Encyclopaedia Britannica: Or a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Miscellaneous Litterature, 1. köide,2. number1810 - 399 pages |
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Page 406
... third may be found . 2. Of Geometrical Proportion . Definition . If of four quantities , the quotient of the firft and fecond is equal to the quotient of the third and fourth , thefe quantities are faid to be in geometri- cal proportion ...
... third may be found . 2. Of Geometrical Proportion . Definition . If of four quantities , the quotient of the firft and fecond is equal to the quotient of the third and fourth , thefe quantities are faid to be in geometri- cal proportion ...
Page 407
... third , ma and me may represent any equi- multiples whatever , and alfo nb , nd , may represent any equimultiples of the fecond and fourth . Since a : b :: c : d , ad = bc ; and hence multiplying by mn , innad mnbc , and therefore ...
... third , ma and me may represent any equi- multiples whatever , and alfo nb , nd , may represent any equimultiples of the fecond and fourth . Since a : b :: c : d , ad = bc ; and hence multiplying by mn , innad mnbc , and therefore ...
Page 409
... third of it The third year he spends L. 100 , and there remains He increases it by one - third 409 added a half , a third part , and a fourth part of itself , Of Equa the fum will be 50 . Z Let it be z then half of it is , a third of it ...
... third of it The third year he spends L. 100 , and there remains He increases it by one - third 409 added a half , a third part , and a fourth part of itself , Of Equa the fum will be 50 . Z Let it be z then half of it is , a third of it ...
Page 410
... third of the other two , and the third with one - fourth of the other two , may each be equal to 34 . Let the numbers be x , y , z , and the equations are y + z = x + 2 / 9 + x + 2 32+ 34 2 = 34 3 34 4 68 - y - z From the ift 4x = 2 ...
... third of the other two , and the third with one - fourth of the other two , may each be equal to 34 . Let the numbers be x , y , z , and the equations are y + z = x + 2 / 9 + x + 2 32+ 34 2 = 34 3 34 4 68 - y - z From the ift 4x = 2 ...
Page 412
... third . This is necef- fary to give pofitive values of x , y , and z , which alone can take place in this queftion . Befides , if x , y , and z , be affumed as any known numbers whatever , and if . values of a , b , and c , be deduced ...
... third . This is necef- fary to give pofitive values of x , y , and z , which alone can take place in this queftion . Befides , if x , y , and z , be affumed as any known numbers whatever , and if . values of a , b , and c , be deduced ...
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