The Columbian Arithmetician: Or New System of Theoretical and Practical Arithmetic, in Three Parts : Performed in Simple and Compound Numbers; Adapted to the Commerce of the United States; and Designed for the Instruction of YouthWilliam B. Allen, 1811 - 216 Seiten |
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... half completed ; as may be readily seen from a review of the progress of arithmetic , and the present irregularity of our best numeral systems , on account of their many vulgar divisions of value and quantity , which are all we have to ...
... half completed ; as may be readily seen from a review of the progress of arithmetic , and the present irregularity of our best numeral systems , on account of their many vulgar divisions of value and quantity , which are all we have to ...
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... half the chord of an arch ; as , gb is the fine of the arch gb . A verfed fine is that part of the radius which is contained be- tween the fine and circumference ; as , bh . A tangent is a right line raifed perpendicularly on one end of ...
... half the chord of an arch ; as , gb is the fine of the arch gb . A verfed fine is that part of the radius which is contained be- tween the fine and circumference ; as , bh . A tangent is a right line raifed perpendicularly on one end of ...
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... half of index is the index of the fquare root , and a third is the index of the cube root , & c . of any term reprefented by fuch index . 3 2 What is the value of 729 yds at 81 cts per yd ? 5 3 Divide 32 by 8 . 2 I any 3 + 2 = 5 index ...
... half of index is the index of the fquare root , and a third is the index of the cube root , & c . of any term reprefented by fuch index . 3 2 What is the value of 729 yds at 81 cts per yd ? 5 3 Divide 32 by 8 . 2 I any 3 + 2 = 5 index ...
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... half the base , ) and the product is the area or fuperficial contents ; the area multiplied by the length produces the folidity or folid con- tents , in measure of the fame denomination the dimenfions were taken in . * Any plane may be ...
... half the base , ) and the product is the area or fuperficial contents ; the area multiplied by the length produces the folidity or folid con- tents , in measure of the fame denomination the dimenfions were taken in . * Any plane may be ...
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... half the length of all the fides or circum- ference by half the diameter ; ( i e . from the centre to the mid- dle of one fide or circumference ; ) and the product is the area , ( in the given denomination . ) Or xy the fquare of the ...
... half the length of all the fides or circum- ference by half the diameter ; ( i e . from the centre to the mid- dle of one fide or circumference ; ) and the product is the area , ( in the given denomination . ) Or xy the fquare of the ...
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angle annuity anſwer arch Arithme arithmetical bafe baſe breadth bushels cent circle circumference coft compound number containing contents courfe cube root cubic decimal denomination diam diameter difference dimenfion diſcount diſtance diurnal motion divide dividend divifion divifor ducat equal EXAMPLES fame fecond fhillings fide figure fimilar fimple firft firſt folidity fquare root fubtract fuch fuppofe gallons geometrical given number gold inches increafing integers intereft JOSHUA JEWETT laft laſt lb avor lefs length lofs logarithm Meaſure moidore multiply muſt oppofit perpendicular pound prefent worth premium proof proportion purchaſe quantity quotient ratio Reduce remainder repetend reprefent rix dollar RULE specific gravity square subtrahend term testoons thofe thoſe uſed veffel vulgar fraction weight whofe whole whoſe wine
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Seite 208 - In witness whereof the master or purser of the said ship hath affirmed to three bills of lading...
Seite 208 - Shipped in good order and well conditioned by in and upon the good ship called the whereof is master for this present voyage and now riding at anchor in the and bound for os being marked and numbered as in the margin, and are to be delivered...
Seite 191 - If the vessel be double-decked, take the length thereof from the fore part of the main stem, to the after part of the stern post, above the upper deck ; the breadth thereof at the broadest part above the main wales, half of which breadth shall be accounted the depth of such vessel, and then deduct from the length, three-fifths of the breadth, multiply the remainder by the breadth and...
Seite 208 - ... having agreed to the description and admeasurement above specified, and sufficient security having been given, according to the said act, • the said ship or vessel has been duly registered at the port of...
Seite 208 - RP do avouch myself to be the true and lawful owner of the said brig and appurtenances, and have in myself full power, good right and lawful authority to dispose of the said...
Seite 207 - An, ACT concerning the registering and recording of ships or vessels,''' RP of Newburyport in the State of Massachusetts, Merchant, having taken or subscribed the oath required by the said act, and having sworn that he...
Seite 136 - A GENERAL RULE FOR EXTRACTING THE ROOTS OF ALL POWERS. 1. Prepare the number given for extraction, by pointing off from the unit's place as the root required directs. 2. Find the first figure in the root, by the table of powers, which subtract from the given number. 3. Bring down the first figure in the next point to the remainder, and call it the dividend. 4. Involve the root into the next inferior power to that which is given ; multiply it by the given power, and call it...
Seite 157 - Compute the interest on the principal sum, from the time when the interest commenced to the first time when a payment was made, which exceeds either alone or in conjunction with the preceding payment...
Seite 162 - If 12 oxen eat up 3^ acres of grass in 4 weeks, and 21 oxen eat up 10 acres in 9- weeks, how many oxen will eat up 24 acres in 18 weeks; the grass being at first equal on every acre, and growing uniformly ? THE EN1X 287 INDEX.