 | John Bonnycastle - 1848 - 320 ページ
...2cD.cB+cB*) - - _ _ - _, _ BD' - BD2 + 2CD.CB CD.CB = - j - = g =$ the area of the garden. QED 23. A may-pole, whose top was broken off by a blast of...wind, struck the ground at 15 feet distance from the bottom of the pole : what was the height of the whole maypole, supposing the length of the broken piece... | |
 | John Radford Young - 1850 - 294 ページ
...of the street. Required the breadth of the street. Ans. 23^ yards. 8. A maypole, whose top portion was broken off by a blast of wind, struck the ground...distance from the foot of the pole : what was the length of the whole pole, that of the broken piece being 39 feet? Ans. 74 feet. 9. Two ships set sail... | |
 | Daniel Leach - 1851 - 280 ページ
...between the opposite corners ? 8L There was a liberty pole? whose top, being broken partly off, touched the ground .at 15 feet distance from the foot of the pole. The broken piece was 25 feet. What was the whole length of the pole before being broken ? 82. Suppose... | |
 | Charles William Hackley - 1851 - 536 ページ
...the breadth of the street ! An». 56.6.19 feet. (17.) A liberty-pole whose top was broken off strikes the ground at 15 feet distance from the foot of the pole ; to find the height of the whole if the broken piece measures 39 feet in length 1 Am. 75 feet. (18.)... | |
 | Daniel Leach - 1853 - 622 ページ
...between the opposite corners ? 81. There was a liberty pole, whose top, being broken partly off, touched the ground at 15 feet distance from the foot of the pole. The broken piece was 26 feet. What was the whole length of the pole before being broken ? 82. Suppose... | |
 | Elias Loomis - 1859 - 218 ページ
...window 21 feet high on the other side. Required the breadth of the street. Ans. 56.649 feet. Prob. 11. A May-pole, whose top was broken off" by a blast of wind, struck the ground at the distance of 15 feet from the foot of the pole ; what was the height of the whole May-pole, supposing... | |
 | Charles Hutton - 1860 - 1020 ページ
...street ? Aus. 56-6 W fe«. EXAM. ix. — A Maypole, whose top was broken off by a blast of uind, stru-i the ground at 15 feet distance from the foot of the pole: whnt «as the !ю;:. of the whole maypole, supposing the broken piece to measure 39 feet in ku¿v.... | |
 | Henry Pix - 1861 - 116 ページ
...septenary. 14. The top of a may-pole, being broken off by a blast of wind, struck the ground at 10 feet distance from the foot of the pole ; what was...may-pole, supposing the length of the broken piece to be 26 feet ? 15. A. and B. agree to divide their travelling expenses in the proportion of the numbers... | |
 | Richard Wormell - 1868 - 286 ページ
...25.968 ft. 38. The top of a maypole being broken off by a blast of wind, struck the ground at 10 ft. distance from the foot of the pole ; what was the...maypole, supposing the length of the broken piece to be 26 ft. ? Ans. 50 feet. CHAPTER VII. PROPORTION. Proportion of Numbers — Principles of Proportion.... | |
 | Richard Wormell - 1870 - 304 ページ
...25.968 ft. 38. The top of a maypole being broken off by a blast of wind, struck the ground at 10 ft. distance from the foot of the pole ; what was the...maypole, supposing the length of the broken piece to be 26 ft. ? Ans. 50 feet. CHAPTER VII. PROPORTION. Proportion of Numbers — Principles of Proportion.... | |
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A maypole, whose top was broken off by a blast of wind, struck the ground at 15 feet distance from the foot of the pole: what was the height of the whole maypole, supposing the broken piece to measure 39 feet in length ? Ans. 
