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Algebraic Problems
Description
Three mathematical problems, the solutions of which are found by algebraic methods. Each of the problems apparently fell into four parts: the statement or hypothesis, the solution, the check, and a table recapitulating the calculations. In the tables, a special symbol is used for the unknown quantity, X
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- TM-Text 63558 primary
- APIS-Text michigan.apis.2698 tier-1
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