The principles of arithmetic. [Followed by] The principles of algebra |
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The Principles of Arithmetic. [Followed By] the Principles of Algebra Wales Christopher Hotson No preview available - 2016 |
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Page 157 - ... 8 days. But on the evening of the sixth day, 100 men were killed in a sally, and afterwards the mortality increased to 10 daily. Supposing the stock of provisions unconsumed at the end of the sixth day to support 6 men for 61 days ; it is required to find how long it would support the garrison, and the number of men alive when the provisions were exhausted.
Page 141 - A detachment of an army was marching in regular column, with 5 men more in depth than in front ; but upon the enemy coming in sight, the front was increased by 845 men ; and by this movement the detachment was drawn up in 5 lines. Required the number of men.
Page 5 - RULE.* Divide the numerator by the denominator, and the quotient will be the whole or mixed number required.
Page 149 - ... fourth, if the multiple of the first be less than that of the second, the multiple of the third is also less than that of the fourth...
Page 168 - Three lines are in harmonical proportion, when the first is to the third, as the difference between the first and second, is to the difference between the second and third ; and the second is called a harmonic mean between the first and third. The expression 'harmonical proportion...
Page 96 - Find the value of one of the unknown quantities, in terms of the other and known quantities...
Page 146 - If the product of two quantities be equal to the product of two others, two of them may be made the extremes and the other two the means of a proportion.
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Page 42 - To multiply a decimal by 10, 100, 1000, &c., remove the decimal point as many places to the right as there are ciphers in the multiplier ; and if there be not places enough in the number, annex ciphers.