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Question 290244: I need your help on graph rational function
f(x)=4/(x-2)how do we graph it
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Question 290419: 1 / X+3 + 4 = 17 / X+3
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Question 290583: is the function f(x)=3 radical x odd or even or niether?
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Question 290600: (1/p^2-1/q^2)/(2/p^2-1/pq-1/q^2)
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Question 290777: Simplify the expression:
the square root of 7 divides by the 5th root of 7
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Question 291137:
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Question 291216: What is the value of the rational expression below when x is equal to 3?
12-x/x-6
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Question 291564: how would I graph this inequality x-y<5

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Question 291568: how would I graph this inequality 3x+4y>-12 and 2x is less than or equal to y
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Question 291567: how would I graph this inequality 2x-y>-1 or x+2y is less than or equal to -1
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Question 291768: The variable of z varies jointly with x and y. Also, z=120 when x=-5 and y=-2. Write an equation that relates x, y and z. Then find z when x=-5 and y = -4. Equation of z = value of z =
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Question 291771: Find the distance between the points (5,0) and (2,3) please help me cause I am getting the answer of 6 because from 5 to 2 is 3 and from 0 to 3 is 3. But that seems far to easy.
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Question 291808: a panda can eat the eucalyptus leaves from a branch in 14 minutes. together, two pandas can eat the leaves from that same branch in 9 minutes. how long would it have taken the second panda to eat the leaves from the branch by itself?
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Question 291861: don traveled 20 miles downstream in a boat in the exact same length of time it took him to travel 12 miles upstream. what is the speed of the current in the stream, if the speed of the boat (in still water) is 10 miles per hour?
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Question 291860: a plane flies from chicago to los angeles with a 50 mph tail wind in 3 1/3 hours. returning against the same wind, it takes 4 hours. what is the speed of the plane if there is no wind?
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Question 291943: Graph on a number line.

x > 8
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Question 291985: I'm not sure how to set this up to solve it:
Pam and Shirley, working together, can paint the deck in 3 hours. Working alone, Shirley takes three times as long as Pam. How long does it take Pam to paint the deck alone.
Thanks in advance.
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Question 292065: what are all the zeros in the function y=x3-2x2-3x+6
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Question 292239: Here's a question from my homework I dont know how to solve, It says: Suppose that "Y" varies jointly with "W" and "X" and inversely with "2" and "y=36", when "w=3", "x=18" and "z=6". Write the equation that models the relationship. Then find when w=3, x=2, and z=4.
Thankyou!
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Question 292251: Describe the vertical asymtopes and holes for the graph of y=(x-2)(x-2)/(x-2)(x+4)
Thankyou!!!
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Question 292668: y=x-3/x+1 what is the excluded value
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Question 292893: y=-(x-2)^3(x-1.5)^2(x-1)(x+5)^6 At x=0 where is the curve?
-above the x-axis
-on the x-axis
-below the x-axis
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Question 292537: What is vertical asympototes and holes of the equation f(x)=3x-1/3x^2+5x-2?
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Question 292952: what is the undefined values of y=3/x+2
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Question 293024: is there a workaround for the "7step" method
to graph a rational function i.e
2x^2 / x^2-4 ?? (translate - 2x squared divided by Xsquared - 4)
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Question 293352: Hi. I need help solving the following equation for Y:

Thank You!
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Question 293389: can you tell me i have been trying to get the answer and I just can't get it . This two function with the works given f(x)= 1/x-2 G(x)=4/x. Find (fog)(x) and using the same function find (gof)(x). thank you in advance
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Question 293351: I need help solving the following equation for Y:

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Question 293829: which equation creates a graph with curved V opening to the right?
x= -y^2-2y
x= y^2-2
x= y^2+2y
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Question 294093: what is the answer to x? 1/X + 8/5X=1

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Question 294228: Please, I need to write a rational function that has horizontal asymptote y=1 and has a quadratic polynomial in its denominator, but has no vertical asymptote (i.e. its domain is all real numbers). Can you help me?

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Question 294327: evaluate 243 2/5
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Question 294330: evaluate 8-5/3
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Question 294318: let f be the function from the set of real numbers to the set of real numbers defined by f(x)=x^2+3. then f(-2) =
A. -7
B. 7
C. 1
D. -1
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Question 294321: Find the zeros of f (x) =x2+6x-7. The zeros of f(x) are? and?
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Question 294487: Grap the function: (2x^2-3)/x+2
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Question 294429: I need to solve this using either elimination or substitution. If the system has either no solution or an infinite number of solutions, state this. Please help
7x - 2y = 24
5x + 4y = 28
Thanks,
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Question 294448: Two terms of an arithmetic sequence are a8 =76 and a28=96 find a rule for the nth term
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Question 294441: Please find an equation of the line meeting the specified conditions. Please write your final answer in slope-intercept form.
Containing the point (0, -8) and parallel to -5x + y = 7
Thank you
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Question 294530: how do i simplify x^2 over x+2 multiplies by x^2-5x-14 over x^2+2x so far i did this
-7 multiplied by 2 gives me a negitive 14 and when added gives me -5 so i did (x-7) (x+2) now i dont know what to do to finish simplifying the problem. my teacher says we are doing "multiplication and division of rationals"
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Question 294635: F(x)= -5(x-2)^2(x+3)^3 Find the leading term and the degree
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Question 294542: Divide or write 1-4i/1+4i in the form a + bi.
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Question 294585: determine all asymptotes(vertical,horizonalor oblique)
f(x)= 2^2-3x+2/4x^2-1
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