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Page 345 - ... the square of the second. In the second case, (ab)2 = a?-2ab + bi. (2) That is, the square of the difference of two numbers is equal to the square of the first, minus twice the product of the first by the second, plus the square of the second.
Page 71 - To express the 6 thousandths decimally we have to prefix two ciphers to the 6, and this makes as many decimal places in the product as there are in both multiplicand and multiplier.
Page 221 - A right-angled triangle (Fig. 24) is any triangle having one right angle. The side opposite the right angle is called the hypotenuse.
Page 25 - Division is the process of finding how many times one number contains another, or of separating a number into equal parts.
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Page 390 - A and B can do a piece of work in 12 days, B and C in 8 days, and A and C in 6 days.
Page 45 - Cancel the common factors from both the dividend and divisor. II. Then 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.
Page 53 - To reduce fractions to their lowest terms. A fraction is in its lowest terms when its numerator and denominator are prime to each other; that is, when both terms have no common divisor. 1. Reduce the fraction -|| to its lowest terms.
Page 21 - The number which shows how many times the multiplicand is taken, is called the Multiplier. The result of multiplication is called the Product. 29. The symbol x, read "times,
Page 57 - Subtract the numerator of the subtrahend from the numerator of the minuend, and place the difference over the common denominator.