School Algebra, Book 2Ginn & Company, 1913 - Algebra |
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Page 130 - Multiply the divisor, thus increased, by the last figure of the root; subtract the product from the dividend, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a new dividend. 5. Double the whole root already found for a new divisor, and continue the operation as before, until all the periods are brought down. NOTE.
Page 68 - To multiply a fraction by a fraction. Multiply the numerators together for a new numerator, and the denominators together for a new denominator.
Page 101 - If necessary, multiply the given equations by such numbers as will make the coefficients of one of the unknown quantities in the resulting equations of equal absolute value.
Page 131 - ... is equal to the square root of the difference of the squares of the hypotenuse and the other leg.
Page 137 - Hence, if a given number contains a decimal, we separate it into periods of three figures each, beginning at the decimal point and proceeding toward the left for the integral part, and toward the right for the decimal. The last period of the decimal must contain three figures, zeros being annexed when necessary.
Page 131 - In a right triangle, the side opposite the right angle is called the hypotenuse and is the longest side.
Page 126 - Since the square of a binomial is equal to the square of the first term, plus twice the product of the first term by the second, plus the square of the second...
Page 231 - 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 208 - In any proportion the product of the extremes is equal to the product of the means.
Page 241 - The logarithm of the reciprocal of a number is called the Cologarithm of the number.