John Tilden Prince
Published: 2013-09
Total Pages: 30
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1894 edition. Excerpt: ...4. The diameter of one globe is 8 in.; that of another is 2 ft. The surface of the second globe is how many times as great as that of the first? The volume is how many times as great? 5. The diameter of the moon is.274 as great as that of the earth, and the diameter of the sun is 113 times as great. Compare the size of these three bodies. 6. Find the edge of a cube as large as a cube whose edge is 15 in. 7. A diagonal on one face of a cube is 12 in. Find the surface of the cube. Find the volume. 8. A cone of sugar 15 in. high and 6 in. in diameter is to be divided into two equal parts. How far from the base must it be cut? If it were divided into three equal parts, how would it be divided? 9. The Winchester bushel is 18. in. in diameter and 8 in. deep. What must be the dimensions of a peck measure of the same shape? 10. How many lead balls.015'" in diameter can be made from 50 Ke of lead, specific gravity of lead being 11.4? 11. A cube and a sphere have the same surface; viz., 2400 sq. in. What is the difference in cubic contents? 12. An iron ball.072m in diameter weighs 1.8 Kg. How heavy is a ball of the same material 1.08 m in diameter? 13. What is the volume of a cylinder whose surface is 84c'm and whose height and diameter are as 1: 2? t Practical Measurements. (For suggestions as to common practice in measurements, see Appendix.) 1. How many feet of lumber are there in a board (a) 18 ft. long, 8 in. wide, and 1 in. thick? (b) 16 ft. long, 9 in. wide, and f in. thick? (r) 12 ft. 8 in. long, 8 in. wide, and 1 in. thick? (d) 15 ft. 3 in. long, 10 in. wide at one end, 7 in. wide at the other, and j-in. thick? 2. How many feet of lumber or board feet are there in a plank (a) 10 feet long, 8 in. wide, and 2 in. thick? (ft)...