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... ounces of silver , 3 ounces of copper , and 6 ounces of pewter . One pound of the second contains 12 ounces of silver , 3 ounces of copper , and 1 ounce of pewter . One pound of the third contains 4 ounces of silver , 7 ounces of copper , ...
... ounces of silver , 3 ounces of copper , and 6 ounces of pewter . One pound of the second contains 12 ounces of silver , 3 ounces of copper , and 1 ounce of pewter . One pound of the third contains 4 ounces of silver , 7 ounces of copper , ...
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Including Sturms' Theorem Charles Davies. Now , since 1 pound or 16 ounces of the first ingot contains 7 ounces of silver , one ounce will contain of 7 ounces : that 1 16 7 is , ounces ; and 16 7x x ounces will contain ounces of silver . 16 ...
Including Sturms' Theorem Charles Davies. Now , since 1 pound or 16 ounces of the first ingot contains 7 ounces of silver , one ounce will contain of 7 ounces : that 1 16 7 is , ounces ; and 16 7x x ounces will contain ounces of silver . 16 ...
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... ounces of the first , 5 ounces of the second , and 3 of the third . Verification . If there be 7 ounces of silver in 16 ounces of the first ingot , in 8 ounces of it , there should be a number of ounces of silver 7x8 expressed by 16 In ...
... ounces of the first , 5 ounces of the second , and 3 of the third . Verification . If there be 7 ounces of silver in 16 ounces of the first ingot , in 8 ounces of it , there should be a number of ounces of silver 7x8 expressed by 16 In ...
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... ounces , or of a pound ? Ans . 224 lbs . 23. A number is expressed by three figures ; the sum of these figures is 11 ; the figure in the place of units is double that in the place of hundreds ; and when 297 is added to this number , the ...
... ounces , or of a pound ? Ans . 224 lbs . 23. A number is expressed by three figures ; the sum of these figures is 11 ; the figure in the place of units is double that in the place of hundreds ; and when 297 is added to this number , the ...
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Page 30 - That is, the square of the sum of two quantities is equal to the square of the first, plus twice the product of the first by the second, plus the square of the second.
Page 275 - The characteristic of a number less than 1 is found by subtracting from 9 the number of ciphers between the decimal point and the first significant digit, and writing — 10 after the result.
Page 27 - Hence, for the multiplication of polynomials we have the following RULE. Multiply all the terms of the multiplicand by each term of the multiplier, observing that like signs give plus in the product, and unlike signs minus.
Page 179 - To express that the ratio of A to B is equal to the ratio of C to D, we write the quantities thus : A : B : : C : D; and read, A is to B as C to D.
Page 180 - If the product of two quantities is equal to the product of two other quantities, two of them may be made the extremes, and the other two the means of a proportion.
Page 90 - If A and B together can perform a piece of work in 8 days, A and C together in 9 days, and B and C in 10 days : how many days would it take each person to perform the same work alone ? Ans.
Page 346 - VARIATIONS of signs, nor the number of negative roots greater than the number of PERMANENCES. Consequence. 328. When the roots of an equation are all real, the number of positive roots is equal to the number of variations, and the number of negative roots to , the number of permanences.
Page 34 - I. Divide the coefficient of the dividend by the coefficient of the divisor.
Page 108 - 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 202 - In each succeeding term the coefficient is found by multiplying the coefficient of the preceding term by the exponent of a in that term, and dividing by the number of the preceding term.