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" A maypole, whose top was broken off by a blast of wind, struck the ground at 15 feet distance from the foot of the pole: what was the height of the whole maypole, supposing the broken piece to measure 39 feet in length ? Ans. "
A Treatise on Surveying, Containing the Theory and Practice: To which is ... - Page 85
by John Gummere - 1814 - 346 pages
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An Introduction to Mensuration and Practical Geometry

John Bonnycastle - 1848 - 320 pages
...2cD.cB+cB*) - - _ _ - _, _ BD' - BD2 + 2CD.CB CD.CB = - j - = g =$ the area of the garden. QED 23. A may-pole, whose top was broken off by a blast of...wind, struck the ground at 15 feet distance from the bottom of the pole : what was the height of the whole maypole, supposing the length of the broken piece...
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An Introductory Treatise on Mensuration in Theory and Practice ...

John Radford Young - 1850 - 294 pages
...of the street. Required the breadth of the street. Ans. 23^ yards. 8. A maypole, whose top portion was broken off by a blast of wind, struck the ground...distance from the foot of the pole : what was the length of the whole pole, that of the broken piece being 39 feet? Ans. 74 feet. 9. Two ships set sail...
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A Theoretical and Practical Arithmetic: Designed for Common Schools and ...

Daniel Leach - 1851 - 280 pages
...between the opposite corners ? 8L There was a liberty pole? whose top, being broken partly off, touched the ground .at 15 feet distance from the foot of the pole. The broken piece was 25 feet. What was the whole length of the pole before being broken ? 82. Suppose...
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A Treatise on Trigonometry, Plane and Spherical: With Its Application to ...

Charles William Hackley - 1851 - 540 pages
...the breadth of the street ! An». 56.6.19 feet. (17.) A liberty-pole whose top was broken off strikes the ground at 15 feet distance from the foot of the pole ; to find the height of the whole if the broken piece measures 39 feet in length 1 Am. 75 feet. (18.)...
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A Theoretical and Practical Arithmetic: Designed for Common Schools and ...

Daniel Leach - 1853 - 622 pages
...between the opposite corners ? 81. There was a liberty pole, whose top, being broken partly off, touched the ground at 15 feet distance from the foot of the pole. The broken piece was 26 feet. What was the whole length of the pole before being broken ? 82. Suppose...
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Elements of Plane and Spherical Trigonometry: With Their Applications to ...

Elias Loomis - 1859 - 218 pages
...window 21 feet high on the other side. Required the breadth of the street. Ans. 56.649 feet. Prob. 11. A May-pole, whose top was broken off" by a blast of wind, struck the ground at the distance of 15 feet from the foot of the pole ; what was the height of the whole May-pole, supposing...
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A Course of Mathematics: Composed for the Use of the Royal Military Academy

Charles Hutton - 1860 - 1014 pages
...street ? Aus. 56-6 W fe«. EXAM. ix. — A Maypole, whose top was broken off by a blast of uind, stru-i the ground at 15 feet distance from the foot of the pole: whnt «as the !ю;:. of the whole maypole, supposing the broken piece to measure 39 feet in ku¿v....
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Miscellaneous examples in arithmetic

Henry Pix - 1861 - 116 pages
...septenary. 14. The top of a may-pole, being broken off by a blast of wind, struck the ground at 10 feet distance from the foot of the pole ; what was...may-pole, supposing the length of the broken piece to be 26 feet ? 15. A. and B. agree to divide their travelling expenses in the proportion of the numbers...
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An Elementary Course of Plane Geometry

Richard Wormell - 1868 - 286 pages
...25.968 ft. 38. The top of a maypole being broken off by a blast of wind, struck the ground at 10 ft. distance from the foot of the pole ; what was the...maypole, supposing the length of the broken piece to be 26 ft. ? Ans. 50 feet. CHAPTER VII. PROPORTION. Proportion of Numbers — Principles of Proportion....
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An Elementary Course of Plane Geometry

Richard Wormell - 1870 - 304 pages
...25.968 ft. 38. The top of a maypole being broken off by a blast of wind, struck the ground at 10 ft. distance from the foot of the pole ; what was the...maypole, supposing the length of the broken piece to be 26 ft. ? Ans. 50 feet. CHAPTER VII. PROPORTION. Proportion of Numbers — Principles of Proportion....
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