 ... (minus). In a series of 18 problems, it gives the method of ascertaining the value of unknown quantities, from certain conditions of combination, depending on the number of terms in the equation. The following is one of the simplest examples : —...  A History of Japanese Mathematics - Pàgina 13per David Eugene Smith, Yoshio Mikami - 1914 - 288 pàginesVisualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | Ralph Copeland, John Louis Emil Dreyer - 1882 - 276 pàgines
...in the equation. The following is one of the simplest examples : — If 5 oxen and 2 sheep cost 10 taels of gold, and 2 oxen and 8 sheep cost 8 taels ; what are the prices of the oxen and sheep respectively ? — Ans., each ox, 1 tael and \^-\ each sheep,... | |
 | David Eugene Smith, Yoshio Mikami - 1914 - 314 pàgines
...negative (foo) terms are employed. The following example is a type: "If 5 oxen and 2 sheep cost 10 taels of gold, and 2 oxen and 8 sheep cost 8 taels,...been corrupted^ it places this kind of number between 20OO and 3000 B. C (9) Kou-ku, a term meaning a right triangle. The essential feature of this chapter... | |
 | 1863 - 544 pàgines
...in the equation. The following is one of the simplest examples : — If 5 oxen and 2 sheep cost io taels of gold, and 2 oxen and 8 sheep cost 8 taels ; what are the prices of the oxen and sheep respectively ? Ans. each ox i tael and -}4 ; each sheep -J4 of... | |
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