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... Proportion precedes and leads up to Partnership , and so on with all the subjects . The uniformity of plan in the book adds greatly to the ease with which the subjects are mastered . When once familiar with the style of the book , the ...
... Proportion precedes and leads up to Partnership , and so on with all the subjects . The uniformity of plan in the book adds greatly to the ease with which the subjects are mastered . When once familiar with the style of the book , the ...
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... Proportion . 324 • Compound Proportion Partitive Proportion . 331 · • Pyramids , Cones , and Spheres 400 336 PROMISCUOUS EXAMPLES 405 • 6 CONTENTS .
... Proportion . 324 • Compound Proportion Partitive Proportion . 331 · • Pyramids , Cones , and Spheres 400 336 PROMISCUOUS EXAMPLES 405 • 6 CONTENTS .
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Horatio Nelson Robinson. PROPORTION . 380. Proportion is an equality of ratios . Thus , the ratios 8 : 4 and 12 : 6 each being equal to 2 , form a proportion . 381. Proportion is indicated in two ways : 1. By a double colon placed ...
Horatio Nelson Robinson. PROPORTION . 380. Proportion is an equality of ratios . Thus , the ratios 8 : 4 and 12 : 6 each being equal to 2 , form a proportion . 381. Proportion is indicated in two ways : 1. By a double colon placed ...
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Horatio Nelson Robinson. In such a proportion the second term is said to be a mean proportional between the other two . 386. In every proportion the product of the ex- tremes is equal to the product of the means . Thus , in the proportion ...
Horatio Nelson Robinson. In such a proportion the second term is said to be a mean proportional between the other two . 386. In every proportion the product of the ex- tremes is equal to the product of the means . Thus , in the proportion ...
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Horatio Nelson Robinson. SIMPLE PROPORTION . 389. Simple Proportion is an equality of two simple ratios , and consists of four terms , any three of which being given , the fourth may readily be found . When three terms of a proportion ...
Horatio Nelson Robinson. SIMPLE PROPORTION . 389. Simple Proportion is an equality of two simple ratios , and consists of four terms , any three of which being given , the fourth may readily be found . When three terms of a proportion ...
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Page 178 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt...
Page 171 - Square Measure 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet = 1 square yard (sq. yd.) 30j square yards = 1 square rod (sq. rd.) 160 square rods = 1 acre (A.) 640 acres = 1 square mile (sq.
Page 184 - A circle is a plane figure bounded by a curved line, called the circumference, every point of which is equally distant from a point within called the center.
Page 306 - Multiply each payment by its term of credit, and divide the sum of the products by the sum of the payments ; the quotient will be the average term of credit.
Page 178 - DRY MEASURE 2 pints (pt.) = 1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts =1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu...
Page 183 - Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November ; All the rest have thirty-one, Except the second month alone, Which has but twenty-eight, in fine, Till leap year gives it twenty-nine.
Page 396 - A Cylinder is a body bounded by a uniformly curved surface, its ends being equal and parallel circles.
Page 298 - Thirty days after sight of this first of exchange (second and third of the same tenor and date unpaid...
Page 134 - RULE. Divide as in whole numbers, and from the right hand of the quotient point off as many places for decimals as the decimal places in the dividend exceed those in the divisor.
Page 75 - Divide the product of the remaining factors of the dividend by the product of the remaining factors of the divisor, and the result will be the quotient.