 Into a cubical cistern, eight feet deep, and having an unknown leak, water is poured from two pumps, worked by two men, A and B. They pump together till the vessel is half filled, when B falls asleep ; A continues pumping till it is threefourths filled,...  The Mathematician - Page 2771845Full view - About this book
 | 1839 - 508 pages
...servant, J. \V. Pico. St. Simon's Academy, Norwich, May I'0, 1S3'J. Mathematical Question. Into a cubic cistern eight feet deep, and having an unknown leak,...from two pumps, worked by two men, A and B. They pump till it is half filled, when B falls asleep. A continues pumping till it is three quarters filled,... | |
 | Perry Fairfax Nursey - Industrial arts - 1839 - 514 pages
...Mathematical Question. Into a cubic cistern eight feet deep, and having an unknown Jeak, water is 166 poured from two pumps, worked by two men, A and B. They pump till it is half filled, when В falls asleep. Л continues pumping till it is three quarters filled,... | |
 | Industrial arts - 1839 - 512 pages
...Mathematical Question. Into a cubic cistern eight feet deeç, and hav\ng an ' WIIlTWOnTn's IMPROVED PUMP. poured from two pumps, worked by two men, A and B. They pump till it is half filled, when B falls asleep. A continues pumping till it is three quarters filled,... | |
 | James Wharton - 1848 - 164 pages
...bright light, what must be charged a pound for the composition, that it may be as cheap as wax ? (7.) Into a cubical cistern, eight feet deep, and having...poured from two pumps worked by two men, A. and B. (3.) They pump together till the vessel is half filled, when B. falls asleep ; A. continues pumping... | |
 | John William Colenso (bp. of Natal.) - 1849 - 250 pages
...be charged per Ib for the composition, that it may be as cheap as wax? 7. Into a cubical cistern, 8 feet deep, and having an unknown leak, water is poured from two pumps worked by A and B. They pump together till it is half filled, when В falls asleep, but A goes on pumping till... | |
 | John William Colenso - 1851 - 112 pages
...be charged per lb for the composition, that it may be as cheap as wax? 7. Into a cubical cistern, 8 feet deep, and having an unknown leak, water is poured from two pumps worked by A and B. They pump together till it is half filled, when В falls asleep, but A goes on pumping till... | |
 | Cambridge univ, St. John's coll - 1852 - 112 pages
...bright light, what must be charged per Ib. for the composition, that it may be as cheap as wax? 7. Into a cubical cistern, eight feet deep, and having...when B falls asleep ; A continues pumping till it is threefourths filled, and then goes away. B afterwards waking finds the cistern still half full, and... | |
 | James Wharton - 1860 - 176 pages
...feet in its width. How many feet wide were the several buildings erected by А., B., and C. ? (144.) Into a cubical cistern, eight feet deep, and having...B. falls asleep ; A. continues pumping till it is three-fourths filled, and then goes away; B. afterwards waking, finds the cistern still half full,... | |
 | James Wharton - 1864 - 180 pages
...feet in its width. How many feet wide were the several buildings erected by А., В., and C. ? (144.) Into a cubical cistern, eight feet deep, and having...B. falls asleep ; A. continues pumping till it is three-fourths filled, and then goes away; B. afterwards waking, finds the cistern still half full,... | |
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