 Divide the first term of the dividend by the first term of the divisor, and write the result as the first term of the quotient. Multiply the whole divisor by the first term of the quotient, and subtract the product from the dividend.  The University Algebra ... - Page 48by John Fair Stoddard, William Downs Henkle - 1859 - 528 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Jeremiah Day - Algebra - 1827 - 352 pages
...substantially the same, as the rule for division in arithmetic : To obtain the first term of the quotient, divide the first term of the dividend, by the first term of the divisor ;* Multiply the whole divisor, by the term placed in the quotient ; subtract the produce from a part... | |
 | Warren Colburn - Algebra - 1828 - 330 pages
...division of compound numbers. .Arrange the dividend and divisor according to the powers of some letter. Divide the first term of the dividend by the first term of the divisor, and write the result in the quotient. Multiply all the terms oftlie divisor by the term of the quotient... | |
 | Alexander Ingram - Mathematics - 1830 - 458 pages
...compound, arrange the terms of the dividend and divisor according to the powers of the same letter. Divide the first term of the dividend by the first term of the divisor to obtain the first term of the quotient, then multiply the whole divisor by this term, and subtract... | |
 | William Smyth - Algebra - 1830 - 278 pages
...just found, and subtract the result from the dividend ; 3°. divide the first term of the remainder by the first term of the divisor, the result will be the second term of the quotient ; 4°. multiply the whole divisor by the second term of the quotient, and... | |
 | Bourdon (M., Louis Pierre Marie) - Algebra - 1831 - 326 pages
...of the quotient are obtained by trial, while in algebraic division the quotient obtained by dividing the first term of the dividend by the first term of the divisor, is always one of the terms of the quotient sought. If these two terms are not divisible by one another,... | |
 | Warren Colburn - Algebra - 1834 - 288 pages
...compound numbers. Arrange the dividend and divisor according to the powers of toms letter. Divide t/ie first term of the dividend by the first term of the divisor, and write the result in the quotient. Multiply all the terms of the divisor by the tern of the quotient... | |
 | Ebenezer Bailey - Algebra - 1835 - 258 pages
...ii + 3ic + 2cc ( J + 2 c. 1 bb+ be 2 6c + 2cc 2 6c + 2cc . In this example, as in the preceding, we divide the first term of the dividend by the first term of the divisor. The quotient of 6 6 divided by b, is b. We then multiply the whole divisor, b + c, by b, and obtain the... | |
 | John Bonnycastle - 1836 - 296 pages
...the terms of each of them so that the higher powers of one of the letters may stand before the lower. 2. Divide the first term of the dividend by the first term of the divisor, and set the result in the quotient, with its proper sign, or simply by itself, if it be affirmative.... | |
 | Silas Totten - Algebra - 1836 - 332 pages
...another. RULE. (16.) 1st. Arrange the dividend and divisor according to the powers of the same letter. 2. Divide the first term of the dividend by the first term of the divisor, and set the result in the quotient. 3. Multiply the whole divisor by the quotient thus found, , and... | |
 | Silas Totten - Algebra - 1836 - 360 pages
...with reference to the powers of a. The first term of the quotient will therefore be found by dividing the first term of the dividend by the first term of the divisor. 11 ALGEBRA. 2. As the dividend is the sum of all the partial products formed by multiplying the divisor... | |
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