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...to which a right linegtven KMhath the proportion of two numbers given £,C. a/c«.ro.6. a Divide JCM into as many equal parts as there are units in the number B. and let as b 3. i. many of thefe, as there are units in the number C, b make the right line HR, it is manifeft...

...line HR, to which a righf-line given KM hath the proportion of t*wo numbers given B, C. zfe&io, 6, (#} Divide KM into as many equal parts as there are units...in the number B, and let as many of thefe, as there b 3. j. are units in the number C, (b} make the right-line HR,it is manifeil. that KM : HR : : B :...

...by the same number means, so far as the real fraction is concerned, dividing the equal parts in each into as many equal parts as there are units in the number by which they are multiplied. PKIN. III. — Dividing both terms of a fraction by the same number does...

...follows : Division is the inverse of multiplication. To divide a line by a number is to separate the line into as many equal parts as there are units in the number, and take one of the parts as the quotient. The operation of division is usually expressed in the form...

...AB. Division is the inverse of multiplication. To divide a line by a number is to separate the line into as many equal parts as there are units in the number, and take one of the parts as the quotient. The operation of division is usually expressed in the form...