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Thus the square Root of any mixt Number may be found, thefractional Part first reduced into even Places of Decimals, or sup-plied by Cyphers, if need be; so if the square Root of 40 (the Polesin a Rood of LandJ were required to 3 Places of Decimals, theWork would stand as here, and the square Root would be 6.324.
)4Q.(6.Z24
36
123)400
369
1262)3100
2524
12644)57600
50576
remains 7024
Thus have I finished my first Chapter, wherein the Learnerwill find Arithmetic sufficient to qualify him for surveying. Andif any one be desirous of further Explanations in the foregoingRules, let him consult some Treatise adapted thereto, as Cocker,Hill , Fijher , &c. and he will be more particularly informedtherein; for my Intention is to be as brief as poffible, until Icome to the Thing proposed, namely, Surveying made com-pletely easy.
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