 | Benjamin Greenleaf - Arithmetic - 1850 - 368 pages
...the opposite side of a river that is 64 feet wide, what is the height of the fort ? Ans. 128.99+. 35. There are two columns in the ruins of Persepolis left standing upright; one is 70 feet above the plane, and the other 50; in a straight line between these stands a small statue,... | |
 | George Roberts Perkins - Geometry - 1850 - 332 pages
...find p—?=?v / 2, where the right-hand member is irrational so long as q is rational. (56.) PROBLEM. There are two columns, in the ruins of Persepolis, left standing upright: one is 64 feet above the plane, the other 50 feet. In a direct line between these, stands an ancient statue,... | |
 | James Robinson - Arithmetic - 1850 - 342 pages
...divided by twice their sum, the quotient will be the length of the required perpendicular or base. 212. There are two columns in the ruins of Persepolis left standing upright ; one is 70 feet above the plane, and the other 50 feet ; in a straight line between these, stands a statue,... | |
 | James Gray - Arithmetic - 1854 - 120 pages
...G 48 days. 48. In a straight line between two columns, the one 64 feet high, and the other 50 feet, stands a small statue, the head of which is 97 feet from the summit of the higher and 86 feet from that of the lower column, of which the base is just 76 feet from the centre of the base... | |
 | Thomas Tucker Smiley - Arithmetic - 1854 - 192 pages
...compound interest: now, allowing no loss, what sum had his guardian to pay him when he was of age ? 18. There are two columns, in the ruins of Persepolis, left standing upright; one is 64 feet above the plain, the other 50. Between these, in a right lino, stands an ancient statue,... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - Arithmetic - 1858 - 472 pages
...128 miles, the other due east 72 miles; how far are the ships from each other? Ans. 146.86-|-. 15. There are two columns in the ruins of Persepolis left standing upright ; one is 70 feet above the plane, and the other 50; in a straight line between these stands a small statue,... | |
 | Charles Haynes Haswell - Measurement - 1858 - 350 pages
...miles, the other due east 72 miles; how far are the ships from each other? Ans. 146.86+ miles. 25. There are two columns in the ruins of Persepolis left standing upright ; one is 70 feet above the plain, and the other 50 ; in a straight line between these stands an ancient statue... | |
 | Edward Butler (A.M.) - 1862 - 154 pages
...standing in a plain, the one 64 feet above it, the other 50. In a right line between them stands a statue, the head of which is 97 feet from the summit of the higher, and 86 feet from that of the lower column, the base of which measures 76 feet to the centre of the figure's... | |
 | Richard Wormell - Geometry, Modern - 1868 - 286 pages
...length of the division-fence being 660 links. Ans. 2ac. 3 roods 244 per. and I ac. 2 roods 21 \ per. 36. There are two columns in the ruins of Persepolis left...line, stands a small statue, the head of which is 97 ft. from the summit of the higher, and 86 feet from the top of the lower column, whose base is just... | |
 | Thomas Tucker Smiley - 1868 - 238 pages
...allowing no loss, what j sum had liis guardian to pay him when he was of age ? Ans. gil 15 33cís. 5m. 18. There are two columns, in the ruins of Persepolis, left standing upright; one is 64 feet above the plain, the other 50. Between these, in a right line, stands an ancient statue,... | |
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Persepolis, left standing upright ; one is 70 feet above the plane, and the other 50 ; in a straight line between these, stands an ancient... 
