 | Benjamin Greenleaf - Arithmetic - 1850 - 368 pages
...is 25 cents per square yard. What is the amount of Mr. Sanborn's bill ? SECTION LX. INVOLUTION. Ans. INVOLUTION is the raising of powers from any given...quantity produced by multiplying any given number, called a root, a certain number of times continually by itself; thus, 2x2= 4 is the 2d power, or square of... | |
 | Benjamin Naylor - 1850 - 334 pages
...will a cistern 8 feet 3 inches deep, and 3 feet 6 inches in diameter hold ? Ans. 593.7624 gals. (3.) INVOLUTION. Involution is the raising of powers from any given number as a root. A power is the number resulting from the multiplication of any given number called a root, a certain number of... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - Arithmetic - 1851 - 372 pages
...doors is 25 cents per square yard. What is the amount of Mr. Sanborn's bill ? Ans. $ 33.72^ SECTION LX. INVOLUTION. INVOLUTION is the raising of powers from...quantity produced by multiplying any given number, called a root, a certain number of times continually by itself ; thus, 2 = 2 is the root, or 1st power of... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - Arithmetic - 1851 - 374 pages
...any given number, as a root. A power is a quantity produced by multiplying any given number, called a root, a certain number of times continually by itself ; thus, 2 = 2 is the root, or 1st power of 2 = 2i. 2x2= 4 is the 2d power, or square of 2 = 22. 2x2x2= 8 is the 3d power, or cube... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - 1851 - 332 pages
...INVOLUTION. ART. 263. INVOLUTION is the method of finding any required power of any given number or quantity. A power is a quantity produced by multiplying any given number, called a root, a certain number of times continually by itself. The number denoting the power is called the... | |
 | Frederick Augustus Griffiths - Artillery drill and tactics - 1854 - 406 pages
...393707-90000 8 kilometres are nearly 5 miles. 1 inch is -0254 metre. 100 feet are nearly 30-5 metres. INVOLUTION. Involution is the raising of powers from...produced by multiplying any given number, called the Moot, a certain number of times continually by itself. Thus, 2 x 2 = 4, the 2nd power, or square of... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - 1854 - 342 pages
...INVOLUTION. ART. 263. INVOLUTION is the method of finding any required power of any given number or quantity. A power is a quantity produced by multiplying any given number, called a root, a certain number of times continually by itself. The number denoting the power is called the... | |
 | Frederick Augustus Griffiths - 1859 - 422 pages
....393707-90000 8 kilometres are nearly 5 miles. 1 inch is -0254 me^re. 100 feet are nearly 30'5 metres. INVOLUTION. Involution is the raising of powers from...certain number of times continually by itself. Thus, 2 X2=4, the 2nd power, or square of 2, expressed thus, 2s. The index, or exponent of a power is the number... | |
 | Frederick Augustus Griffiths - Artillery - 1859 - 426 pages
...S393707'90000 8 kilometres are nearly 5 miles. 1 inches -0254 metre, 100 feet are nearly 30'5 metres. INVOLUTION. Involution is the raising of powers from...produced by multiplying any given number, called the Boot, a certain number of times continually by itself. Thus, 2X2 = 4, the 2nd power, or square of 2,... | |
 | Henry S. Merrett - 1863 - 428 pages
...degrees. From =10.0000000 Subtract the log. of . 4.1=0.6127839 The arith. сотр. of . 4.1= 9.3872161 INVOLUTION. Involution is the raising of powers, from...certain number of times continually by itself, thus : 2= is the root of the 1st power of 2 2 x 2= is the 2nd power or square of 2 2x2 x 2=is the 3rd power or... | |
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INVOLUTION. INVOLUTION is the raising of Powers from any given number, as a root. A Power is a quantity produced by multiplying any given number, called the Root, a certain number of times continually by itself. Thus, 2 = 2 is the root, or first power... 
