This section is from the book "The Tinman's Manual And Builder's And Mechanic's Handbook", by Isaac Ridler Butt. Also available from Amazon: The Tinman's Manual And Builder's And Mechanic's Handbook.
1. The side of a square equals the square root of us area.
2. The area of a square equals the square of one of its sides.
3. The diagonal of a square equals the square root of twice the square of its side.
4. The side of a square is equal to the square root of half the square of its diagonal.
5. The side of a square equal to the diagonal of a given square contains double the area of the given square.
6. The area of a rectangle equals its length multiplied by its breadth.
7. The length of a rectangle equals the area divided by the breadth; or, the breadth equals the area divided by the length.
8. The side or end of a rectangle equals the square root of the sum of the diagonal and opposite side to that required, multiplied by their difference.
9. The diagonal in a rectangle equals the square root of the sum of the squares of the base and perpendicular.
10. The solidity of a cube equals the area of one of its sides multiplied by the length or breadth of one of its sides.
11. The length or breadth of a side of a cube equals the cube root of its solidity.
12. The capacity of a 12-inch cube equals 7.4784 United States gallons.
 
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