Mathematical Manual for the Use of Colleges and Academies, Volume 1J.W. Butler, and sold by J. Conrad, 1807 - Mathematics |
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... operation has been performed in the usual way . OF MULTIPLICATION . MULTIPLICATION is an operation by which we add a number to itself , as many times as another number contains units . The first of these numbers is called Multiplicand ...
... operation has been performed in the usual way . OF MULTIPLICATION . MULTIPLICATION is an operation by which we add a number to itself , as many times as another number contains units . The first of these numbers is called Multiplicand ...
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... , when the multiplicand and multiplier have a number of figures nearly alike , We do not speak of the proof by 9 , because it is in some cases deficient and faulty . DIVISION . DIVISION is an operation , by which is 18 MULTIPLICATION .
... , when the multiplicand and multiplier have a number of figures nearly alike , We do not speak of the proof by 9 , because it is in some cases deficient and faulty . DIVISION . DIVISION is an operation , by which is 18 MULTIPLICATION .
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L. I. M. Chevigné. DIVISION . DIVISION is an operation , by which is found how many times a number is contained in another . The greater of the two numbers is called Dividend ; the smaller , Divisor , and the result of the operation ...
L. I. M. Chevigné. DIVISION . DIVISION is an operation , by which is found how many times a number is contained in another . The greater of the two numbers is called Dividend ; the smaller , Divisor , and the result of the operation ...
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... operation is commenced by the left of the given dividend , in order that the excess of the first partial dividend , over the pro- duct of the divisor by the quotient , may be added up to the second partial dividend , and so on ; which ...
... operation is commenced by the left of the given dividend , in order that the excess of the first partial dividend , over the pro- duct of the divisor by the quotient , may be added up to the second partial dividend , and so on ; which ...
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... operation being done , you 194 192 . 2345 24 ( 000 28 2345 24000 must take down , to the right of the remainder , the figures which had been severed at the right of the dividend .. In the present example we have followed the process ...
... operation being done , you 194 192 . 2345 24 ( 000 28 2345 24000 must take down , to the right of the remainder , the figures which had been severed at the right of the dividend .. In the present example we have followed the process ...
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Page 33 - Multiply the whole number by the numerator of the fraction, and divide the product by the denominator ; or divide the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, and multiply the quotient by the numerator.
Page 224 - The earth being 360 degrees in circumference, turns round on its axis in 24 hours ; how far does it turn in one minute, in the 43d parallel of latitude; the degree of longitude, in this latitude, being about 51 statute miles?
Page 104 - Divide the first term of the dividend by the first term of the divisor, and write the result as the first term of the quotient. Multiply the whole divisor by the first term of the quotient, and subtract the product from the dividend.
Page 202 - OF TIME. 60 Seconds = 1 Minute 60 Minutes =± 1 Hour 24 Hours = 1 Day 7 Days = 1 Week 28 Days = 1 Lunar Month...
Page 203 - The fourth, eleventh, ninth, and sixth, Have thirty days to each affix'd: And every other thirty-one, Except the second month alone, Which has but twenty-eight in fine, Till leap year gives it twenty-nine.
Page 59 - The first term of a ratio is called the antecedent, and the second term the consequent.
Page 34 - It will be seen that we multiply the denominator of the dividend by the numerator of the divisor for the denominator of the quotient, and the numerator of the dividend by the denominator of the divisor for the numerator of the quotient.
Page 245 - TARE AND TRET. Tare and Tret are allowances made by the seller to the buyer, on some particular commodities. Tare is an allowance made for the weight of the barrel, box, bag, or whatever contains the commodity. Tret is an allowance of 4 Ib.
Page 85 - Considering, then, the proposed number 6084 as composed of the square of the tens of the root sought, twice the product of the tens by the units, and the square of the units, if we can discover in this number the first of these parts, viz.