New School AlgebraGinn, 1898 |
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a²b a²b² a²c a²x a²x² a³b ab² ab³ abscissa arithmetical arithmetical series ax² binomial called cent change the sign coefficient cologarithm common factor Compound Expressions cube root denominator difference digits Divide dividend divisible divisor equal equation exact divisor EXERCISE exponent Extract the square feet Find the H. C. F. Find the number Find the product Find the sum find the value fraction geometrical series given number graph Hence highest common factor integral number logarithm mantissa miles an hour monomial Multiply negative number number of dollars number of terms parenthesis positive integer quadratic quadratic equation quotient ratio remainder Resolve into factors smaller number Solve square root Subtract surd THEOREM Transpose unknown numbers variable x²y x²y² xy² yards ΙΟ
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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 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 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 119 - If the numerator and denominator of a fraction be both multiplied or both divided by the same number, the value of the fraction is not altered.
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 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 25 - Two men start from the same place and travel in the same direction, one 30 miles a day, and the other 20 miles a day.
Page 317 - The distance a body falls from rest varies as the square of the time it is falling. If a body falls through 144 feet in 3 seconds, how far will it fall in 5 seconds...
Page 330 - Of three numbers in geometrical progression, the sum of the first and second exceeds the third by 3, and the sum of the first and third exceeds the second by 21. -What are the numbers ? 23.
Page 308 - In a Series of Equal Ratios, the sum of the antecedents is to the sum of the consequents as any antecedent is to its consequent.