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... Triangles 388 Equation of Payments and Quadrilaterals 392 • Accounts . 307 Circles 395 • · RATIO . 318 Solids . 398 • PROPORTION 322 • Prisms and Cylinders 398 Simple Proportion . 324 • Compound Proportion Partitive Proportion . 331 ...
... Triangles 388 Equation of Payments and Quadrilaterals 392 • Accounts . 307 Circles 395 • · RATIO . 318 Solids . 398 • PROPORTION 322 • Prisms and Cylinders 398 Simple Proportion . 324 • Compound Proportion Partitive Proportion . 331 ...
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... Triangle A rectangle is a figure having four right angles and its opposite sides equal . A board 20 in . long and 10 in . wide is a rectangle , containing 20 x 10 = 200 sq . inches . A parallelogram is any four sided figure with its ...
... Triangle A rectangle is a figure having four right angles and its opposite sides equal . A board 20 in . long and 10 in . wide is a rectangle , containing 20 x 10 = 200 sq . inches . A parallelogram is any four sided figure with its ...
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... triangle is one the base by the altitude . half the product of the base and altitude . 197. Square Measure is used in computing areas or surfaces ; as of land , boards , painting , plastering , paving , etc. TABLE . 144 Square Inches ...
... triangle is one the base by the altitude . half the product of the base and altitude . 197. Square Measure is used in computing areas or surfaces ; as of land , boards , painting , plastering , paving , etc. TABLE . 144 Square Inches ...
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... triangle whose base is 148 ft . and altitude 45 feet ? Ans . 370 sq . yd . 16. What is the area of a triangle whose base is 100 ft . and whose altitude is 60 ft . ? 17. How many acres of land are there in a parallelo- gram , the length ...
... triangle whose base is 148 ft . and altitude 45 feet ? Ans . 370 sq . yd . 16. What is the area of a triangle whose base is 100 ft . and whose altitude is 60 ft . ? 17. How many acres of land are there in a parallelo- gram , the length ...
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... Triangle is a triangle having one right angle , as at C. The Base is the side on which it stands , as AC . The Perpendicular is the side forming a right angle with the base , as BC . The Hypotenuse is the side opposite the right angle ...
... Triangle is a triangle having one right angle , as at C. The Base is the side on which it stands , as AC . The Perpendicular is the side forming a right angle with the base , as BC . The Hypotenuse is the side opposite the right angle ...
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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.