The Complete Arithmetic, Oral and Written: Second PartIvison, Blakeman, Taylor & Company, 1874 - 272 pages |
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Page 191
... Altitude of a triangle is a line drawn from the angle opposite perpendicular to the base . 1. The dotted lines in the following figures represent the altitude . 2. Triangles are named from the relation both of their sides and angles ...
... Altitude of a triangle is a line drawn from the angle opposite perpendicular to the base . 1. The dotted lines in the following figures represent the altitude . 2. Triangles are named from the relation both of their sides and angles ...
Page 192
... altitude of a triangle being given to find its area . 1. Find the area of a triangle whose base is 26 ft . and altitude 14.5 feet . OPERATION . - 14.5 × 26 ÷ 2 = 1881 sq . ft . Or , 26 × feet , area . 14.5 2 = 188 square 2. What is the ...
... altitude of a triangle being given to find its area . 1. Find the area of a triangle whose base is 26 ft . and altitude 14.5 feet . OPERATION . - 14.5 × 26 ÷ 2 = 1881 sq . ft . Or , 26 × feet , area . 14.5 2 = 188 square 2. What is the ...
Page 196
... altitude . 897. A Diagonal of a plane figure is a straight line joining the vertices of two angles not adjacent ... altitude 7.5 feet . OPERATION . - 16.25 ft . x 7.5 = 121.875 sq . feet , area . 2. The base of a rhombus is 10 feet 6 ...
... altitude . 897. A Diagonal of a plane figure is a straight line joining the vertices of two angles not adjacent ... altitude 7.5 feet . OPERATION . - 16.25 ft . x 7.5 = 121.875 sq . feet , area . 2. The base of a rhombus is 10 feet 6 ...
Page 203
... Altitude of a prism is the perpendicular distance between its bases . 915. A Parallelopipedon is a prism bounded by six parallelograms , the opposite ones being parallel 916. A Cube is a parallelopipedon whose faces are all equal ...
... Altitude of a prism is the perpendicular distance between its bases . 915. A Parallelopipedon is a prism bounded by six parallelograms , the opposite ones being parallel 916. A Cube is a parallelopipedon whose faces are all equal ...
Page 204
... altitude is 7 ft . , and its base a pentagon , each side of which is 4 feet . OPERATION . - 4 ft . x 520 ft . , peri- meter . 20 ft . x 7-140 sq . ft . , convex surface . 2. Find the area of the convex sur- face of a triangular prism ...
... altitude is 7 ft . , and its base a pentagon , each side of which is 4 feet . OPERATION . - 4 ft . x 520 ft . , peri- meter . 20 ft . x 7-140 sq . ft . , convex surface . 2. Find the area of the convex sur- face of a triangular prism ...
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Page 91 - That the value of foreign coin as expressed in the money of account of the United States shall be that of the pure metal of such coin of standard value...
Page 105 - Multiply each payment by its term of credit, and divide the sum of the products by the sum of the payments ; the quotient will be the average term of credit.
Page 89 - Thirty days after sight of this first of exchange (second and third of the same tenor and date unpaid...
Page 195 - A circle is a plane figure bounded by a curved line, called the circumference, every point of which is equally distant from a point within called the center.
Page 167 - Whence it follows, that the cube of a number composed of tens and units, is equal to the cube of the tens, plus three times the product of the square of the tens by the units, plus three times the product of the tens by the square of the units, plus the cube of the units. This being the case, the cube of the tens...
Page 192 - The square of the hypothenuse of a right-angled triangk is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides.
Page 66 - Coupon. A certificate of interest due, printed at the bottom of transferable bonds, designed to be cut off and presented for payment when the interest is due. Credit Memorandum.
Page 122 - Four quantities are in proportion when the ratio of the first to the second is equal to the ratio of the third to the fourth.
Page 50 - A Promissory Note is a written promise to pay a certain sum of money, on demand or at a specified time.
Page 41 - Divide the given amount by the amount of $1 for the given time at the given rate.