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Page 222 - If the number is less than 1, make the characteristic of the logarithm negative, and one unit more than the number of zeros between the decimal point and the first significant figure of the given number.
Page 15 - Arrange the dividend and divisor according to the powers of the same letter. 2. Divide the first term of the dividend by the first term of the divisor, the result will be the first term of the quotient.
Page 220 - If the given number is greater than 1, make the characteristic of its logarithm one less than the number of figures to the left of the decimal point in the number.
Page 220 - From the above illustration it is evident that the characteristic of the logarithm of a number greater than unity is one less than the number of figures to the left of the decimal point...
Page 61 - Then divide the first term of the remainder by the first term of the divisor...
Page 234 - To Divide One Number by Another, Subtract the logarithm of the divisor from the logarithm of the dividend, and obtain the antilogarithm of the difference.
Page 172 - C. // four quantities are in proportion, they are in proportion by inversion ; that is, the second term is to the first as the fourth is to the third.
Page 294 - ENGLISH 1 in. = 2.5400 cm. 1 cm. = 0.3937 in. 1 ft. = 30.480 cm. 1m. = 39.37 in. = 3.2808 ft. 1 mi. = 1.6093 Km. 1 Km. = 0.6214 mi. B. Units of Area or Surface 1 square yard = 9 square feet = 1296 square inches 1 acre (A.) =160 square rods = 4840 square yards 1 square mile = 640 acres = 102400 square rods C. Units of Measurement of Capacity DRY MEASURE LIQUID MEASURE 2 pints (pt.) = 1 quart (qt.) 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 8 quarts = 1 peck (pk.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt.) 4 pecks =1 bushel (bu.)...
Page 232 - The logarithm of a product is equal to the sum of the logarithms of its factors.
Page 236 - The logarithm of any power of a number is equal to the logarithm of the number multiplied by the exponent of the power.