 | Geography - 1867 - 964 pages
...KULE. — Divide tho greater by the loss, then the preceding divisor by the remainder, and so on, nntil there is no remainder. The last divisor will be the greatest common measure required. EXAMPLE. — To find tho greatest common measure of 532 and 1274. Arrange the process... | |
 | David Steel - 1805 - 392 pages
...greatest common measure, divide the greater number by the lesser, and the last divisor by the remainder till there is no remainder; the last divisor will be the greatest common measure. EXAMPLE I. Reduce the fraction 4f£f *° 'ts lowest terms. 9767-7-4418=2, remainder 931. 4418-7-931=4,... | |
 | Isaac Dalby - Mathematics - 1806 - 526 pages
...: Reject the simple divisors in both terms of the fraction, then., Divide the greater by the less, and the last divisor by the last remainder, and so on till nothing remains ; then the last divisor is the greatest ommon measure, as in Arithmetic. (40. Arith.)... | |
 | Samuel Webber - Mathematics - 1808 - 466 pages
...to the dimensions of some letter, as is shown in division. 2. Divide the greater term by the less, and the last divisor by the last remainder, and so on till nothing remain ; then the divisor last used will be the common measure required. % N0TE. All the letters... | |
 | Charles Hutton - Mathematics - 1812 - 620 pages
...To find tht Greatest Common Measure of the Terms of a Fraction. DIVIDE the greater term by the less, and the last divisor by the last remainder, and so on till nothing remains ; then the divisor last used will be the common measure required ; just the same as... | |
 | Andrew Bell (writer on mathematics.) - 1839 - 500 pages
...the leading quantity by the other, and then divide the divisor by the remainder (86) ; then divide the last divisor by the last remainder ; and so on, till there be no remainder ; the last divisor is the greatest common measure. It is indifferent which of the quantities... | |
 | William Foster - 1840 - 92 pages
...quantities according to the powers of some letter : divide the greater by the less, and the preceding divisor by the last remainder, and so on till there...remainder, the last divisor will be the greatest common measure. Ex. Find the greatest common measure of 2« + 1 + -r' and 2*4 ¿"+2*+ 1. We arrange the quantities... | |
 | George Roberts Perkins - Arithmetic - 1841 - 274 pages
...divisor by the remainder, and thus continue to divide the preceding divisor by the last remainder, until there is no < remainder. The last divisor will be the greatest common measure. Examples. 1. What ia the greatest common measure of 360, and 630 ? OPBRATION. 360)630(1 360... | |
 | Davis Wasgatt Clark - 1844 - 394 pages
...be a remainder, divide the first divisor by this remainder. 3. Continue to divide in the same manner till there is no remainder ; the last divisor will be the greatest common measure. Note 1. — If, in the course of the reduction, one factor is found to be common to all the... | |
 | William Watson (of Beverley.) - 1845 - 188 pages
...greatest common measure of the terms of a fraction, RULE. — Divide the greater term by the less, and the last divisor by the last remainder, and so on till nothing remains, then the last divisor will be the common measure required. EXAMPLE. 1. Required the... | |
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Divide the greater number by the less, the divisor by the remainder, and thus continue to divide the last divisor by the last remainder until there is no remainder ; the last divisor will be the greatest common divisor. 
