Eighth Grade Mathematic

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Atkinson, Mentzer, 1917 - Mathematics - 132 pages
 

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Page 91 - Four quantities are in proportion when the ratio of the first to the second is equal to the ratio of the third to the fourth.
Page 73 - Multiply the divisor by the first term of the quotient and subtract the product from the dividend.
Page 83 - Specific Gravity. The specific gravity of a substance is the ratio of the weight of the substance to the weight of the...
Page 60 - To multiply a polynomial by a monomial, multiply each term of the polynomial by the monomial and add the partial products: (6a — 3ft) x 3c = 18uc -96c.
Page 86 - 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 72 - To divide a polynomial by a monomial, divide each term of the polynomial by the monomial: (Sab — 12ac) -i- 4a = 36 — 3c.
Page 93 - If 6 men can do a piece of work in 10 days, how long will it take...
Page 9 - The same number, or equal numbers, may be added to both members of an equation without destroying the equality.
Page 13 - The second number is three times the first, and the third is four times the first. What are the numbers?
Page 122 - Щ feet in diameter ? 5. The distance passed over by a falling body varies directly as the square of the time. CHAPTER XXII REVIEW EXERCISES REVIEW EXERCISES FOR CHAPTER I 1. Write a formula for the area of a rectangle. 2. Write a formula for the volume of a rectangular solid. 3. If a = 2, b = 3, с = 4, find the value of , . nj, , ib + c 3c — 2b b + c — a; 2b — c + a; ^ ; aa 4.

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