Excerpt from An Elementary Treatise on Algebra, for the Use of Students in High Schools and Colleges Most of the problems are original; others have been selected, which seemed the most appropriate. Although this treatise is designed for students in the higher grade of seminaries, it is not beyond the reach of any, who have a good knowledge Of arithmetic, and who are under the guidance of Competent instructors. Should Articles 46, 58, 59, 153 and 154 be found too difficult for the beginner, on his first perusal Of the book, they may be postponed for investigation in a review. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.