 To the length of the edge add twice the length of the back or base, and reserve the sum; multiply the height of the wedge by the breadth of the base; then multiply this product by the reserved sum, and onesixth of the last product will be the contents.  The shipwright's vade-mecum [by D. Steel]. - Page 47by David Steel - 1805Full view - About this book
 | Meteorology - 1840 - 908 pages
...e~x~5 X £ A = S. Or, finally 21 + exd X * Л = S. which is the common rule usually expressed thus, "To the length of the edge, add twice the length of the back; multiply this sum by the breadth (or thickness) of the back, and then by one sixth of the height of... | |
 | Railroad engineering - 1844 - 424 pages
...formula becomes iA = S, or finally xdx iA = S, or = S, which is the common rule usually expressed thus, " To the length of the edge, add twice the length of the back ; multiply this sum by the breadth (or thickness) of the back, and then by one sixth of the height... | |
 | John Bonnycastle - Geometry - 1848 - 320 pages
...equal to half of the wedge, the wedge is evidently equal to half a prism of the isma base and altitude. Multiply the height of the wedge by the breadth of the base, and this product by the reserved number ; J of the last product will be the solidity. EXAMPLES. 1.... | |
 | D. M. Knapen - Measurement - 1849 - 300 pages
...wedge, and the product will be the solidity, nearly. To find the solidity of an indirect wedge : — To the length of the edge add twice the length of the back, or base, and reserve this sum; then multiply the altitude of the wedge by the thickness of the back, and this product by... | |
 | Oliver Byrne - Engineering - 1851 - 310 pages
...cuneus or wedge. — Add twice the length of the base to the length of the edge, and reserve the number. Multiply the height of the wedge by the breadth of the base, and this product by the reserved number ; \ of the last product will be the solidity. How many solid... | |
 | Joseph Bateman - Excise tax - 1852 - 376 pages
...Ungulas, infra. The content of a wedge may also be found by cither of the following rules : — I. To the length of the edge add twice the length of the base ; multiply that sum by the hcight, and by the breadth of the base, and one sixth of that product... | |
 | Charles Haslett - Engineering - 1855 - 482 pages
....,••,.»,,.••! • "f = 1-4074 cubic feet nearly. 1728 PROBLEM VII. To find the solidity of a wedge. RULE. To the length of the edge add twice the length of the base ; multiply that sum by the height, and by the breadth of the base, and one-sixth of the product... | |
 | Charles Haslett - 1855 - 544 pages
...cubic inches, and o = 1-4074 cubic feet nearly. PROBLEM VII. To find the solidity of a wedge. Rm,B. To the length of the edge add twice the length of the base ; multiply that sum by the height, and by the breadth of the base, and one-sixth of the product... | |
 | Isaac Ridler Butts - Ships - 1865 - 82 pages
...X 1 X .7854 X 4 = 3.1416 Top = 0. l-6th ht. = 1. X 6 2832 Solidity = 6.2832 To find the solidity of a Wedge. RULE.— To the length of the edge, add twice the length of the back ; multiply this sum by the height of the wedge, and then by the breadth of the back: one-sixth of the... | |
 | William Harris Johnston - 1865 - 478 pages
...the solidity of a wedge by the following method :— Toßnd ttie solidity of a Kcdge. — ECLE. — To the length of the edge add twice the length of the base, and take a third of the sum for л mean length ; then multiply this mean length by half the product... | |
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