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Junior High School Mathematics, Book 2 David Eugene Smith,George Wentworth,Joseph Clifton Brown No preview available - 2023 |
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acre arithmetic average axis of symmetry base and height bill bisect board foot bushel butter fat called cash cent circle circumference common fraction compute Construct a triangle corn cost cows cubic curved surface cylinder decimal deposit diagonal diameter distance Divide Draw a line Draw a plan Draw the figure drawn equal equidistant equilateral triangle example Exercise Express farm figure to scale find the area Find the discount Find the interest find the number geometry given line hundredths hypotenuse inches income indorse isosceles triangle length marked price measuring meter method metric system Multiply myriameter oral pantograph parallelogram perpendicular pound problems protractor ratio Receipts rectangle rent right angles right triangle ruler savings bank school grounds shown sides slant height square root Subtract symmetry teacher directs trapezoid tree volume width
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Page 247 - CUBIC MEASURE 1728 cubic inches (cu. in.) =1 cubic foot (cu. ft.) 27 cubic feet = 1 cubic yard (cu. yd.) 128 cubic feet = 1 cord (cd...
Page 248 - Time 60 seconds (sec.) = 1 minute (min.) 60 minutes = 1 hour (hr . ) 24 hours = 1 day (da.) 7 days = 1 week (wk.) 12 months (mo.) — 1 year (yr.) 365 days — 1 common year 366 days = 1 leap year...
Page 247 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt.) 4 quarts = 1 gallon (gal.) 31£ gallons = 1 barrel (bbl...
Page 247 - SQUARE MEASURE 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet = 1 square yard (sq. yd.) 30| square yards = 1 square rod (sq. rd.) 160 square rods = 1 acre (A.) 640 acres = 1 square mile (sq. mi.) CUBIC MEASURE 1728 cubic inches (cu.
Page 241 - In a right triangle, the side opposite the right angle is called the hypotenuse and is the longest side.
Page 240 - Separate the number into periods of two figures each, beginning at units. Find the greatest square in the left-hand period and write its root for the first figure of the required root.
Page 41 - To multiply a fraction by a fraction, multiply the numerators together for the numerator of the product, and the denominators together for the denominator of the product.
Page 238 - Which proves that the square of a number composed of tens and units contains, the square of the tens plus twice the product of the tens by the units, plus the square of the units.
Page 184 - The first and last terms of a proportion are called the extremes ; the second and third terms are called the means. In the proportion | = ££, we see that 7 x 15 = 3 x 35.
Page 237 - The side of a square is equal to the square root of half the square of its diagonal.