Activities/Sliderule: Difference between revisions
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=== Square root === | === Square root === | ||
You also use the A and D slides to find the square root of a number. Simply position the reticule of number you want to square on the A slide and read the result off of the D slide. (Remember to properly estimate the proper decimal point for your result.) | |||
√𝜋 = 1.77 | |||
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File:Sliderule-root-pi.png|Position the reticule over 𝜋 on the A slide and read the results (1.77) off of the D slide. | |||
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=== Addition === | === Addition === | ||
=== Subtraction === | === Subtraction === | ||