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... Division SECT . of Algebraic Quantities . I. Addition of algebraic quantities , II . Subtraction of algebraic quantities , III . Multiplication of algebraic quantities , IV . Division of algebraic quantities , V. Some general theorems ...
... Division SECT . of Algebraic Quantities . I. Addition of algebraic quantities , II . Subtraction of algebraic quantities , III . Multiplication of algebraic quantities , IV . Division of algebraic quantities , V. Some general theorems ...
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... Division is the subtraction of one quantity from another as often as it is contained in it ; or the finding of that quotient , which , when multiplied by a given divisor , produces a given dividend . Division is denoted by placing ...
... Division is the subtraction of one quantity from another as often as it is contained in it ; or the finding of that quotient , which , when multiplied by a given divisor , produces a given dividend . Division is denoted by placing ...
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... DIVISION OF ALGEBRAIC QUANTITIES . § 1. Addition of Algebraic Quantities . 54. The addition of algebraic quantities is per- formed by connecting those that are unlike with their proper signs , and collecting those that are like into one ...
... DIVISION OF ALGEBRAIC QUANTITIES . § 1. Addition of Algebraic Quantities . 54. The addition of algebraic quantities is per- formed by connecting those that are unlike with their proper signs , and collecting those that are like into one ...
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... Division of Algebraic Quantities . 80. In the Division of algebraic quantities , the same circumstances are to be taken into considera- tion as in their multiplication , and ... DIVISION . 45 Division of algebraic quantities,
... Division of Algebraic Quantities . 80. In the Division of algebraic quantities , the same circumstances are to be taken into considera- tion as in their multiplication , and ... DIVISION . 45 Division of algebraic quantities,
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... division can only be indicated , and the quotient written in the form of a fraction , of which the numerator is the product of all the letters of the dividend , not common to the di- . visor , and the denominator all those of the ...
... division can only be indicated , and the quotient written in the form of a fraction , of which the numerator is the product of all the letters of the dividend , not common to the di- . visor , and the denominator all those of the ...
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Page 491 - The first of four magnitudes is said to have the same ratio to the second which the third has to the fourth, when any...
Page 241 - Find the value of one of the unknown quantities, in terms of the other and known quantities...
Page 320 - Multiply the divisor, thus augmented, by the last figure of the root, and subtract the product from the dividend, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a new dividend.
Page 325 - ... and the quotient will be the next term Of the root. Involve the whole of the root, thus found, to its proper power...
Page 499 - IF any number of magnitudes be proportionals, as one of the antecedents is to its consequent, so shall all the antecedents taken together be to all the consequents.
Page 454 - There are four numbers in arithmetical progression : the sum of the squares of the two first is 34 ; and the sum of the squares of the two last is 130. What are the numbers?
Page 495 - Likewise, if the first has the same ratio to the second, which the third has to the fourth, then also any equimultiples whatever of the first and third shall have the same ratio to the second and fourth...
Page 503 - IF magnitudes, taken separately, be proportionals, they shall also be proportionals when taken jointly, that is, if the first be to the second, as the third to the fourth, the first and second together shall be to the second, as the third and fourth together to the fourth...
Page 287 - A cask, which held 146 gallons, was filled with a mixture of brandy, wine, and water. In it there were 15 gallons of wine more than there were of brandy, and as much water as both wine and brandy. What quantity was there of each...
Page 492 - When of the equimultiples of four magnitudes (taken as in the fifth definition), the multiple of the first is greater than that of the second, but the multiple of the third is not greater than the multiple of the fourth; then the first is said to have to the second a greater ratio than the third...