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Question 448756: Please help me solve this equation:
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Question 448808: RADICAL X - 3 =4
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Question 448860: can you please help with ( sqrt (7) -2)squared

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Question 449008: Does the data in the table represent a direct or an inverse variation?
Write an equation to model the data.
x 10, 20, 30, 40, 50
y 15, 7.5, 5, 3.75, 3
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Question 449022: Can someone please solve the following equation:
(5)/(2x) - (4)/(x) = -3
Find x.
Please show your work.
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Question 449019: Write and simplify the rational expression that represents the probability of randomly hitting the unshaded region of the rectangle. Show all of your work.
````````2x+5
|---------------------------|
|```````x+5```````````````|
|`````|-------------|```````|x+5
|`````|``Shaded``|x+3``|
|`````|________|````````|
|_________________|
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Question 449279: how do you solve ? I have gotten to but am unsure of what to do with the numbers under the radicand
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Question 449278: how do you solve ? I have gotten to but am unsure of what to do with the numbers under the radicand
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Question 449755: hi, I am trying to help my child with homework and have forgotten how to solve radicals. Can you tell me the value of x in the following;
1.) Square root of x + 3 = 7
2.) Sq root of 2x + 5 = -6
3.) x divided by -3 = square root x +2

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Question 449777: x+15+4=13
what is x
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Question 449844: Simplify the following: Cuberoot of (64/x^21)
I have taken the cube root of both the top and bottom and get to 4/cubert of x^21. How to simplify from here? Thanks
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Question 449782: square root of 9y^6 over 36y^2

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Question 450345: 4 sqrt (4x) x 8 sqrt (14x)
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Question 450471: Rationalize the denominator and simplify
sqrt 10 divided by sqrt 3
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Question 450610: Simplify
√180 - √20
Thank you,

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Question 450631: What would happen if a radical expression was not simplified first?
Thank you
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Question 450656: 36^1/2 I know the answer is six, but since you use a square root will it be +-6?
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Question 450866: If you are adding or subtracting radicals how do you do this if you have a fractional radicand?
(sqrt)2 + (sqrt)1/2
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Question 451059: how do you figure out the square root of 2 over the square root of 8? please show all steps
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Question 451103: I need to simplify this problem
√80 + √40
Thank you.
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Question 451327: sqrt(46)
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Question 451851: What is 12 radical 2 times 6 radical 2?
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Question 451881: -9n(3n-5)=0
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Question 452214: can someone help with this?
At a temperature of t degrees Fahrenheit, sound travels a feet per second, where s= 21.9√(5ft+2457)
During blasting for an avalanche control in the mountains sound traveled at a rate of 1114 ft/second. What was the temperature?

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Question 452762: what is the midpoint of the line segment from -3,4 and -1,-6 ?
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Question 452762: what is the midpoint of the line segment from -3,4 and -1,-6 ?
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Question 452761: what is the distance between 5,-2 and -3,4?
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Question 453138: 5 over 3 radical 2
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Question 453261: i need help solving this problem:
(x+3.25)2=(x-4.1)2
this is what i have so far:
(x+3.25)(x+3.25)=(x-4.1)(x-4.1)
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Question 453343: what is the square root of the fraction 50/32?

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Question 453462: Could you please help me with the following problems
√5 ∙ √30

x/√5
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Question 453464: could you help me with the following - simplify
sqrt(5)*sqrt(30)
x/sqrt(5)
3sqrt(50)-2sqrt(72) + sqrt(24)
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Question 453534: how to interpret geometrically the factors of the quadratic expression x2+6x+8 using sqare grids, strips and paper strips
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Question 453615: I need to simplify
sqrt(15)(2sqrt(3)-4sqrt(5))
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Question 453746: please help me solve this eqaution :

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Question 453787: How is adding radical expressions similar to adding polynomial expressions
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Question 453920: need help solving 5radical x+2=155
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Question 453924: need help solving sqrt-16
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Question 454065: What would 1h√ 4h simplified be? - Marina
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Question 454144: I am trying to understand how to further reduce :
6 over 3rd root 3
can and how can I do this ?
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Question 454170: I must have left out some information
I am looking to rationalize the following denominator

I get as far as 6 over 3rd root 3 , but can I reduce further ?
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Question 454398: i cant figure out how to solve this radical equation square root of 20-8x=x
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Question 454514: How do you simplify this?
-5 sqrt(300)
I already did this:
-5 sqrt(25*12)
-5(5 sqrt (12))
But I don't know if that's right or, if it is right then would I split the 12 too?
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Question 454834: How do you solve this step by step?
I haven't quite understood radicals yet.
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Question 454834: How do you solve this step by step?
I haven't quite understood radicals yet.
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