 Add all the positive coefficients together, and oho all those that are negative ; subtract the least of these results from the greater ; to the difference annex the common letter or letters, and prefix the sign of the greater sum. Thus, instead of 7a—...  A Treatise on Algebra - Page 13by Elias Loomis - 1855 - 316 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Frothingham Bradbury - 1875 - 280 pages
...coefficients of the positive terms, and the sum of the coefficients of the negative terms, and to this difference annex the common letter or letters, and prefix the sign of the greater sum. 8. Pind the sum of 8 ж2 y2, — 14 x2у2, 17 ж2 y2, and —ж2 у2. /<Г 9. Find the sum of 7 (ж... | |
 | William Frothingham Bradbury - Algebra - 1877 - 302 pages
...coefficients of the positive terms, and the sum of the coefficients of the negative terms, and to this difference annex the common letter or letters, and prefix the sign of the greater sum. (2.) (3.) (4.) (5.) 24a; i y 4 xy 14 ab <? (6.) (7.) 25 xy z 8 (x -f- y) — 50 a: y 2 — 4 (x + y)... | |
 | Shelton Palmer Sanford - Algebra - 1879 - 348 pages
...coefficients, and also all those that are negative; subtract the smaller of these sums from the greater, annex the common letter or letters, and prefix the sign of the greater sum. NOTE. — When no sign is expressed, + is always understood ; and when no numerical coefficient is... | |
 | Elias Loomis - Algebra - 1881 - 398 pages
...before. Hence we deduce the following RULE. Add all the positive coefficients together, and also all Hwse that are negative; subtract the least of these results...or letters, and prefix the sign of the greater sum. EXAMPLES. — 3a 6x+5ay lay— 7 — 2azx — 6a2 + 26 + 7a — 3x+2ay — ay+ 8 a?x 2a2-3b + 8a x—6ay... | |
 | Popular educator - 1884 - 904 pages
...alii«, but the signt unlike, that is, only one of each, as + 96 and — 66 .Take the lets co-efficient from the greater; to the difference annex the common letter or letters, and prefix the tiyn of the greater co-efficient. Suppose a man's loss is .£500, and his gain ¿£2,000. The algebraic... | |
 | William Frothingham Bradbury, Grenville C. Emery - Algebra - 1889 - 428 pages
...coefficients of the positive terms, and the sum of the coefficients of the negative terms, and to this difference annex the common letter or letters, and prefix the sign of the greater sum. (2.) 4 x у xy -6xy %xy -2xy 5xy (3.) 8y°14 (6.) 26 x у s 7 , — а b c2 — 9 ab с2 (5.) x2 y... | |
 | William Frothingham Bradbury, Grenville C. Emery - Algebra - 1889 - 444 pages
...coefficients of the positive terms, and the sum of the coefficients of the negative terms, and to this difference annex the common letter or letters, and prefix the sign of tl1e greater sum. (2.) 4 xy xy Sxy -2xy 5xy (3.) 5 if 14 (4.) 14a6c* 7 abc2 — abe1 — 9abe1 4 ab... | |
 | William Frothingham Bradbury, Grenville C. Emery - Algebra - 1894 - 166 pages
...coefficients of the positive terms, and the sum of the coefficients of the negative terms, and to this difference annex the common letter or letters, and prefix the sign of the greater sum. (2.) (3.) (4.) (5.) xx 15 a с 12 xy я 3x —Sx 6 aс — Uxyz — ж 7x — 7 ac xyz 7 x — 5x —... | |
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