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Page 103
... Abscissa . The Parameter , or latus rectum , is a line drawn through the focus , at right angles to the transverse axis , and terminated by the curve . The parameter of a diameter , in the ellipse and hyperbola , is a third proportional ...
... Abscissa . The Parameter , or latus rectum , is a line drawn through the focus , at right angles to the transverse axis , and terminated by the curve . The parameter of a diameter , in the ellipse and hyperbola , is a third proportional ...
Page 112
... abscissa , fig . 17 . RULE . From the square of half the conjugate , take the square of the ordinate , and extract the square root of the remainder . Then , as the conjugate diameter is to the trans- verse , so is that square root to ...
... abscissa , fig . 17 . RULE . From the square of half the conjugate , take the square of the ordinate , and extract the square root of the remainder . Then , as the conjugate diameter is to the trans- verse , so is that square root to ...
Page 113
... abscissa be given ; but subtract it when the greater abscissa is given . Then , as the square of the ordinate is to the rec- tangle of the abscissa and conjugate , so is the re- served sum , or difference , to the transverse diame- ter ...
... abscissa be given ; but subtract it when the greater abscissa is given . Then , as the square of the ordinate is to the rec- tangle of the abscissa and conjugate , so is the re- served sum , or difference , to the transverse diame- ter ...
Page 114
... Abscissa or Ordinate of a Parabola , fig . 18 . RULE . - The abscissæ , v b and b e , are to each other as the squares of their ordinates , a b and d e , that is , as any abscissa is to the square of its ordinate , so is any other abscissa ...
... Abscissa or Ordinate of a Parabola , fig . 18 . RULE . - The abscissæ , v b and b e , are to each other as the squares of their ordinates , a b and d e , that is , as any abscissa is to the square of its ordinate , so is any other abscissa ...
Page 115
... abscissa , v b , add the transverse diameter , ve ; multiply the sum by the abscissa , and extract the square root of the pro- duct . Then multiply the transverse diameter by the abscissa , and extract the square root of that product ...
... abscissa , v b , add the transverse diameter , ve ; multiply the sum by the abscissa , and extract the square root of the pro- duct . Then multiply the transverse diameter by the abscissa , and extract the square root of that product ...
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abscissa Atmospheric Railway avoirdupois axle blast-pipe boiler brass centre circle circular segments Circum circumference cloth coke conjugate connecting-rod copper crank Cube Root cubic feet cubic foot cubic inch curve cylinder cylinder in inches Dauphiny Decimal or Reciprocal diame diameter distance driving wheels eccentric-rod equal EXAMPLE.-Required find the Area find the Solidity fire-box Fraction or Numb friction Frustum fulcrum fulcrum and valve Gallons gauge give the solidity Height of Arc horses Hyperbola iron Length of Arc leverage locomotive engine metallic mile morocco motion multiply the sum North Shields ordinate Ounces Parabola pipes piston piston-rod plates Pounds pressure quotient radius rails Railway resistance revolving axis RULE RULE.-Multiply RULE.-To find screw segment shaft side smoke-box spindle square inch Square Root steam stroke subtract thickness tion tons trapezium tubes valve velocity Volume whole weight yards Zone
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