...precarious, and moftly full of Illufion and Error. 11. VELOCITY is the comparative S-wiftnefs or Slvwnefs of Bodies in Motion. Thus if the Ship A fail at the...with Velocities which are to each other as 3 to 5. 12. The Momentum, Force, or Quantity of 'Motion in moving Bodies, is all that Power they have to act...

...start at the same time, one from Liverpool, and the other from London, distant 202 miles. A travels at the rate of 3| miles per hour ; and B at the rate of 5^ miles per hour. After travelling 7 hours, B discovered he had left something in London, and consequently returned,...

...for 5}- cents? 3. A and B set out to travel from the same point in opposite directions ; A travels at the rate of 3| miles per hour, and B at the rate of 4J miles ; how far will they be apart at the end of 10J hours ? 4. If | of a pound of tea cost $f,...

...start walking at the same hour from two towns 17|- miles apart, and walk toward each other. If A walks at the rate of 3 miles per hour, and B at the rate of 4 miles per hour, after how many hours do they meet and how many miles does A walk ? 20. The distance...

...start walking at the same hour from two towns 17£ miles apart, and walk toward each other. If A walks at the rate of 3 miles per hour, and B at the rate of 4 miles per hour, after how many hours do they meet and how many miles does A walk ? 20. The distance...

...did it cost him ? 11. Two men, A and B, are 30 miles apart. They start to walk toward each other, A at the rate of 3 miles per hour and B at the rate of 2 miles "per hour. How fast do they approach each other ? In how many hours will they meet ? 12. If,...