 | Nautical astronomy - 1821 - 708 pages
...a parallelogram, a .paraUelogramic pyramid ; and if a circle, a circular pyramid, or simply a Cone. The. point in which the pyramid ends, is called the...a line drawn from the vertex perpendicular to the base is called the height of the pyramid. PROBLEM VI. To find the solidity of a Cube. RULE. Multiply... | |
 | Daniel Adams - Arithmetic - 1828 - 286 pages
...triangular pyramid ; if a circle, a circular pyramid, or a cone. The point at the top of a pyramid is called the vertex, and a line, drawn from the vertex perpendicular to the base, is called the perpendicular height of the pyramid. The solid content of any pyramid may be found... | |
 | William Kinne - 1829 - 246 pages
...according to then figure of their bases ; round, square, oblong, triangular, &c. ; the point at the top is called the vertex, and a line drawn from the vertex, perpendicular to the base, is called the height of the pyramid. RULE. — Find the area of the base, whether round, square,... | |
 | Daniel Adams - Arithmetic - 1830 - 294 pages
...triangular pyramid ; if a circle, a circular pyramid, or a cone. The point at the top of a pyramid is called the vertex, and a line, drawn from the vertex perpendicular to the base, is called the perpendicular height of the pyramid. The solid content of any pyramid may be found... | |
 | Daniel Adams - Arithmetic - 1830 - 280 pages
...triangular pyramid ; if a circle, a circular pyramid, or a cone, The point at the top of a pyramid is called the vertex, and a line, drawn from the vertex perpendicular to the base, u called the perpendicular height of the pyramid. The solid content of any pyramid may be found... | |
 | William Kinne - Accounting - 1831 - 248 pages
...according to the 0 figure of their bases ; round, square, oblong, triangular, &,c. ; the point at the top is called the vertex, and a line drawn from the vertex, perpendicular to the base, is called the height of the pyramid. RULE.—Find the area of the base, whether round square,... | |
 | Daniel Adams - Arithmetic - 1841 - 282 pages
...triangular pyramid; if a circle, a circular pyramid, or a con*. The pomt'at the top of a pyramid is calted the vertex, and a line, drawn from the vertex perpendicular to the base, is called the perpendicular height of the pyramid. The solid content of any pyramid may be found... | |
 | Nathaniel Bowditch - 1846 - 854 pages
...and it • circle, a circular pyramid, or simply a cone. The point in which the pyramid ends e railed the vertex, and a line drawn from the vertex perpendicular to the base is C&1M the height of the pyramid. MENSURATION. PROBLEM VL To find the solidity of a cube. RULE.... | |
 | Hoy D. Orton - Mathematics - 1866 - 202 pages
...according to the figure of their bases ; round, square, oblong, triangular, etc.; the point at the top is called the vertex, and a line drawn from the vertex, perpendicular to the base, is called the hight of the pyramid. RULE. — Find the area of the base, whether round, square,... | |
 | Nautical astronomy - 1880 - 880 pages
...anil if a с ire I", a circular pyramid, or simply a со/if. The point in which the pyramid ends ¡6 called the vertex, and a line drawn from the vertex perpendicular to the base is calleo the height of the pyramid. * This ratio may be easily remembered by observing lhai,... | |
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Solids which decrease gradually from the base till they come to a point, are generally called Pyramids. If the base be a square, it is called a square pyramid; if a triangle, a triangular pyramid ; if a circle, a circular pyramid, or a cone. 