A Higher Algebra

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Ginn & Company, 1900

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Side 254 - AB be the given straight line ; it is required to divide it into two parts, so that the rectangle contained by the whole, and one of the parts, shall be equal to the square of the other part.
Side 275 - The equation ad = be gives a = — , b = — ; so that an dc extreme may be found by dividing the product of the means by the other extreme ; and a mean may be found by dividing the product of the extremes by the other mean.
Side 329 - If the number is less than 1, make the characteristic of the logarithm negative, and one unit more than . the number of zeros between the decimal point and the first significant figure of the given number.
Side 143 - A man leaves the half of his property to his wife, a sixth to each of his two children, a twelfth to his brother, and the remainder, amounting to $600, to his sister. What was the amount of his property ? 16.
Side 153 - A cask contains 12 gallons of wine and 18 gallons of water ; another cask contains 9 gallons of wine and 3 gallons of water. How many gallons must be drawn from each cask to produce a mixture containing 7 gallons of wine and 7 gallons of water?
Side 275 - If the product of two numbers is equal to the product of two others, either two may be made the extremes of a proportion and the other two the means. For, if ad = bc, then, dividing by bd, or / (л- с'- v / 316.
Side 171 - The sum of the two digits of a number is 6, and if the number is divided by the sum of the digits the quotient is 4. What is the number ? 19.
Side 144 - A is twice as old as B, and seven years ago their united ages amounted to as many years as now represent the age of A. Find the ages of A and B.
Side 298 - The sum of the squares of the extremes of four numbers in arithmetical progression is 200, and the sum of the squares of the means is 136. What are the numbers ? 24.
Side 444 - The coefficient pt of the fourth term with its sign changed is equal to the sum of the products of the roots taken three...

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