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Question 64444: I don't get how to solve funtions. I get lost quickly. Any help out there?
Given f(x)=5x^2/x-2

Evaluate f(-1)
Evaluate f(3)
State the domain of function f(x)
thanks!
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Question 64473: Thank You for your continued help.
Indicate verbally what happens to the parabola f(x)=x^2 in the following instance
- f(x – 5)

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Question 64471: I need your help
Given f(x) = x^2 + 5 and g(x) = 5x – 2, solve the following functions:
15. f(6)
16. g(-2)

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Question 64471: I need your help
Given f(x) = x^2 + 5 and g(x) = 5x – 2, solve the following functions:
15. f(6)
16. g(-2)

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Question 64470: I certainly appreciate the help, less than and greater than i continue to get wrong. Please help me
Solve for x
13. -7 < 2x + 3 < 15
14. -5x +9 > -1

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Question 64469: Please help me with the folloing problem
Rationalize the following expression
2x+3/√(x)+2

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Question 64468: Please help
Simplify and use only positive exponents
(3m^-3 n^2 )^-3
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Question 64270: 2x + 3y = 6
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Question 64269: y=3/4x+2
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Question 64520: Use interval notation to state the domain of the function f(x)=sqrt(x+2)/x-3
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Question 64479: I really need help on this
Find the equation of the line in slope intercept form given the following:
19.) m = 5 and point (3, -10)
20.) The line runs through (2, 3) and (-3, 7)

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Question 64478: will you help with a word problem?

My Phone Co, Inc. uses the following price schedule: x < 200 minutes, $.25 per minute; between 201 and 500 minutes, $.15 per minute; Over 501 minutes, $.10 per minute.
How much does 480 minutes cost?

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Question 64483: I don't even know where to start with this one, looking for help
Solve for x
27.) log x = (2/3) log 8 – (2 log 5 + log 2)
28.) log (x – 1) + log (x – 1) = log 3

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Question 64534: Can you help me with these properties? I want to say one of them is communative. What Property is demonstrated by the following statements?
1. uv(w + x) = uvw + uvx
2. a + cb = a + bc

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Question 64536: I don't know where to start for factoring.
Factor the following expressions completely
5. 3m^3 – 18m2 + 15m
6. 2x^3 + 3x^2 - 4x – 6

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Question 64538: I need help. please

Your annuity will be worth $240,000 in 30 years. How much is it worth in today’s money if the average inflation rate is 3% per year?
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Question 64535: please help me Perform the indicated operations
3. 2y – 3y[4 – 2(y – 1)]
4. (4x – 3y)2

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Question 64618: Determine, without graphing, whether this function has a maximum or minimum value. Then, find the value: f(x) = 3x2 + 5x – 7
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Question 64619: Find the vertical, horizontal, and oblique asymptotes, if any, as well as any holes, of this rational function: R(x)= (2x^2 - 4x^2 + 3x - 6)/(2x^2 - 3x -2)
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Question 64615: Explain what is meant by even and odd functions, and describe an algebraic test to determine whether a function is even or odd.
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Question 64620: Find the inverse of this function, and state the domain and range of both the original function and the inverse: F(x) = sqrt(2x-3)
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Question 64660: Thank you for your help
Solve for x to four decimal places
18. 10x = 153
19. 1.024x = 2

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Question 64774: Can you please solve this for the indicated operation? Thank you.
(4x – 3y)^2
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Question 64831: GIVEN f(x)=5x+7 AND g(x)=x^2+7, FIND (g o f)(x).
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Question 64829: IF f(x)=x^2+5,FIND f(a+h)-f(a)
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Question 64824: FOR THE FUNCTION DEFINED BY ,, USE A SKETCH TO HELP FIND A FORMULA FOR f^-1(x).
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Question 64862: L has y-intercept (0, -3) and is parallel to the line with equation y=2/3x+1.
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Question 64864: A temperature of 10°C corresponds to a temperature of
50°F. Also 40°C corresponds to 104°F. Find the linear equation relating F and C.
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Question 64860: Write the equation of the line passing through each of the given pairs of points. Write your
result in slope-intercept form, where possible.
(2, -3) and (2, 4)
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Question 64857: For the floor plans given in exercise 27, determine whether the side
through the points (2, 3) and (11, 6) is perpendicular to the side through the points
(2, 3) and (-3, 18).
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Question 64859: Write the equation of the line passing through each of the given pairs of points. Write your
result in slope-intercept form, where possible.
(-1, 3) and (4, -2)
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Question 64908: 2+5
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Question 64918: Please help: Let f(x) = x^2 + 2x-5 and g(x) = x^2 + x. Find (f + g)(x)
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Question 64858: Write the equation of the line passing through each of the given points with the indicated
slope. Give your results in slope-intercept form, where possible.
(0,5),m=-3/5
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Question 64957: let y=x^2 and y=5 Graph each pair of functions and the sum of these funcitons on the same set axes.
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Question 64963: PLEASE HELP:
Given f(x) = -x-4/-x and g(x) = -4x^2-5x-1 find f(2) and g(-2)
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Question 65003: Please help:
Given f(x) = 3x^2 + x and g(x) = 8, find f(-1) and g(2)
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Question 65002: Please help:
Divide x^4 + 3x^3 + x^2 - 12x - 20 by x - 2
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Question 64792: Plwase help, Given f(x)=3x^2+x amd g(x)=8. Find f(-1) and g(2).
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Question 64793: Please help me with this problem: Given f(x)=-x+4/-x and g(x)=-4x^2-5x-1, find f(2)and g(-2).
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Question 65024: can someone please help me. I don't know how to solve in the calculator to four places. for the following problems or how to even get to log in my calculator.
1.) log 0.0332
2.) ln 40,257
3.) log x=2.0832
4.) ln x=-1.1577
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Question 65125: 15. whats the reciprocal of the number -3/2?
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Question 65126: 21.Translate this problem into a conjunction, using t as the variable.
The temperature in this high altitude region can vary greatly. The highest temperature ever recorded was 104°F. It can also be very cold, but it has never gone down all the way to 0°F.

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Question 65138: Given f(x)=(1/x) and g(x)=(x+1)/(x-2), find (f/g)(x) and state its domain.
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