 | Daniel Adams - Arithmetic - 1807 - 248 pages
...side of a ressel, which shall contain Uiree times as much ? Ans. 2 feet 10 inches, and •J nearly. CUBE the given side, multiply it by the given proportion,...and the cube root of the product will be the side sought. FELLOWSHIP is a rule by which merchants, and others, trading in partnership, compute their... | |
 | Charles Hutton - Mathematics - 1807 - 464 pages
...Size of a Cubical Box, to contain a given Weight. <f Poiuder. MULTIPLY the weight in pounds by 30, and the cube root of the product will be the side of the box in inches. . x EXAMPLES. EXAM. 1 . Required the side of a cubical box, to hold 50lb of gunpowder... | |
 | Charles Hutton - Mathematics - 1811 - 494 pages
...the Size of a Cubical Box, to contain a given Weight of Powder. MULTIPLY the weight in pounds by 30, and the cube root of the product will be the side of the box in inches. EXAMPLES. EXAM. 1 . Required the side of a cubical box, to hold 501b of gunpowder ?... | |
 | Isaac Landmann - Mines (Military explosives) - 1815 - 318 pages
...the length of one of its sides will be found, by multiplying the weight of the given charge by 30, and the cube root of the product will be the side of the box in inches. Suppose, for example, the given charge to be 400 pounds of powder, then 400xSO:r 1200,... | |
 | Nicolas Pike, Dudley Leavitt - Arithmetic - 1826 - 214 pages
...given side, and if the required cube be greater than the given one, multiply the cube of the given side by the given proportion, and the cube root of the product will be the side of the cube required. But if the required cube be less, divide the cube of the given side by the given proportion, and the... | |
 | Nicolas Pike, Dudley Leavitt - Arithmetic - 1826 - 222 pages
...given side, and if the required cube be greater than the given one, multiply the cube of the given side by the given proportion, and the cube root of the product will be the side of the cube required. But if the required cube be less, divide the cube of the given side by the given proportion, and the... | |
 | William Ruger - Arithmetic - 1832 - 282 pages
...the given cube : Or one fourth, one fifth, Sfc. of the gioen cube. RULE. — Cube the given side, and multiply it by the given proportion, and the cube root of the product will be the side sought. Or it' required to be less; divide the cube of the given side, by the given proportion, and... | |
 | Frederick Augustus Griffiths - 1839 - 348 pages
...the side of a cubical box to contain a given quantity of powder. Multiply the weight in pounds by 30, and the cube root of the product will be the side of the box in inches. To find the quantity of powder to fill the chamber of a mortar or howitzet—Multiply... | |
 | William Ruger - Arithmetic - 1841 - 268 pages
...given cube : Or one fourth, one fifth, dfc. of the given cube. * RULE. — Cube the given side, and multiply it by the given proportion, and the cube root of the product-will be the side sought. Or if required to be less ; divide the cube of the given side, by... | |
 | James Bates Thomson - Arithmetic - 1847 - 426 pages
...5H>i)87UO, 3d divisor) 400117000 7th " 12818 54801244X8 = 43840995-2 378 HIGHER KOOTS. [SECT. XVIL 591. To find the side of a cube whose solidity shall be...multiply it by the given proportion, and the cube root of tlie product will be the side of the cube required. 23. What is the side of a cubical bin which contains... | |
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To find the side of a cube whose solidity shall be double, triple, &c., that of a cube whose side is given. Cube the given side, multiply it by the given proportion, and the cube root of the product will be the side of the cube required. 
