 | Nathan Daboll - 1843 - 254 Seiten
...whole number of square rods to acres.] Ans. 26 acres I r. 25 rods. PROB. ii. — To find the area of a parallelogram, or long square. RULE. Multiply the...by the breadth, and the product will be the area. EXAMPLES. 1. How many square yards of ground are contained in a garden which is 126 feet long and 65... | |
 | William Watson (of Beverley.) - 1845 - 188 Seiten
...MENSURATION OF SURFACES. PROBLEM 1. — To find the area of a square, rectangle, parallelogram, SfC. * RULE. — Multiply the length by the breadth, and the product will be the area, or multiply half the sum of the parallel sides by their perpendicular distance. EXAMPLES. 1. What is the... | |
 | Almon Ticknor - 1846 - 274 Seiten
...sides are perpendicular to each other (right-angled), but the adjacent sides are longer and parallel. RULE. Multiply the length by the breadth, and the product will be the answer. 1 . A garden is 76 feet in length, and 42 feet in width ; how many square feet of ground are... | |
 | Charles Davies - 1846 - 254 Seiten
...give the more accurate methods by means of figures. 2. How do you find the area of a board, or plank? Multiply the length by the breadth, and the product will be the content required. 3. How do you find it when the board tapers ? If the board is tapering, add the breadths... | |
 | Almon Ticknor - 1846 - 276 Seiten
...sides are perpendicular to each other (right-angled), but the adjacent side's are longer and parallel. RULE. Multiply the length by the breadth, and the product will be thejanswer. 1. A. garden is 76 feet in length, and 42 feet in width ; how many square feet of ground... | |
 | Anthony Nesbit - 1847 - 492 Seiten
...angles right-angles, and the opposite sides equal, the figure is a rectangle. TO COMPUTE THE CONTENT. RULE. — Multiply the length by the breadth, and the product will be the area. EXAMPLES. 1. What is the area of the rectangle ABCD, whose length AB is 1235 links, and breadth AD,... | |
 | William Vogdes - 1847 - 324 Seiten
...come to, at 6 cents per light ? PAVERS' WORK. § !ü O !t. Pavers' work is done by the square yard. RULE. Multiply the length by the breadth, and the product will be the content ? EXAMPLES. 1. The length of a rectangular yard is 45 feet, and the oreadth 18 feet 9 inches... | |
 | Thomas Tate (mathematical master.) - 1848 - 284 Seiten
...(Art. 39.) by AB. BC or AB2. Hence we have the following rule for finding the area of a rectangle. Rule. — Multiply the length by the breadth, and the product will be the area of the rectangle. Ex. (1.) Required the area of a rectangle whose length is 9 ft. and breadth 7 ft.... | |
 | Daniel Adams - 1848 - 320 Seiten
...multiply the number of squares in one row by the number of rows ; 5X3=15 square rods, Ans. ' Hence the RULE. Multiply the length by the breadth, and the product will be the square contents. NOTE. — Three times a line irods long is a line 15 rods long. Hence the pupil must... | |
 | Daniel Adams - 1848 - 330 Seiten
...multiply the number of squares ill one row by the number of rows ; 5 X 3 = 15 square rods, Am. Hence the RULE. Multiply the length by the breadth, and the product will be the square contents. NOTE. — Three times a line 5 tods long is a line 15 rods long. Hence the pupil must... | |
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To measure a parallelogram, or long square. RULE. Multiply the length by the breadth, and the product will be the area, or superficial content. 
