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... linear unit , which forms the sides of the square . If the side be an inch , it is called a linear inch ; the side of a square foot , a linear foot ; the side of a square rod , a linear rod ; and so of any other fixed quantity . It ...
... linear unit , which forms the sides of the square . If the side be an inch , it is called a linear inch ; the side of a square foot , a linear foot ; the side of a square rod , a linear rod ; and so of any other fixed quantity . It ...
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... linear inches in the length AB , taken as many times as there are inches in the breadth BC . To obtain , then , the number of squares in the large parallelɔ- A C C B gram , we have only to multiply the number of squares in one of the ...
... linear inches in the length AB , taken as many times as there are inches in the breadth BC . To obtain , then , the number of squares in the large parallelɔ- A C C B gram , we have only to multiply the number of squares in one of the ...
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... by the square of the linear edge of the solid , and the product will be the surface . Since all the sides of a regular body are equal OF SOLIDS . 75 MENSURATION OF THE FIVE REGULAR BODIES, To find the Surface of a Regular Solid,
... by the square of the linear edge of the solid , and the product will be the surface . Since all the sides of a regular body are equal OF SOLIDS . 75 MENSURATION OF THE FIVE REGULAR BODIES, To find the Surface of a Regular Solid,
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... linear edges are unity . To construct such a table , we need only multiply the area of one of the sides as is given in Art . 13 , by the number of sides . Thus the area of an equilateral triangle , whose edge is 1 , is 0.4330127 ...
... linear edges are unity . To construct such a table , we need only multiply the area of one of the sides as is given in Art . 13 , by the number of sides . Thus the area of an equilateral triangle , whose edge is 1 , is 0.4330127 ...
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... linear edge is 6 feet ? First , 63-216 OPERATION . Then , 216x.4714045-101.8233 cubic feet . Ex . 2. What is the solidity of a regular octaedron , whose linear edges are each 32 inches ? Ans . 15447 inches . Ans . 64 Ex . 3. What is the ...
... linear edge is 6 feet ? First , 63-216 OPERATION . Then , 216x.4714045-101.8233 cubic feet . Ex . 2. What is the solidity of a regular octaedron , whose linear edges are each 32 inches ? Ans . 15447 inches . Ans . 64 Ex . 3. What is the ...
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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.