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Page 26 - 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.
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Page 98 - If A and B together can perform a piece of work in 8 days, A and C together in 9 days, and B and C in 10 days : how many days would it take each person to perform the same work alone ? Ans.
Page 61 - Multiply the index of the quantity by the index of the power to which it is to be raised, and the result will be the power required.
Page 164 - Take the first term from the second, the second from the third, the third from the fourth, &c. and the remainders will form a new series, called the first order of differences.
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Page 28 - To reduce a mixed number to an improper fraction, Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, and to the product add the numerator; under this sum write the denominator.
Page 192 - For the same reason, if the logarithm of any number be multiplied by the index of its power, the product will be equal to the logarithm of that power.
Page 39 - Now .} of f- is a compound fraction, whose value is found by multiplying the numerators together for a new numerator, and the denominators for a new denominator.
Page 50 - ... 4. Divide the dividend by the divisor, and the quotient will be the next term of the root. 5. Involve the whole root...
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| Title | An Introduction to Algebra: With Notes and Observations: Designed for the Use of Schools and Places of Public Education |
| Author | John Bonnycastle |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | Kimber and Conrad, and Joseph Crukshank; T. & G. Palmer, printers, 1811 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 24 Apr 2006 |
| Length | 220 pages |
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