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a²b a²b² a²x a²x² a³b ab² ab³ Algebraic Numbers arithmetical arithmetical series ax² binomial called cent change the sign coefficient cologarithm common factor Compound Expressions cube root denominator difference digits dividend divisible divisor equal equation EXERCISE exponent feet Find the H. C. F. Find the numbers Find the product Find the sum find the value fraction geometrical series given number graph Hence highest common factor integral number leaps letter logarithm mantissa miles an hour Monomials Multiply negative number number of dollars number of terms parenthesis positive integer quadratic quotient ratio rectangle remainder Resolve into factors simultaneous equations smaller number Solve square root Substitute the value Subtract surd THEOREM Transpose unknown numbers x²y xy² yards ΙΟ
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Page 264 - There are four numbers in geometrical progression, the second of which is less than the fourth by 24 ; and the sum of the extremes is to the sum of the means, as 7 to 3. What are the numbers ? Ans.
Page 240 - If the product of two quantities is equal to the product of two others, either two may be made the extremes of a proportion and the other two the means. For, if ad = be, then, divide by bd.
Page 304 - 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 232 - If twelve times the units' digit is subtracted from the number, the order of the digits will be reversed. Find the number.
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Page 106 - To reduce a fraction to its lowest terms. A fraction is in its lowest terms, when the numerator and denominator are prime to each other.
Page 50 - To Multiply a Polynomial by a Monomial, Multiply each term of the polynomial by the monomial, and connect the partial products with their proper signs.
Page 251 - The distance a body falls from rest varies as the square of the time it is falling.
Page 242 - In a Series of Equal Ratios, the sum of the antecedents is to the sum of the consequents as any antecedent is to its consequent.
Page 264 - Of three numbers in geometrical progression, the sum of the first and second exceeds the third by 3, and the sum of the first and third exceeds the second by 21.