A Course of Mathematics: In Two Volumes. For the Use of the Royal Military Academy, Volume 1Gilberte and Rivington, 1841 - Mathematics |
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... method of notation was first known in England about the year 1150 : then how long is it since to this present year 1840 ? Ans . 690 years . 11. Gunpowder was invented in the year 1330 : how long was that before the invention of printing ...
... method of notation was first known in England about the year 1150 : then how long is it since to this present year 1840 ? Ans . 690 years . 11. Gunpowder was invented in the year 1330 : how long was that before the invention of printing ...
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... Method . Make the multiplicand and multiplier change places , and multiply the latter by the former in the same manner as before . Then if the product found in this way be the same as the former , the number is right . Second Method ...
... Method . Make the multiplicand and multiplier change places , and multiply the latter by the former in the same manner as before . Then if the product found in this way be the same as the former , the number is right . Second Method ...
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... method of Subtraction , teaching to find how often one number is contained in another , or may be taken from it , which is the same thing . The number to be divided , is called the Dividend . The number to divide by , is the Divisor ...
... method of Subtraction , teaching to find how often one number is contained in another , or may be taken from it , which is the same thing . The number to be divided , is called the Dividend . The number to divide by , is the Divisor ...
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... method of proof is plain enough for since the quotient is the number of times the dividend contains the divisor , the quotient multiplied by the divisor must evidently be equal to the dividend . There are several other methods sometimes ...
... method of proof is plain enough for since the quotient is the number of times the dividend contains the divisor , the quotient multiplied by the divisor must evidently be equal to the dividend . There are several other methods sometimes ...
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... method of proof is plain enough for since the quotient is the number of times the dividend contains the divisor , the quotient multiplied by the divisor must evidently be equal to the dividend . There are several other methods sometimes ...
... method of proof is plain enough for since the quotient is the number of times the dividend contains the divisor , the quotient multiplied by the divisor must evidently be equal to the dividend . There are several other methods sometimes ...
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ABCD algebraic altitude arithmetical arithmetical progression base bisect breadth centre chord circle circumference coefficients common cone cosec cube root decimal denominator denoted diagonal diameter difference dihedral angle distance divided divisor draw drawn equal equation equiangular EXAMPLES expression figure fraction frustum geometrical given line greater hence inscribed integer intersection join length less lineation logarithms mantissa measure meeting method multiplied parallel parallel ruler parallelogram perpendicular plane polygon prism PROBLEM proportional quantity quotient radii radius ratio rectangle Reduce right angles rule Scholium segment sides sine solid angle solution square root straight line subtraction tangent THEOREM third trapezium triangle ABC u₁ vulgar fraction Whence