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... walk along a straight road 100 yards forwards and then 70 yards backwards , his distance from the starting - point would be 30 yards . But if he first walks 70 yards forwards and then 100 yards backwards his distance from the starting ...
... walk along a straight road 100 yards forwards and then 70 yards backwards , his distance from the starting - point would be 30 yards . But if he first walks 70 yards forwards and then 100 yards backwards his distance from the starting ...
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... walk in a hours at the rate of 4 miles an hour ? In 1 hour he walks 4 miles . In a hours he walks a times as far , that is , 4a miles . Example 5. If $ 20 is divided equally among y SYMBOLICAL EXPRESSION.
... walk in a hours at the rate of 4 miles an hour ? In 1 hour he walks 4 miles . In a hours he walks a times as far , that is , 4a miles . Example 5. If $ 20 is divided equally among y SYMBOLICAL EXPRESSION.
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... walk in p hours at the rate of q miles an hour ? 35. If I can walk m miles in n days , what is my rate per day ? 36. How many days will it take to travel y miles at x miles a day ? 84. We subjoin a few harder examples worked out in full ...
... walk in p hours at the rate of q miles an hour ? 35. If I can walk m miles in n days , what is my rate per day ? 36. How many days will it take to travel y miles at x miles a day ? 84. We subjoin a few harder examples worked out in full ...
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... walk in 30 minutes if he walks 1 mile in x minutes ? 15. How many miles can a man walk in 50 minutes if he walks x miles in y minutes ? 16. How long will it take a man to walk p miles if he walks 15 miles in q hours ? զ 17. How far can ...
... walk in 30 minutes if he walks 1 mile in x minutes ? 15. How many miles can a man walk in 50 minutes if he walks x miles in y minutes ? 16. How long will it take a man to walk p miles if he walks 15 miles in q hours ? զ 17. How far can ...
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... walks 3 miles more than D does in six hours , and in seven hours D walks 9 miles more than C does in six hours ; how many miles does each walk per hour ? 10. In 9 hours a coach travels one mile more than a train does in 2 hours , but in ...
... walks 3 miles more than D does in six hours , and in seven hours D walks 9 miles more than C does in six hours ; how many miles does each walk per hour ? 10. In 9 hours a coach travels one mile more than a train does in 2 hours , but in ...
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A's age a²+b² acres algebraical sum Arithmetic arranged B's age beginner binomial cents CHAPTER coefficient Completing the square compound expressions contains convenient descending powers difference digits dimes Divide division divisor Elementary Algebra equal examples see Elementary EXAMPLES XVII Find the highest Find the lowest find the number Find the product Find the square Find the sum find the value following expressions given expressions half-dollars Hence highest common factor lowest common denominator lowest common multiple lowest terms miles an hour miles per hour minute-hand Multiply negative numerator and denominator obtain quadratic equation quotient Reduce to lowest remainder removing brackets Resolve into factors result rule of signs side simple equation Simplify simultaneous equations Solve the equations square root subtract Transposing trinomial unknown quantities walk whence write yards
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Page 160 - An equation which contains the square of the unknown quantity, but no higher power, is called a quadratic equation, or an equation of the second degree. If the equation contains both the square and the first power of the unknown, it is called...
Page 188 - Elementary Trigonometry" etc Edited mi*l Arranged for American Schools By CHARLOTTE ANGAS SCOTT, D.SC., Head of Math. Deft., Bryn Mauir College, Pa. 1 6mo. Cloth. 75 cents. " Evidently the work of a thoroughly good teacher. The elementary truth, that arithmetic is common sense, is the principle which pervades the whole book, and no process, however simple, is deemed unworthy of clear explanation. Where it seems advantageous, a rule is given after the explanation. . . . Mr. Lock's admirable Trigonometry...
Page 105 - Conversely, the difference of the squares of any two quantities is equal to the product of the sum and the difference of the two quantities.
Page 89 - The product is a2+2a6-}-62; from which it appears, that the square of the sum of two quantities, is equal to the square of the first plus twice the product of the first by the second, plus the square of the second.
Page 87 - It is evident from the Rule of Signs that (1) no even power of any quantity can be negative; (2) any odd power of a quantity will have the same sign as the quantity itself. NOTE. It is especially worthy of notice that the square of every expression, whether positive or negative, is positive.
Page 89 - The square of the difference of two quantities is equal to the square of the first, minus twice the product of the first and second, plus the square of the second.