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Letter to Editor
January 7, 1839
The Daily Herald
New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut
What is this article about?
G.B. solves a mathematical problem from the Herald of January 4th, calculating the side of a field from 1299 acres (207840 square rods) using division by 0.433 and square root, yielding approximately 69.8 rods.
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FOR THE HERALD.
Solution of the Mathematical problem, in the Herald of Jan. 4th.—1299 acres contain 207840 square rods; and since this area is equal to the square of the side of the field which contains it, multiplied by the decimal ·433, it is evident that 207840 divided by ·433 will give the square of the side of the field; and it is equally obvious that the square root of the quotient will give the side itself. The operation, expressed in appropriate symbols is thus:—
2 1 207840= ·433=698 ·82032 nearly, which = the side of the field.
G. B.
Solution of the Mathematical problem, in the Herald of Jan. 4th.—1299 acres contain 207840 square rods; and since this area is equal to the square of the side of the field which contains it, multiplied by the decimal ·433, it is evident that 207840 divided by ·433 will give the square of the side of the field; and it is equally obvious that the square root of the quotient will give the side itself. The operation, expressed in appropriate symbols is thus:—
2 1 207840= ·433=698 ·82032 nearly, which = the side of the field.
G. B.
What sub-type of article is it?
Informative
What themes does it cover?
Science Nature
What keywords are associated?
Mathematical Solution
Field Area
Square Rods
Square Root Calculation
What entities or persons were involved?
G. B.
The Herald
Letter to Editor Details
Author
G. B.
Recipient
The Herald
Main Argument
the side of the field is calculated as the square root of (207840 divided by 0.433), approximately 69.8 rods.
Notable Details
Uses Decimal 0.433 For Area Conversion
Mathematical Operation: Sqrt(207840 / 0.433) ≈ 69.8