 | William Kinne - Accounting - 1831 - 248 pages
...therefore r=4ac. 36 ro. 160 Ans. CASE 2.— To measure a parallelogram or long square. RULE.—Multiply the length by the breadth, and the product will be...dimension was taken, whether inches, feet, or rods, &c. EXAMPLES. 1. A certain garden, in form of a long square, is 96 feet long, and 54 feet wide ; how... | |
 | Thomas Conkling (W.) - Arithmetic - 1831 - 302 pages
...inch in a superficial foot. EM 1. To find the content of a square, having equal sides, or '•"ram, or long square. RULE. Multiply the length by the breadth, and the product will be the superficial content. The content of an oblong is found in the same manner only, the perpendicular breadth... | |
 | Ira Wanzer - Arithmetic - 1831 - 408 pages
...parallelogram;* such as a board of equal width from end to end, or the floor of a square room, &c.; multiply the length by the breadth, and the product will be the answer. To find the solid content of any parallelopiped ;* such * 8ee I he definitions of these, terms... | |
 | William Ruger - Arithmetic - 1832 - 282 pages
...itself, and the product will bf the area. How do you find the area of a parallelogram or long square ; A. Multiply the length by the breadth, and the product will be the area. Ho w do you find the area of a right angled triangle ? A. Bymultiplying the base by one half the perpendicular,... | |
 | Samuel YOUNG (of Manchester.) - 1833 - 272 pages
...and the gable 1 brick thick. Required the expense of the whole at £5. .16. per rod. BOARD MEASURE. RULE. Multiply the length by the breadth, and the Product will be the answer. (1) If a plank be 17^ inches broad and 29 feet long, what is the content? (2) What is the content... | |
 | Tobias Ostrander - Measurement - 1833 - 172 pages
...difference and the sum will be the length of the longest side, subtracted leaves the shortest, then multiply the length by the breadth and the product will be the area. EXAMPLES. lelogram. Ans. 30 and 20 chains, the length of the sides required, and the area, 60 acres.... | |
 | George Alfred - Arithmetic - 1834 - 336 pages
...right by Practice Ans. 248 09", and.Duodecimals. PROBLEM 2. To find the area or superficial content of a parallelogram or long square. RULE. , Multiply the length by the breadth, and the product will be tht area or superficial content required. EXAMPLES. 1. What is the superficial content of a plank that... | |
 | Ireland commissioners of nat. educ - 1834 - 370 pages
...which is the answer. TIMBER MEASURE. PROBLEM I. To find the tuperficial content of a board or planfc. RULE. Multiply the length by the breadth, and the product will be the area. Nate. When the plank is broader at one end than at the other, add both ends together, and take half... | |
 | Tobias Ostrander - Measurement - 1834 - 182 pages
...difference and the sum will be the length of the longest side, subtracted leaves the shortest, then multiply the length by the breadth and the product will be the area. EXAMPLES. i 1. The sum of the two adjacent sides of a rectangular parallelogram is 50 chains, and the... | |
 | Education - 1835 - 496 pages
...V imrallelogram is a four-sided right-angled figure, longer than broad. TO MEASURE A PARALLELOGRAM. Multiply the length by the breadth, and the product will be the area. .V. How many feet does a floor in the form of a parallelogram measure, wluimi length is 24 feet, 6... | |
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To measure a Parallelogram, or long square. RULE. Multiply the length by the breadth, and the product will be the area or superficial content. 
