91 - From three times the diameter of the sphere subtract twice the height of the segment; multiply this remainder by the square of the height and the product by 0.5236.
Page 39 - A Circle is a plane figure bounded by a curve line, called the Circumference, which is everywhere equidistant from a certain point within, called its Centre.