RULE. Multiply the given number, or first power continually by itself, till the number of multiplications be 1 less than the index of the. power to be found, and the last product will be the power required. The principles of architecture - Page 137by Peter Nicholson - 1809Full view - About this book
| 1801 - 446 pages
...Jhus 503*. Involution is the finding of powers ; to do which we have evidently the following RULE. Multiply the given number, or first power, continually by itself, till the number of multiplications be i less than the index of the power to be' found, and the last product »vill be the power required,*... | |
| Nicolas Pike - 1808 - 470 pages
...2 ; 4x4=16=4th. power of 2 ; 16X13=256= 8ih. power of 2, &c. RULE. Multiply the given number, root, or first 'power continually by itself, till the number...found, and the last product will be the power required. Note. Whence, because fractions are multiplied by taking the produfls of their numerators, and of their... | |
| Samuel Webber - 1808 - 466 pages
...503 thus 503*. Involution K the finding oi powers ; to do which we have ^'iiently the following KUIE. Multiply the given number, or first power, continually...multiplications be 1 less than the index of the power to t>e found, and the last product will be the power required.* . , \ N0TE. Whence, because fractions... | |
| 1818 - 264 pages
...called the Index, or fx}ionent of that power. To raise a given number, we have the follstaing RULE. Multiply the given number, or first power, continually...found, and the last product will be the power required. Note. Powers are commonly denoted by writing their indices above, the first power; as follows. 2X2=4,... | |
| Nicolas Pike - 1832 - 538 pages
...multiplications or three factor.-, and so on. Hence, Involution is performed by the following RULE. Multiply the given number, or first power continually...less than the index of the power to be found, and the {ast product will be the power required. Note. Whence, because fractions are multiplied by taking the... | |
| Nicolas Pike - 1822 - 536 pages
...multiplications or three factor*, and so on. Hence, Involution is performed by the following RULE. Multiply the given number, or first power continually...multiplications be 1 less than the index of the power to be (bund, and the last product will be the power required. Note. Whence, because fractions are multiplied... | |
| Nicolas Pike - 1822 - 562 pages
...are two multiplications or three factors, and so on. Hence, Involution is performed by, the following Multiply the given number, or first power continually...by itself, till the number of multiplications be 1 Irss than the index of the power to be found, and the last product will be the power required. Note.... | |
| Leonard Pierce - 1823 - 170 pages
...power, continually by itself, till the number of multiplications be 1 less than the index or exponent of the power to be found, and the last product will be the power required. What is the fourth power of 6 ' 6 6 36 2d. power. 6 216 3d. power. 6 1296 4th. power or answer = 6*.... | |
| Nicolas Pike, Dudley Leavitt - 1826 - 214 pages
...the order of the power, and is called the Index or Exponent. Rule for finding the powers of numbers. Multiply the given number, or first power continually by itself, till the number of multiplications be one less than the index of the power to be found, and the last product will be the power required.... | |
| Nicolas Pike, Dudley Leavitt - 1826 - 222 pages
...the order of the power, and is called the Index, or Exponent. Ruk for finding the powers of numbers. Multiply the given number, or first power, continually by itself, till the number of multiplications be one less than the index of the power to be found, and the last product will be the power required.... | |
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