 | George Adams - Geometry - 1813 - 648 pages
...work. OF TIMBER MEASURE. PROBLEM 1. Tofnd the area, or superficial content in feet in a board or plank. Multiply the length by the breadth, and the product will be the content required. Note. If the board is tapering, add the breadth of the two ends together, and take... | |
 | Nathan Daboll - Arithmetic - 1815 - 250 pages
...26x26=676 sq. rods, and 676-4-160=4"i 36r. the Answer. ART. 2. To measure a parallelogram, or long square. RULE. Multiply the length by the breadth, and the product will be the area, or superficial content. EXAMPLE8. 1. A certain garden, in form of a long square, is 96ft. ;ong,... | |
 | Nathan Daboll - Arithmetic - 1818 - 246 pages
...sq. rods, and 676-4-160=-4o. 36r. the Jlnswer. ART. 2. To measure a Parallelogram, or long square. RULE. Multiply the length by the breadth, and the product will be the area or superficial content. EXAMPLES. 1. A certain garden, in form of along square, is 96 ft, long,... | |
 | Matthew Iley - 1820 - 512 pages
...109-2 on A, we have for the area 11924-6 on A, against 109-2 on B. PROBLEM II. To find the Area of a Rectangle. RULE. Multiply the length by the breadth, and the product will be the area. Let ABCD be a rectangle whereof the length is G3 inches, and the breadth 42 inches ; the area... | |
 | Nicolas Pike - Arithmetic - 1822 - 562 pages
...way from the breadth, will point out the answer. ART. 2. To measure a Parallelogram or long Square. RULE. Multiply the length by the breadth, and the product will be the area, or superficial content.* Let ABCD represent a parallelogram, whose A length is 5 feet, and breadth,... | |
 | Beriah Stevens - Arithmetic - 1822 - 436 pages
...four angles, the opposiles whereof are equal ; to find tbe superficial content thereof this is the rule : — Multiply 'the length by the breadth, and the product will be the superficial content or area. EXAMPLE. Let ABCD represent a parallelogram, whose length is 18, and breadth... | |
 | Anthony Nesbit - Surveying - 1824 - 476 pages
...obliquely, it is 7o0 feet from the base to the termination at the top. PROBLEM II. Tojind the area of a rectangle. RULE. Multiply the length by the breadth, and the product will be the area* Kote. 1. If the length and breadth be in inches, their product must be divided by 144, in order... | |
 | Nicolas Pike, Dudley Leavitt - Arithmetic - 1826 - 214 pages
...DUODECIMALS. /. To find the superficial contents of boards, fyc. where length and breadth only are considered. RULE. — Multiply the length by the breadth, and the product will be the superficial content. NOTE. — If the board or plank is tapering, add the width of both ends together,... | |
 | Daniel Adams - Arithmetic - 1848 - 322 pages
...multiply the number of squares in one row by the number of rows ; 5X3=15 square rods, Ans. Hence the RULE. Multiply the length by the breadth, and the product will be the square contents. NOTE. — Three times a line 5 rods long is aline 15 rods long. Hence the pupil must... | |
 | Nicolas Pike, Dudley Leavitt - Arithmetic - 1826 - 222 pages
...superficial contents of boards, Sfc where length and jbreadlh only are considered. i! i 1.'• — Multiply the length by the breadth, and the product will be the tuperficial content. NOTK. — If the hoard or plank i* tapering, add (he width of liotlv end* together,... | |
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To measure a parallelogram, or long square. RULE. Multiply the length by the breadth, and the product will be the area, or superficial content. 
