 | Arithmetic - 1838 - 218 pages
...tí4 81 EVOLUTION, OR THE EXTRACTING OF ROOTS. The root of a number, or power, is such a number, as being multiplied into itself a certain number of times, will produce that power, Thus 2 is the square root of 4, because 2x2=4; and 4 is the cube root of 64, because 4x4x4=64,... | |
 | Jason M. Mahan - Arithmetic - 1839 - 312 pages
...25600. EVOLUTION, OR THE EXTRACTION OF ROOTS. The root of any number or power, is such a number, as, being multiplied into itself a certain number of times, will produce that number or power. Thus, 4 is the square root of 16, because 4x4 = 16 ; and 3 is the cube root of 27, because... | |
 | Frederick Augustus Griffiths - 1839 - 348 pages
...extracting or finding the roots of any given powers. The Boot of any number or power is such a number as being multiplied into itself a certain number of times will produce that power. Thus 2 is the square root or second root of 4, because 2 2 = 2 X 2 = 4; and 3 is the cube root... | |
 | William Ruger - Arithmetic - 1841 - 268 pages
...; or it is~ exactly the reverse of Involution. The root of any number or power is such a number, as being multiplied into itself a certain number of times, will produce that power. • Thus, 2 is the square root, or 3d reot of 4, because 2 * =2X2=4; and 3 is the cube root,... | |
 | James Bates Thomson - Arithmetic - 1846 - 354 pages
...number is resolved into any number of equal factor*, what is each of those factors called ? 344. A root of a number is a factor, which, being multiplied...certain number of times, will produce that number. Oss. When a number is resolved into two equal factors, each of these factors is called the second or... | |
 | Almon Ticknor - Arithmetic - 1846 - 274 pages
...rules that can be given in common arithmetic. The root of a number, or power, is such a number as, being multiplied into itself a certain number of times, will produce that number or power, and is denominated the square, cube, biquadrate, &c., or 2d, 3d, and 4th root, accordingly... | |
 | James Bates Thomson - Arithmetic - 1847 - 426 pages
...any number of equal factors, each of those factors is said to be a root of that number. Hence, 564. A root of a number is a factor, which, being multiplied...certain number of times, will produce that number. OBS. Hoots, as well as powers, are divided into different orders. Thus, when a number is resolved into... | |
 | William Vogdes - Arithmetic - 1847 - 324 pages
...or the extraction of roots, is the reverse of involution. The root of any power is such a number as being multiplied into itself a certain number of times, will produce that power. Thus 2 is the square root of 4, because 22=2x2=4; and 5 is the cube root of 125, because 53=5x5x5=125.... | |
 | James Bates Thomson - Arithmetic - 1848 - 434 pages
...any number of equal factors, each of those factors is said to be a root of that number. Hence, 564. A root of a number is a factor, which, being multiplied...certain number of times, will produce that number. OBS. Roots, as well as powers, are divided into different orders. Thus, when a number is resolved into... | |
 | Almon Ticknor - Measurement - 1849 - 156 pages
...88)-88(100 Ans. 40. 7)-8694( EVOLUTION. EVOLUTION, or the extraction of roots, is to find such a number as being multiplied into itself a certain number of times will produce that number: if we resolve 36 into two equal factors, namely, 6 and 6, each of these equal factors is called a root... | |
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The root of any number, or power, is such a number, as being multiplied into itself a certain number of times, will produce that power. Thus, 2 is the square root... 
