 | William Galbraith - Astronomy - 1827 - 412 pages
...0.007685 log. 3.885644 — 7-885644 Product 0.179254 1.253468 9.253468. PROBLEM IV — To perform Division by Logarithms. RULE. — From the logarithm of the dividend subtract the logarithm of the divisor, the remainder is the logarithm of the quotient. Ex. 1.— Divide 5486 by 96. Dividend 5486 log. 3.739256... | |
 | John Gummere - Surveying - 1828 - 404 pages
...continued product of 343, 1.794,5.41 and .019. Ans. 63.25. •/ PROBLEM IV. To divide numbers by means of Logarithms. RULE. From the logarithm of the dividend, subtract the logarithm of the divisor, the remainder will be trie logarithm of the quotient. Note. — When the divisor exceeds the dividend,... | |
 | Charles Hutton - Mathematics - 1831 - 632 pages
...2 to carry cancels the - 2, and there remains the — 1 to set down. DIVISION BY LOGARITHMS. HULE. FROM the logarithm of the dividend, subtract the logarithm of the divisor, and the number answering to the remainder will be the quotient required. Change the sign of the index of the... | |
 | Jeremiah Day - Measurement - 1831 - 394 pages
..."3^93601 Into -0.0096 3.98227 Prod. .+0.5402 1.73251 Prod. +0.6557 1.81669 DIVISION BY LOGARITHMS. 41. FROM THE LOGARITHM OF THE DIVIDEND, SUBTRACT THE LOGARITHM OF THE DIVISOR ; THE DIFFERENCE WILL BE THE LOGARITHM OF THE QUOTIENT. (Art. 36.) Numbers. Logarithms. Numbers. '... | |
 | William Galbraith - Astronomy - 1834 - 454 pages
...0.007685 log 3.885644 — 7-885644 Product 0.179254 1.253468 9.253468 PROBLEM IV. — To perform Division by Logarithms. RULE. — From the logarithm of the dividend subtract the logarithm of the divisor, the remainder is the logarithm of the quotient. Ex. 1.— Divide 5486 by 96. Dividend 5486 log 3.739256... | |
 | Charles Hutton - Logarithms - 1834 - 466 pages
...the 2 to carry cancels the §, and there remains the I to set down. b II. Division, by Logarithm*. From the logarithm of the dividend, subtract the logarithm of the divisor ; the remainder is a logarithm, whose corresponding number will be the quotient required. . But first... | |
 | Thomas Holliday - Surveying - 1838 - 404 pages
...length and breadth are 48 and 22 feet ? Answer, 1056 feet. DIVISION OF LOGARITHMS. • Rule.—From the logarithm of the dividend subtract the logarithm...the divisor, and the remainder will be the logarithm of the quotient. If any of the indices be negative, or if the divisor be greater than the dividend,... | |
 | Jeremiah Day - Geometry - 1839 - 434 pages
...1T93601 Into —0.0096 "3^98227 Prod. +0.5402 1.73251 Prod. +0.6557 1.81669 DIVISION BY LOGARITHMS. 41. FROM THE LOGARITHM OF THE DIVIDEND, SUBTRACT THE LOGARITHM OF THE DIVISOR J THE DIFFERENCE WILL BE THE LOGARITHM OF THE QUOTIENT. (Art. 36.) Numbers. Logarithms. Numbers. Logarithms.... | |
 | Janet Taylor - Nautical astronomy - 1842 - 592 pages
...13946 = Log. 4-14445 For the method of taking out the logarithms see explanation to Table 4. DlVlSlON. RULE. — From the logarithm of the dividend subtract...the divisor, and the remainder will be the logarithm of the quoticnt. lf the logarithm of the divisor be greater than that of the dividend, inerease the... | |
 | Charles Hutton - Logarithms - 1842 - 450 pages
...Here the 2 to carry cancels the 2, and there remains the I to set down. b II. Division by Logarithms. From the logarithm of the dividend, subtract the logarithm of the divisor ; the remainder is a logarithm, whose corresponding number will be the quotient required. But first... | |
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DIVISION BY LOGARITHMS. RULE. From the logarithm of the dividend subtract the logarithm of the divisor, and the number answering to the remainder will be the quotient required. 
