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... Cube root of ditto 149 Rule of three 52 49 Decimals , or decimal fractions ...... 54 49 Reduction of monomial surds ... 150 147 binomial surds 157 153 ... Addition 54 50 Progressions .. Subtraction .... 55 50 Arithmetical progression ...
... Cube root of ditto 149 Rule of three 52 49 Decimals , or decimal fractions ...... 54 49 Reduction of monomial surds ... 150 147 binomial surds 157 153 ... Addition 54 50 Progressions .. Subtraction .... 55 50 Arithmetical progression ...
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... cube root , & c . difference between two numbers when it is either not known , or not necessary to state , which is the greater . Thus , 53 , denotes that 3 is to be added to 5 . 6 - 2 , denotes that 2 is to be taken from 6 . 7 x 3 , or ...
... cube root , & c . difference between two numbers when it is either not known , or not necessary to state , which is the greater . Thus , 53 , denotes that 3 is to be added to 5 . 6 - 2 , denotes that 2 is to be taken from 6 . 7 x 3 , or ...
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... cube of solid gravel or earth contains 18 heaped bushels before digging , and 27 heaped bushels when dug . 27 Heaped bushels make 1 load . FRENCH AND ENGLISH WEIGHTS AND MEASURES COMPARED . The following 24 TABLES OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES .
... cube of solid gravel or earth contains 18 heaped bushels before digging , and 27 heaped bushels when dug . 27 Heaped bushels make 1 load . FRENCH AND ENGLISH WEIGHTS AND MEASURES COMPARED . The following 24 TABLES OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES .
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... cube of 2 ; 16 is the 4th power of 2 ; and so on ; and in this manner may be calculated the following table of the first nine powers of the first 9 numbers . TABLE OF THE FIRST NINE POWERS OF THE FIRST NINE NUMBERS . 1 1 : | - 1st 2d 3d ...
... cube of 2 ; 16 is the 4th power of 2 ; and so on ; and in this manner may be calculated the following table of the first nine powers of the first 9 numbers . TABLE OF THE FIRST NINE POWERS OF THE FIRST NINE NUMBERS . 1 1 : | - 1st 2d 3d ...
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... cube root of 8 is rational , being equal to 2 ; but the cube root of 9 is surd or irrational . Roots are sometimes denoted by writing the character ✓ before the power , with the index of the root against it . Thus , the 3d root of 20 ...
... cube root of 8 is rational , being equal to 2 ; but the cube root of 9 is surd or irrational . Roots are sometimes denoted by writing the character ✓ before the power , with the index of the root against it . Thus , the 3d root of 20 ...
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| Title | A Course of Mathematics: In Two Volumes. For the Use of the Royal Military Academy, Volume 1 A Course of Mathematics: In Two Volumes. For the Use of the Royal Military Academy, Charles Hutton |
| Author | Charles Hutton |
| Edition | 12 |
| Publisher | Gilberte and Rivington, 1841 |
| Original from | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Digitized | 8 Jul 2014 |
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