 | James Bates Thomson - Algebra - 1878 - 322 pages
...— The log. of 120 — 2.07918 •' " " 15 =r 1.17609 " " " quotient = 0.90309. ATM. 8. Hence, the RULE. — From the logarithm of the dividend subtract the logarithm of the divisor ; the difference will be the logarithm of the quotient. (Art. 453, Prin. 2.) NOTKR — i. When either of... | |
 | Nautical astronomy - 1880 - 880 pages
...than the oilier 10, is evidently the index ol° the logarithm of a fraction let« than unity. DIVISION BY LOGARITHMS. RULE. From the logarithm of the dividend...subtract the logarithm of the divisor the remainder will he the logarithm of the quotient. EXAMPLE I. Divide 875 by 25. 875 Log. 2.94201 25 Log. 1.39794 Quotient,... | |
 | James Bates Thomson, Elihu Thayer Quimby - Algebra - 1880 - 360 pages
...is the product of — i.465 by — i.347 ? 4. What is the product of .074 by —i500? 459. To Divide by Logarithms. RULE. — From the logarithm of the...dividend subtract the logarithm of the divisor ; the difference will be the logarithm of the quotient. (Art. 457, 2°.) NOTE. — If either or both characteristics... | |
 | Elias Loomis - Algebra - 1881 - 398 pages
...by Logarithms. — According to Art. 397, to find the quotient of two numbers we have the following RULE. From the logarithm of the dividend subtract the logarithm of the divisor ; Hie difference will be the logarithm of the quotient. The word difference is here to be understood... | |
 | Henry S. Merrett - Surveying - 1885 - 444 pages
...the 2 to carry cancels the —2, and there remains — 1 to set down. DIVISION OF LOGARITHMS. Rude. From the logarithm of the dividend subtract the logarithm of the divisor, and the number answering to the LAND AND ENGINEERING SURVEYING remainder will be the quotient required... | |
 | Nathaniel Bowditch - Nautical astronomy - 1888 - 704 pages
...fraction less than unity. DIVISION BY LOGARITHMS. RULE. From the logarithm of the dividend subtiact the logarithm of the divisor; the remainder will be...the quotient. EXAMPLE I. Divide 875 by 25. 875 Log. 2.94201 25 Log. 1.39794 Quotient, 35 Log. i.544°7 EXAMPLE II. Divide 40.32 by 22.4. 40.32 ., Log.... | |
 | William Frothingham Bradbury, Grenville C. Emery - Algebra - 1889 - 444 pages
...the product of — 16, — 67.23, and — 0.008. Ans. —8.606. DIVISION BY LOGARITHMS. Ka1e. 382. From the logarithm of the dividend subtract the logarithm of the divisor, and the remainder will be the logarithm of the quotient (§ 78). 1. Divide 34.56 by 0.0123. 34.56 log... | |
 | Alfred Hix Welsh - Plane trigonometry - 1894 - 228 pages
...logarithm of m — logarithm of n. Scholium 1. — Hence, to divide by me.ins of logarithms, we have the RULE. From the logarithm of the dividend subtract the logarithm of the divisor; find the number corresponding to the resulting logarithm. This number will be the quotient required.... | |
 | James Bates Thomson - 1896 - 336 pages
...SOLUTION. — The log. of 120 = 2.07918 " " " 15 = 1.17609 " " " quotient = 0.90309. Ans. 8. Hence, the RULE.— From the logarithm of the dividend subtract the logarithm of the divisor j the difference will be ¿he logarithm of the quotient. (Art. 453, Prin. 2.) NOTES. — i. When either... | |
 | Nathaniel Bowditch - Nautical astronomy - 1906 - 670 pages
...remembering that the quantity is less than unity, simply 0.87506. Tu jirrform dmsion by logarithms, from the logarithm of the dividend subtract the logarithm of the divisor; tlie remainder will be the logarithm of the quotient. EXAMPLE I. Divide 875 by 25. 875 Log. 2.94201... | |
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DIVISION BY LOGARITHMS. RULE. From the logarithm of the dividend subtract the logarithm of the divisor ; the remainder will be the logarithm of the quotient EXAMPLE I. 
