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New High School Algebra Webster Wells,Walter W. (Walter Wilson) 1879- Hart No preview available - 2016 |
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Page 387 - In any proportion, the product of the means is equal to the product of the extremes.
Page 362 - The logarithm of any power of a number is equal to the logarithm of the number multiplied by the exponent of the power.
Page 165 - If the numerator and denominator of a fraction be multiplied by the same number, the value of the fraction will remain unchanged.
Page 96 - Any term may be transposed from one member of an equation to the other, provided its sign be changed.
Page 90 - Divide the first term of the dividend by the first term of the divisor, and write the result as the first term of the quotient. Multiply the whole divisor by the first term of the quotient, and subtract the product from the dividend.
Page 254 - In a right triangle the square of the hypotenuse equals the sum of the squares of the other two sides or legs.
Page 361 - The logarithm of a quotient is equal to the logarithm of the dividend minus the logarithm of the divisor. , M , ,• , . logi — = log
Page 95 - Both members of an equation may be multiplied by the same number without destroying the equality.
Page 385 - The first and fourth terms of a proportion are called the extremes, and the second and third terms, the means. Thus, in the foregoing proportion, 8 and 3 are the extremes and 4 and 6 are the means.
Page 389 - In any proportion the terms are in proportion by Composition and Division; that is, the sum of the first two terms is to their difference, as the sum of the last two terms is to their difference.