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... root 133 XXIX . Extraction of the second root of fractions 142 XXX . Questions producing pure equations of the second de- gree 145 XXXI . Questions producing pure equations of the third de- gree 150 Extraction of the third root 151 ...
... root 133 XXIX . Extraction of the second root of fractions 142 XXX . Questions producing pure equations of the second de- gree 145 XXXI . Questions producing pure equations of the third de- gree 150 Extraction of the third root 151 ...
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... root 2 , instead of raising the whole 72 to the se- cond power , we may abridge it very much by observing , that the ... third figure of the root . Ob- serve that the 2d power of 720 or a2 + 2 a b + b2 has already been found and ...
... root 2 , instead of raising the whole 72 to the se- cond power , we may abridge it very much by observing , that the ... third figure of the root . Ob- serve that the 2d power of 720 or a2 + 2 a b + b2 has already been found and ...
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... third degree , as in those of the second degree , the power of the unknown quantity must first be separated from the known quantities , and made to stand alone in one member of the equation , by the same rules as the unknown ... Third Root .
... third degree , as in those of the second degree , the power of the unknown quantity must first be separated from the known quantities , and made to stand alone in one member of the equation , by the same rules as the unknown ... Third Root .
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... third root , it will be necessary to observe how the third power is formed from the first , when the first consists of several figures . Let a 30 and b = 5 ; then a + b = 35 . ( a + b ) 3 = a3 + 3 a2 b + 3 a b2 + b3 . Art . XIII . a3 30 ...
... third root , it will be necessary to observe how the third power is formed from the first , when the first consists of several figures . Let a 30 and b = 5 ; then a + b = 35 . ( a + b ) 3 = a3 + 3 a2 b + 3 a b2 + b3 . Art . XIII . a3 30 ...
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... root , and the number of trials will be limited to very few . 30 X 30 = 900 , and 900 × 3 = 2700 and 15875 divided by 2700 gives 5. I now add the 5 to the root and it becomes 35 . To see if this is right , I raise 35 to the third power ...
... root , and the number of trials will be limited to very few . 30 X 30 = 900 , and 900 × 3 = 2700 and 15875 divided by 2700 gives 5. I now add the 5 to the root and it becomes 35 . To see if this is right , I raise 35 to the third power ...
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