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... root of the number . 24. Indices or Exponents of Powers . An index or exponent of a power is a number - symbol ... cube of that number ; thus , a3 is called the cube of a , because if a denotes the number of units of length in the ...
... root of the number . 24. Indices or Exponents of Powers . An index or exponent of a power is a number - symbol ... cube of that number ; thus , a3 is called the cube of a , because if a denotes the number of units of length in the ...
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... root of a ; the cube root of a ; the square of a multiplied by the fourth power of b . 2. If a man walks x miles an hour , I will he walk in 4 hours ? in a hours ? how many miles 3. If a man walks 3 miles an hour , how many hours Iwill ...
... root of a ; the cube root of a ; the square of a multiplied by the fourth power of b . 2. If a man walks x miles an hour , I will he walk in 4 hours ? in a hours ? how many miles 3. If a man walks 3 miles an hour , how many hours Iwill ...
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... root of a ; the cube root of a ; the square of a multiplied by the fourth power of b . 2. If a man walks x miles an hour , how many miles will he walk in 4 hours ? in a hours ? 3. If a man walks 3 miles an hour , how many hours will it ...
... root of a ; the cube root of a ; the square of a multiplied by the fourth power of b . 2. If a man walks x miles an hour , how many miles will he walk in 4 hours ? in a hours ? 3. If a man walks 3 miles an hour , how many hours will it ...
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... cubes is divisible by the sum of their cube roots , and the difference of two per- fect cubes is divisible by the difference of their cube roots . 1. Resolve into factors 8 a3 + 27 bo . The cube root of 8 a3 is 2 a , and of 27 b6 is 3 ...
... cubes is divisible by the sum of their cube roots , and the difference of two per- fect cubes is divisible by the difference of their cube roots . 1. Resolve into factors 8 a3 + 27 bo . The cube root of 8 a3 is 2 a , and of 27 b6 is 3 ...
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George Albert Wentworth. Find the cube root of x − 3 x5 + 5 x3 — 3 x — 1 . x2 - x - 1 x6-3x55x3 - 3x − 1 3x4 x6 ... root is placed above the given expression for convenience of arrangement on the page . The first term of the root ...
George Albert Wentworth. Find the cube root of x − 3 x5 + 5 x3 — 3 x — 1 . x2 - x - 1 x6-3x55x3 - 3x − 1 3x4 x6 ... root is placed above the given expression for convenience of arrangement on the page . The first term of the root ...
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Page 330 - There are four numbers in geometrical progression, the second of which is less than the fourth by 24 ; and the sum of the extremes is to the sum of the means, as 7 to 3. What are the numbers ? Ans.
Page 10 - If an expression within a parenthesis is preceded by the sign +, the parenthesis may be removed without making any change in the signs of the terms of the expression.
Page 316 - The area of a circle varies as the square of its radius, and the area of a circle whose radius is 1 foot is 3.1416 square feet.
Page 166 - A person has a hours at his disposal. How far may he ride in a coach which travels b miles an hour, so as to return home in time, walking back at the rate of с miles an hour?
Page 370 - If the number is less than 1, make the characteristic of the logarithm negative, and one unit more than the number of zeros between the decimal point and the first significant figure of the given number.
Page 23 - Two men start from the same place and travel in the same direction ; one, 5 miles an hour ; the other, 7 miles an hour.
Page 56 - To multiply a polynomial by a monomial, multiply each term of the polynomial by the monomial and add the partial products: (6a — 3ft) x 3c = 18uc -96c.
Page 172 - If necessary, multiply the given equations by such numbers as will make the coefficients of one of the unknown numbers in the resulting equations of equal absolute value.
Page 317 - The volume of a sphere varies as the cube of its radius. If the...
Page 36 - From these four cases we see that subtracting a positive number is equivalent to adding an equal negative number ; and that subtracting a negative number is equivalent to adding an equal positive number.