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" A square court yard has a rectangular gravel walk round it. The side of the court wants 2 yards of being 6 times the breadth of the gravel walk ; and the number of square yards in the walk exceeds the number of yards in the periphery of the court by 164.... "
A first book of algebra, including the binomial theorem - Page 160
by William Rossiter - 1867
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Geometrical Problems Deducible from the First Six Books of Euclid, Arranged ...

Miles Bland - Geometry - 1821 - 898 pages
...gravel-walk round it. The side of the court wants 2 yards of being 6 times the breadth of the gravel-walk ; and the number of square yards in the walk exceeds...the number of yards in the periphery of the court by 92. Required the area of the court. Let x = the breadth of the walk (in yards), /. 6x — 2 = the side...
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Algebraical Problems, Producing Simple and Quadratic Equations, with Their ...

Miles Bland - Algebra - 1824 - 404 pages
...walk round it. The side of the court wants 2 yards of being 6 times the breadth of the gravel-walk ; and the number of square yards in the walk exceeds...the number of yards in the periphery of the court by 92. Required the area of the court. Let x = the breadth of the walk (in yards,) .'. Qx — 2 = the...
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An Introduction to Algebra Upon the Inductive Method of Instruction

Warren Colburn - Algebra - 1825 - 400 pages
...rectangular gravel walk round it. The side of the court wants 2 yards of being 6 times the breadth of the gravel walk ; and the number of square yards...number of yards in the periphery of the court by 164. Required the area of the court. All equations of the second degree may be reduced to one of the following...
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An Introduction to Algebra Upon the Inductive Method of Instruction

Warren Colburn - Algebra - 1828 - 330 pages
...rectangular gravel walk round it. The side of the court wants 2 yards of being 6 times the breadth of the gravel walk ; and the number of square yards...number of yards in the periphery of the court by 164. Required the area of the court ? All equations of the second degree may be reduced to one of the following...
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An Introduction to Algebra Upon the Inductive Method of Instruction

Warren Colburn - Algebra - 1829 - 284 pages
...court wants 2 yards of being 6 times the breadth of the gravel walk ; and the number of square yards ia the walk exceeds the number of yards in the periphery of the court by 164. Required the area of the court ? All equations of the second degree may be reduced to one of the followin...
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Elements of Algebra

William Smyth - Algebra - 1833 - 288 pages
...rectangular gravel-walk round it. The side of the court wants 2 yards of being 6 times the breadth of the gravel walk ; and the number of square yards...number of yards in the periphery of the court by 164. Required the area of the court. 13. A vintner sold 7 dozen of sherry and 12 dozen of claret for $50....
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First Lessons in Algebra: Being an Easy Introduction to that Science ...

Ebenezer Bailey - Algebra - 1835 - 258 pages
...has a gravel walk round it. The side of the court wants 2 yards of being 6 times the breadth of the walk ; and the number of square yards in the walk,...of the court by 164. What is the area of the court ? 29. If the square of a certain number be taken from 40, and the square root of their difference be...
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Elements of Algebra

William Smyth - Algebra - 1836 - 288 pages
...gravel-walk round it. The side of the court wants 2 yards of being G times the breadth of the gravel-walk ; and the number of square yards in the walk exceeds...number of yards in the periphery of the court by 164. Required the area of the court. Ans. 256 yards. 13. A vintner sold 7 dozen of sherry and 12 dozen of...
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An Introduction to Algebra: Upon the Inductive Method of Instruction

Warren Colburn - Algebra - 1837 - 288 pages
...round it. The side of th"e court wants 2 yards of being 6 times the breadth of the gravel walk ; nnd the number of square yards in the walk exceeds the...number of yards in the periphery of the court by 164. Required the area of the court ? All equations of the second degree may be reduced to one of the following...
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An Introduction to Algebra: Upon the Inductive Method of Instruction

Warren Colburn - Algebra - 1838 - 282 pages
...rectangular gravel walk round it. The side of the court wants 2 yards of being 6 times the breadth of the gravel walk ; and the number of square yards...the number of yards in the periphery of the court by 104. Required the area of the court ? All equations of the second degree may be reduced to one of the...
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