Hidden fields
Books Books
" To Divide One Number by Another, Subtract the logarithm of the divisor from the logarithm of the dividend, and obtain the antilogarithm of the difference. "
Surveying and Navigation, with a Preliminary Treatise on Trigonometry and ... - Page 19
by Aaron Schuyler - 1864 - 490 pages
Full view - About this book

Elements of Geometry: With Practical Applications to Mensuration

Benjamin Greenleaf - Geometry - 1863 - 504 pages
...Multiply 3.26 by .0085. Ans. .02771. 3. Multiply 6651 by 108. Ans. 718308. DIVISION BY LOGARITHMS. 33. Subtract the logarithm of the divisor from, the logarithm of the dividend, and the difference will be the logarithm of their quotient (Art. 10). Or, Add the arithmetical complement of...
Full view - About this book

A practical treatise on mining, land and railway surveying ..., Volume 35

Henry Davis Hoskold - 1863 - 308 pages
.... . . . =1.9532763 „ . „ the produce, 15930.1234=4.2022495 , Division by Logarithms. Rule. — Subtract the logarithm of the divisor from the logarithm of the dividend, the remainder is the logarithm of the quotient. Example 1.— Divide 6854.3 by 422. Logarithm of 6854.3...
Full view - About this book

An Elementary Algebra

Daniel Barnard Hagar - Algebra - 1873 - 278 pages
...2.49831 logarithm of 1887.1 = 3.27584 406. Rule for Dividing one Number by another by Logarithms. — Subtract the logarithm of the divisor from, the logarithm of the dividend, and find the number corresponding to the difference.— (Art. 375.) PROBLEMS. 1. Divide 875 by 25. Ans....
Full view - About this book

Plane and Spherical Trigonometry and Mensuration

Aaron Schuyler - Measurement - 1875 - 284 pages
...log m = x~y. lí fb . m . . . • . log — — log m — log n. 17. Rule. 1. Find the logarithm« of the numbers, subtract the logarithm of the divisor...quotient. 18. Examples. 1. Divide 73.125 by .125. log 73.125 = 1.86407 log .125 = L09691 log quotient =2.76716, .'. quotient = 585. 2. Divide 7.5 by .000025....
Full view - About this book

Elements of Plane and Spherical Trigonometry: With Practical Applications

Benjamin Greenleaf - Trigonometry - 1876 - 204 pages
...Multiply 3.26 by .0086. Ans. .02771. 3. Multiply 6651 by 108. Ans. 718308. DIVISION BY LOGARITHMS. 33. Subtract the logarithm of the divisor from the logarithm of the dividend, and the difference will be the logarithm of their quotient (Art. 10). Or, Add the arithmetical complement of...
Full view - About this book

New Elementary Algebra: Designed for the Use of High Schools and Academies

Benjamin Greenleaf - Algebra - 1879 - 376 pages
...(Art. 359), we have the logarithm of the quotient, 0.2553, whose corresponding number is 1.8. RULE. Subtract the logarithm of the divisor from the logarithm of the dividend, and find the number corresponding to the result. EXAMPLES. 2. Divide 828 by 23. Ans. 36. 8. Divide 589...
Full view - About this book

New Elementary Algebra

Benjamin Greenleaf - 1879 - 346 pages
...(Art. 359), we have the logarithm of the quotient. 0.2553, whose corresponding number is 1.8. RULE. Subtract the logarithm of the divisor from the logarithm of the dividend, and find the number corresponding to the result. EXAMPLES. 2. Divide 828 by 23. Ans. 36. 8. Divide 589...
Full view - About this book

Mathematical tables for trigonometrical, astronomical, and nautical ...

Henry Law - 1884 - 568 pages
...=» '"785330 „ 22 = 1-342423 „ 65 = 1-812913 DlVISIOX. RULE. — To divide one number by another, subtract the logarithm of the divisor from the logarithm...the remainder will be the logarithm of the quotient (Prop. N) . EXAMPLES. Divide 1 1 64 by 4. Logarithm of 1164 = 3-065953 „ 4 = 0-602060 2-463893 =...
Full view - About this book

Introduction to Use of Logarithms

Eugene Lamb Richards - Logarithms - 1884 - 130 pages
...683.029. 11. To find the quotient arising from dividing one number by another, by means of logarithms. Subtract the logarithm of the divisor from the logarithm of the dividend, the algebraic difference will be the logarithm of the quotient. For if 10" = b, and 10* = c, by dividing...
Full view - About this book

A Manual of Land Surveying: Comprising an Elementary Course of Practice with ...

Charles Fitzroy Bellows, Francis Hodgman - Surveying - 1886 - 490 pages
...Corresponding number 10.1204 which is the product sought. 6. To divide one number by another. RULE. — Subtract the logarithm of the divisor from the logarithm of the dividend, and find the number corresponding to the remainder. Thus, to divide 32.75 by 4.087 we have log 32.75 =...
Full view - About this book




  1. My library
  2. Help
  3. Advanced Book Search
  4. Download EPUB
  5. Download PDF