Activities/Sliderule: Difference between revisions
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To add you use the linear slides, L and L. First position the end of the top L slide over one of the addends on the lower L slide. Then position the reticule over the other addend on the upper L slide. Read the result off of the lower L slide. | To add you use the linear slides, L and L. First position the end of the top L slide over one of the addends on the lower L slide. Then position the reticule over the other addend on the upper L slide. Read the result off of the lower L slide. | ||
'''Example:''' 1.1 + 2. | '''Example:''' 1.1 + 2.1 = 3.2 | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:Sliderule-LL1.png|Position the end of the upper L slide over 1.1 on the lower L slide. | File:Sliderule-LL1.png|Position the end of the upper L slide over 1.1 on the lower L slide. | ||
File:Sliderule-LL2.png|Position the reticule over 2. | File:Sliderule-LL2.png|Position the reticule over 2.1 on the upper L slide and read the result (3.2) from the lower L slide. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
=== Subtraction === | === Subtraction === | ||