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12 feet 9 inches ABCD abscissa ADBA altitude Avoirdupois axis base Bisect breadth cask centre chord of half circumference cone conjugate diameter convex surface cube root cubic inches cylinder decimal Demon distance divided draw the line ellipse equal EXAMPLES feet 6 inches feet 9 figure find the area find the solidity fluxion foot fraction frustrum girth give the solidity given line greater end half the arc head diameter horse power hyperbola length less end linear side measure minute ordinate parabola parallel pentagon perpendicular plane polygon PROBLEM proportion pyramid quotient radius regular polygon Required the area Required the solidity right angled right line segment sine of half slant height SLIDING RULE solid content solidity required specific gravity sphere spheroid square feet square root thickness transverse diameter trapezium triangle ullage velocity versed sine water wheel wheel wine gallons yard