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... quantities that are each of them equal to a third quantity , are equal to each other . 13. A Postulate , or Petition ... unknown conclusion ; while the other goes in a retrograde order , from the thing sought , considered as if it were ...
... quantities that are each of them equal to a third quantity , are equal to each other . 13. A Postulate , or Petition ... unknown conclusion ; while the other goes in a retrograde order , from the thing sought , considered as if it were ...
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... quantity to the left of the sign is called the first member , the quantity to the right the second member . The ... unknown . The known quantities are in general represented either by numbers , or by the first letters in the alphabet , a , b ...
... quantity to the left of the sign is called the first member , the quantity to the right the second member . The ... unknown . The known quantities are in general represented either by numbers , or by the first letters in the alphabet , a , b ...
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... unknown quantity which they contain . Those which involve the simple power only of the unknown quantity , are called simple equations , or equations of the first degree ; those into which the square of the unknown quantity enters , are ...
... unknown quantity which they contain . Those which involve the simple power only of the unknown quantity , are called simple equations , or equations of the first degree ; those into which the square of the unknown quantity enters , are ...
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... quantity a be added , the sums will be equal , then we have , x — a + a = b + a or , So also in the equation , ba ... unknown quantity alone , affected with a coefficient , and the other member contains known quantities only , the value ...
... quantity a be added , the sums will be equal , then we have , x — a + a = b + a or , So also in the equation , ba ... unknown quantity alone , affected with a coefficient , and the other member contains known quantities only , the value ...
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... unknown quantity alone , divided by a known quantity , and the other member contains known quantities only , the value of the unknown quantity is found by multiplying each member of the equation by the quantity which is the divisor of ...
... unknown quantity alone , divided by a known quantity , and the other member contains known quantities only , the value of the unknown quantity is found by multiplying each member of the equation by the quantity which is the divisor of ...
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algebraic algebraic quantities altitude axis base bisected body centre chord circle circumference co-ordinates Corol cosec cosine cube curve decimal denominator diameter difference differential co-efficient distance divide divisor draw equal equation Example exponent expression extract feet figure force fraction given gravity Hence hyperbola inches latus rectum least common multiple length logarithm manner monomial multiply nth root number of terms parabola parallel parallelogram perpendicular polynomial positive Prob PROBLEM PROP proportional quotient radius ratio rectangle reduced right angles rule sides sine specific gravity square root straight line Substituting subtract tangent THEOREM triangle ABC unknown quantity velocity VULGAR FRACTIONS weight whole number yards