Title: Calculations and Formulas—Geometry, Trigonometry, and Physics in Construction
Abstract: This chapter presents calculations and formulas concerning geometry, trigonometry, and physics in construction. Algebra is a type of mathematics that is used to determine unknown variables. Algebra is used to solve a combination of monomials such as binomials and polynomials. The method for solving a binomial or polynomial equation is called First, Outer, Inner, Last (FOIL). Other algebraic techniques include a distribution function. This is used to simplify two or more terms in order to make a problem easier to work. Roots are numbers that make an expression equal to zero. Most state plumbing exams require an individual to be knowledgeable pertaining to a tank's capacity in gallons of water. The first approach is to find an area of the base of a tank. This is achieved by knowing the diameter of a tank, then multiplying by the diameter by the diameter, and next by multiplying by 0.7854. There are special formulas that deal with prisms, but they only deal with right prisms. Right prisms are prisms that have two special characteristics—all lateral edges are perpendicular to the bases, and lateral faces are rectangular.
Publication Year: 2012
Publication Date: 2012-01-01
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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