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" To the length of the edge add twice the length of the back or base, and reserve the sum; multiply the height of the wedge by the breadth of the base; then multiply this product by the reserved sum, and onesixth of the last product will be the contents. "
The shipwright's vade-mecum [by D. Steel]. - Page 47
by David Steel - 1805
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Mathematics: Compiled from the Best Authors and Intended to be the ..., Volume 2

Mathematics - 1801 - 658 pages
...24*681722. PROBLEM IX. To fnd the solidity of a wedge. RULE. To the length of the edge add twice J;he length of the back or base, and reserve the sum ; multiply the height of the wedge by the breadth pf t*e base ; then multiply this product by the reserved sum, and -g- of the last product will be the...
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Mathematics: Compiled from the Best Authors, and Intended to be ..., Volume 2

Samuel Webber - Mathematics - 1808 - 520 pages
...end 18 inches, and that of the less 12 inches ? Ans. 24' 68 1722, PROBLEM IX. To find the solidity of a -wedge. RULE.* To the length of the edge add twice...base, and reserve the sum ; multiply the height of the * DEMONSTRATION. When the length of the base is equal to that of the edge, the wedge is evidently equal...
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The Operative Mechanic, and British Machinist: Being a Practical ..., Volume 1

John Nicholson - Machinery - 1825 - 822 pages
...3488 456-5792 20 Prot. 9. To find the Solidity of a Wedge. To the length of the edge add twice U e length of the back or base, and reserve the sum ;...then multiply this product by the reserved sum, and one-sixth of the last product will be the contents. Er. What is tlie contents of a wedge, whose altitude...
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The Operative Mechanic, and British Machinist: Being a Practical ..., Volume 1

John Nicholson - Machinery - 1825 - 838 pages
...To find the Solidity of a Wedge. To the length of the edge add twice tie length of the back or bue, and reserve the sum ; multiply the height of the wedge...base ; then multiply this product by the reserved som, and one-sixth of the last product will be the contents. Ex. What is the contents of a wedge, whose...
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The Operative Mechanic, and British Machinist: Being a Practical Display of ...

John Nicholson (civil engineer.) - Great Britain - 1825 - 1008 pages
...Wedge. To the length of the edge add twice tie length of the back or hue, ;in<l reserve the MINI ; multiply the height of the wedge by the breadth of...base ; then multiply this product by the reserved son, and one-sixth of the last product will be the contents. lr What is the contents of a wedge, whose...
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An Introduction to Mensuration and Practical Geometry

John Bonnycastle - Geometry - 1829 - 256 pages
...— , from which its D — a — sr D — a — nr area may be found by the former rules. OP SOLIDS. Multiply the height of the wedge by the breadth of the base, and this product by the reserved number ; J- of the last product will be the solidity. EXAMPLES. 1....
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The Builder's Practical Guide: Containing a Complete Explanation of the ...

John Nicholson (Civil engineer) - Building - 1830 - 240 pages
...13952 1744 10464 3488 Prob. 9. To find the Solidity of a Wedge. To the length of the edge add twice tbe length of the back or base, and reserve the sum ;...then multiply this product by the reserved sum, and one-sixth of the last product will be the contents. Ex. What is the contents of a wedge, whose altitude...
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The Operative Mechanic, and British Machinist: Being a Practical ..., Volume 2

John Nicholson (Esq. Civil Engineer.) - Great Britain - 1831 - 432 pages
...9131.80 400 456.5792 20 " 9131.5840 Ansr. VOL. II.— 3 I Prob. 9. To find the Solidity of a Wedge. To the length of the edge add twice the length of...then multiply this product by the reserved sum, and onesixth of the last product will be the contents. Ex. What is the contents of a wedge, whose altitude...
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The millwright & engineer's pocket companion

William Templeton (engineer.) - 1833 - 224 pages
...+ 96 x 24^ 3 cubic inches, and .M728= 1.4074 cubic feet nearly. PROBLEM VI. To find the Solidity of a Wedge. RULE. — To the length of the edge add twice the length of the base ; multiply that sum by the height, and by the breadth of the base, and ^ of the product will be...
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The Franklin Journal, and American Mechanics' Magazine, Volumes 25-26

1840 - 908 pages
...X £ Л =« S. Or, finally 2/ + É xd X * Л = S. which is the common rule usually expressed thus, •'To the length of the edge, add twice the length of the back; multiply this sum by the breadth (or thickness) of the back, and then by one sixth of the height of...
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