A Treatise on Algebra: Containing the Latest Improvements. Adapted to the Use of Schools and Colleges

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Harper & Brothers, 1849 - 504 Seiten
 

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Seite 95 - ... the product of the two, plus the square of the second. In the third case, we have (a + b) (a — 6) = a2 — b2. (3) That is, the product of the sum and difference of two quantities is equal to the difference of their squares.
Seite 169 - To divide the number 90 into four such parts, that if the first be increased by 2, the second diminished by 2, the third multiplied...
Seite 127 - ... two triangles are to each other as the products of their bases by their altitudes.
Seite 170 - If A and B together can perform a piece of work in 8 days, A and C together in 9 days, and B and C in 10 days : how many days would it take each person to perform the same work alone ? Ans.
Seite 74 - Multiply the divisor thus increased, by the second term of the root, and subtract the product from the remainder.
Seite 21 - 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.
Seite 238 - The fore wheel of a carriage makes 6 revolutions more than the hind wheel in going 120 yards; but if the periphery of each wheel be increased one yard, it will make only 4 revolutions more than the hind wheel in the same space.
Seite xii - ALPHA BETA GAMMA DELTA EPSILON ZETA ETA THETA IOTA KAPPA LAMBDA MU NU XI OMICRON PI RHO SIGMA TAU UPSILON PHI CHI PSI OMEGA...
Seite 261 - The logarithm of any power of a number is equal to the logarithm of the number multiplied by the exponent of the power.
Seite 168 - His head weighed as much as his tail and half his body, and his body weighed as much as his head and tail together.

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