Encyclopædia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature, 1. köide,2. osaColin Macfarquhar, George Gleig A. Bell and C. Macfarquhar, 1797 |
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Page 401
... Quantities . PROB . II . To fubtract Quantities . General Rule . Change the figns of the quantity to be fubtracted into the contrary figns , and then add it , so changed , to the quantity from which it was to be fubtracted ( by Prob . I ...
... Quantities . PROB . II . To fubtract Quantities . General Rule . Change the figns of the quantity to be fubtracted into the contrary figns , and then add it , so changed , to the quantity from which it was to be fubtracted ( by Prob . I ...
Page 408
... quantities of the equation by it . Thus , if axb b X = - a Also , if mx + nb = am nb x + = a m For if equal quantities are divided by the fame quantity , the quotients are equal . Rule 3. If a term of an equation is fractional , its de ...
... quantities of the equation by it . Thus , if axb b X = - a Also , if mx + nb = am nb x + = a m For if equal quantities are divided by the fame quantity , the quotients are equal . Rule 3. If a term of an equation is fractional , its de ...
Page 473
... quantities of the fimples given , discovers the rate of the mixture . Rule . As the total quantity of the fimples , To their price or value ; So any quantity of the mixture , To the rate . Examp . A grocer mixeth 30 lb. of currants , at ...
... quantities of the fimples given , discovers the rate of the mixture . Rule . As the total quantity of the fimples , To their price or value ; So any quantity of the mixture , To the rate . Examp . A grocer mixeth 30 lb. of currants , at ...
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