[ 4'^o ] 

 Secondly, by the application of produclsco'^fifting of three fadors. 



.V _ 2 .V _ I ,v + I x+z Log. ratio of - t ^ ' X .v — 2 : .v — T'. '. 



loi 102 * 104 lor 



X X -\- 2 z^ 1- fee. Therefore, log. 



52 y 



X —~~ I 



5 2 ratio of w — 2 : V x -\- 2 = 



.V + I 



It + &c. 



Which, as the ratio is one of lefler inequa- 

 lity, being fubtrafted from the logarithm 

 of the confequent, gives the logarithm of 



the antecedent. 



X + I • X .V — 2 



= 273104 



>■■ + I r- ■ V — 2 ^ J ^ 546209 =.-.y 

 2 



546209) ,86858 89658 06503 65530 22578 (,00000 15902 13569 

 (90914 40369 &c. = i^ 



X 1 = 102 Log. 2,008600171761917561048936692 



