Live Questions on the English Branches: A Handbook for Superintendents, Principles, Teachers, and StudentsEldredge & brother, 1879 - 282 pages |
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... circle ; a radius of a circle ; the circumference of a circle ; a diagonal of a figure ; the perimeter of a figure . 186. How is the area of a triangle , a parallelogram , a trapezium , a trapezoid , a regular polygon , a circle ...
... circle ; a radius of a circle ; the circumference of a circle ; a diagonal of a figure ; the perimeter of a figure . 186. How is the area of a triangle , a parallelogram , a trapezium , a trapezoid , a regular polygon , a circle ...
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... circle than in the form of a square ? and how much less in a square form than in a form of a rec- tangle , whose length is 4 times its width , the price in each case being $ 1.50 per rod ? 13. The first term of a geometrical progression ...
... circle than in the form of a square ? and how much less in a square form than in a form of a rec- tangle , whose length is 4 times its width , the price in each case being $ 1.50 per rod ? 13. The first term of a geometrical progression ...
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... circle of gyration in a water - wheel 30 feet diameter ; the weight of the arms being 12 tons , shrouding 20 tons , and water 15 tons . 425. Three men bought a tapering piece of timber , which was the frustum of a square pyramid ; one ...
... circle of gyration in a water - wheel 30 feet diameter ; the weight of the arms being 12 tons , shrouding 20 tons , and water 15 tons . 425. Three men bought a tapering piece of timber , which was the frustum of a square pyramid ; one ...
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... Circles ? 5. What Grand Divisions are crossed by the Tropics ? By the Arctic Circle ? 6. Between what parallels and what meridians are the United States chiefly located ? 7. What is the area of the United States ? 8. Bound the Pacific ...
... Circles ? 5. What Grand Divisions are crossed by the Tropics ? By the Arctic Circle ? 6. Between what parallels and what meridians are the United States chiefly located ? 7. What is the area of the United States ? 8. Bound the Pacific ...
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... Circle and the North Pole ? How many at a point one - fourth of the way Three - fourths of the way y ? y ? 76. What is the length of the longest day at each of the above points , and what time of the year does it oc- cur ? ( See No. 75 ...
... Circle and the North Pole ? How many at a point one - fourth of the way Three - fourths of the way y ? y ? 76. What is the length of the longest day at each of the above points , and what time of the year does it oc- cur ? ( See No. 75 ...
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