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ABCD acres altitude annuity base bisected breadth bushels cask cent centre chord circle circumference coefficient common Cosec Cosine cubic denominator depth diagonal diameter difference distance divided divisor draw equal equation EXAMPLE EXERCISES feet figure Find the area Find the sum Find the surface fraction frustum gallons gauge given greater height hence hypotenuse inches LADC latitude least common multiple length less logarithm miles Multiply number of sides parallel Parallel Sailing parallelogram parallelopipeds perpendicular plane Plane Sailing poles polygon prism Prop proportional PROPOSITION pyramid quotient radius ratio remainder right angles RULE sailed SCHOLIUM Secant Cotang segment side AC Sine slant height solid angles specific gravity square root station straight line subtract surd surface and solidity Tang tangent THEOREM trapezium triangle ullage unknown quantities yards
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