 | Meyer Hirsch - Algebra - 1831 - 362 pages
...piece contain of each metal? Ans. (C ~ a},P Ibs. of A, and (° ~ ?P Ibs. of B. c — 6 c — 6 38) According to Vitruvius, Hiero, king of Syracuse's...that it consisted of gold and silver only, and that 19,(>4 Ibs. of gold lose 1 Ib. in water, and 10,5 Ibs. of silver, in like manner, lose 1 Ib. How much... | |
 | Benjamin Peirce - Algebra - 1837 - 300 pages
...of Hiero, king of Syracuse, weighed 20 Ibs., and lost 1£ Ibs. in water. Assuming that it consists of gold and silver only, and that 19,64 Ibs. of gold lose 1 Ib. in water, and 10,5 Ibs. of silver lose 1 Ib. in water. How much gold, and how much silver did this crown contain 1 Ans. 14,77 . . . Ibs.... | |
 | William Scott - Algebra - 1844 - 568 pages
...5— 2a / '" 4a2 70. 1st. The crown of Iliero, king of Syracuse, weighed 20 Ibs., and lost 1 '25 Ib. in water. Let it be assumed that it consisted of gold...much gold and how much silver did this crown contain? 20 — 1-25=18'75 lbs.= 18;Jlbs.= weight of the crown in water. Let z=the quantity of gold contained... | |
 | George Roberts Perkins - Algebra - 1850 - 276 pages
...for them to fill the cistern, 14. According to Vitruvius, Micro's crown weighed 20 Ibs., and lost 1J Ibs., nearly, in water. Let it be assumed that it consisted of gold and silver only, and that 20 Ibs. of gold lose 1 Ib. in water, and 10 Ibs. of silver, in like manner, lose 1 Ib. How much gold,... | |
 | George Roberts Perkins - Algebra - 1851 - 270 pages
...buckets ; it will require 10 ( hours for them to fill the cistern, 14. According to Vitruvius, Hiero's crown weighed 20 Ibs., and lost 1£ Ibs., nearly,...that it consisted of gold and silver only, and that 20 Ibs. of gold lose 1 Ib. in water, and 10 Ibs. of silver, in like manner, lose 1 Ib. How much gold,... | |
 | Benjamin Peirce - Algebra - 1851 - 294 pages
...crown of Hiero, king of Syracuse, weighed 201bs., and lost l|lbs. in water. Assuming that it consists of gold and silver only, and that 19,64 Ibs. of gold lose lib. in water, and 10,5 Ibs. of silver lose lib. in f: Equations of the First Degree solved by Elimination... | |
 | Benjamin Peirce - Algebra - 1855 - 308 pages
...crown of Iliero, king of Syracuse, weighed 20 Ibs., and lost l|Ibs. in water. Assuming that it consists of gold and silver only, and that 19,64 Ibs. of gold lose 1 Ib. in wate>, and 10,5Ibs. of silver lose lib. in Equations of the First Degree solved by Elimination by Substitution.... | |
 | George Roberts Perkins - Algebra - 1856 - 276 pages
...them to fill the cistern. 15. According to Vitruvius, Hiero's crown weighed 20 lbs., and lost 1J lbs., nearly, in water. Let it be assumed that it consisted of gold and silver only, and that 20 lbs. of gold lose 1 lb. in water, and 1 0 lbs. of silver, in like manner, lose 1 lb. How much gold,... | |
 | Benjamin Peirce - Algebra - 1858 - 296 pages
...crown of Hiero, king of Syracuse, weighed 20 Ibs., and lost l£lbs. in water. Assuming that it consists of gold and silver only, and that 19,64 Ibs. of gold lose lib. in water, and 10,5 Ibs. of silver lose lib. in Equations of the First Degree solved by Elimination... | |
 | Benjamin Peirce - 1875 - 306 pages
...crown of Hiero, king of Syracuse, weighed 20Ibs., and lost l^lbs. in water. Assuming that it consists of gold and silver only, and that 19,64 Ibs. of gold lose 1 Ib. in water, and 10,5 Ibs. of silver lose lib. in Equations of the Pint Degree solved by Elimination by Substitut'on. water. How much gold,... | |
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Substitution. water. How much gold, and how much silver, did this crown contain ? Ans. 14,77... Ibs. of gold, and 5,22.. .Ibs. of silver. 151. Problem. To solve any number of equations of the... 