#1625 · Algebra · Exponentials & logarithms
Discount as harmonic mean
Shew that at simple interest the discount is half the harmonic mean between the sum due and the interest on it.
H. S. Hall & S. R. Knight, Higher Algebra (1891) · Ch. XVIII. Interest and Annuities, Examples XVIII.a, No. 6
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