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... equilateral rhomboid , having all its sides equal , but its angles oblique ; as , ABCD , ( fig . 5. ) A 6. A Trapezoid is a quadrilateral figure , having only two of its sides parallel . The base of a figure is the side on which it ...
... equilateral rhomboid , having all its sides equal , but its angles oblique ; as , ABCD , ( fig . 5. ) A 6. A Trapezoid is a quadrilateral figure , having only two of its sides parallel . The base of a figure is the side on which it ...
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... equilateral triangle is that whose three sides are equal ; as , ABC , ( fig . 7. ) 7 C A P B 2. The height of a triangle is the length of a perpendi- cular drawn from one of the angles to the opposite side ; as , Cp , ( fig . 7. ) The ...
... equilateral triangle is that whose three sides are equal ; as , ABC , ( fig . 7. ) 7 C A P B 2. The height of a triangle is the length of a perpendi- cular drawn from one of the angles to the opposite side ; as , Cp , ( fig . 7. ) The ...
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... on one side of the street , and by turning it over to the other side , it will reach a window 40 feet from the ground ; required the breadth of the street . Ans . 70 ft . ART . 10. If the area of an Equilateral Triangle OF SURFACES . 31.
... on one side of the street , and by turning it over to the other side , it will reach a window 40 feet from the ground ; required the breadth of the street . Ans . 70 ft . ART . 10. If the area of an Equilateral Triangle OF SURFACES . 31.
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... equilateral triangle is one square chain : how many feet long is one side ? Ans . 100.29 ft . PROBLEM III . To find the area of a Trapezium . ART . 11. Rule . - Divide the trapezium into triangles by drawing diagonals ; and the sum of ...
... equilateral triangle is one square chain : how many feet long is one side ? Ans . 100.29 ft . PROBLEM III . To find the area of a Trapezium . ART . 11. Rule . - Divide the trapezium into triangles by drawing diagonals ; and the sum of ...
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... equilateral triangle whose side is 20 rods ? 2. Required the number of square yards in an equilateral triangle , whose side is 10 yards . Ans . 43.3 . 3. What is the area of a triangle whose base is 18 feet 4 inches , and height 11 feet ...
... equilateral triangle whose side is 20 rods ? 2. Required the number of square yards in an equilateral triangle , whose side is 10 yards . Ans . 43.3 . 3. What is the area of a triangle whose base is 18 feet 4 inches , and height 11 feet ...
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Page 53 - RULE. Find the area of the sector which has the same arc, and also the area of the triangle formed by the chord of the segment and the radii of the sector. Then...
Page 35 - Now, since the areas of similar polygons are to each other as the squares of their homologous sides...
Page 79 - A sphere is a solid terminated by a curved surface, all the points of which are equally distant from a point within called the centre.
Page 80 - A zone is a portion of the surface of a sphere included between two parallel planes.
Page 90 - ... to three times the square of the radius of the segment's base, add the square of its height ; then multiply the sum by the height, and the product by .5236 for the contents.
Page 49 - From 8 times the chord of half the arc subtract the chord of the whole arc, and ' of the remainder will be the length of the arc nearly.
Page 72 - RULE.* To the sum of the areas of the two ends add four times the area of a section parallel to and equally distant from both ends, and this last sum multiplied by £ of the height will give the solidity.
Page 51 - As 360 degrees is to the number of degrees in the arc of the sector, so is the area of the circle to the area of the sector.
Page 91 - From three times the diameter of the sphere subtract twice the height of the segment; multiply this remainder by the square of the height and the product by 0.5236.
Page 39 - A Circle is a plane figure bounded by a curve line, called the Circumference, which is everywhere equidistant from a certain point within, called its Centre.