 | Arithmetic - 1811 - 230 pages
...which denotes fpace of time or diftance of place, the fécond'; and that which is the gain, 1'ofs, or action the third ; then place the other two terms, which move the queftion, under thofé of the fame name, and if the blank place fall under the third, multiply the... | |
 | Goodwin Mitchell - Arithmetic - 1849 - 224 pages
...cause of loss, gain, or action occupy the first place ; that which exprès-- ses distance, time, &c., the second, and that which is the gain, loss, or action, the third place. Then let the remaining terms be placed under those of the same name. If the third term has a... | |
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State the question, by placing the three conditional terms in this order : that which is the principal cause of gain, loss, or action, possesses the first place ; that which denotes space of time or distance of place, the second ; and that which -is the... 