1 1 8 Inflrumental InflruSlions 



^o Acres, to be. divided between two Meii^ 

 the one to have 40 Acres cut off towards A, 

 and" the other 29 Acres towards C, and the 

 Line of Divifioip to. proceed from the Angle 

 B, jFirft meafu-re the Bafe AC, vi-z. 50 

 Chains np Links ^ then fay, by the Rule of 

 Tbree^ If the whole Content, 60 Acres, give 

 50 Chains for its Bafe, w^hat fhall 40 Acres 

 givd ? Multiply and divide, the QLiotient 

 will be 33 ch. 3311.^ which fet off upon the 

 !^afe> from A to D,(.afnd draw the Line B D, 

 whiehrflli.pU divide the Triangle, as was re- 

 qu^'d* .i(ithadp.ee.ri requir'd to I^aye divi- 

 qei^hVfame into 3,, 4, 5, or "more^unequal 

 Parts, you mutt, iu like Manner as Mer- 

 chants part their Gain, by the Rule of Fel- 

 lorpjloip. 



There are feveralWays of doing this by 

 Geometry, without the Help of Arithmetick^ 

 but my Bufincfs.k iDot to fhew you what may 

 be done, but to Ihewhow to do it the moft 

 ealy andpradicallfi.Way. '• 



How to divide a triangular Piece' of hand into 

 any tJufnber of equal and unt^qMal Pans^ hy 



^ Uines proceeding from any Point affignd in 

 (iny Side thereof • 



Let A B C (Fig. 2. of the nextvPlate) be 

 the triangular Piece of Land, containing 60 

 Acres, to be divided i)eitween/th-rieJVlen^ the 

 ^rfttohave 15 Acres, the fecoi;»iao,' and the 

 third 25 Acres, and-itlie Lines of Divifion to 



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