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Question 27160: Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the world. It is 237 meters higher than K2the second talest mountain. If the sum of their heights is 17,459 meters
how tal is each mountain?
How do I write the formula for this?

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Question 27160: Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the world. It is 237 meters higher than K2the second talest mountain. If the sum of their heights is 17,459 meters
how tal is each mountain?
How do I write the formula for this?

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Question 43333: Solve the following equations:
(The square root of x)- 1 = 3
(The square root of x^3) = 8
Show all of your work in this space.

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Question 43549: This is a question I need help with
Listed below is the percent increase in sales for the MG Corporation over the last 5 years. Determine the geometric mean percent increase in sales over the period.
9,4,13,8,11,7,11,9,14,7

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Question 45277: find the perimeter
length is x/2x-5
height is 8/2x-5

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Question 45781: If you have 24 1-cm by 1-cm squares that are used to tile a rectangle. Which rectangle has the smallest perimeter and Which rectangle has the largest perimeter?
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Question 45782: A circle is inscribed in a square. What percentage of the area of the square is inside the circle?
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Question 45780: A rectangle has area 60 cm2 and perimeter 38 cm. Use the "guess and check" method to find the length and width of the rectangle.
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Question 46852: Can someone please tell me what are the following formulas for:
1.) the hypotenuse of a 45-45-90 isosceles right triangle with a leg of length x.
2.) the hypotenuse of a 30-60-90 right triangle with shortest leg having a length of x.
3.) the cross section through the center of a sphere.
4.) the volume of a prism that has an equilateral triangle with side of length x and height of length y.
I believe that it is asking for the formulas only. These are the last four i need. so please help! thank you!

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Question 47736: A prism has a square base and a volume of 605dm3.If it is 12 dm high, what is the width of the base?
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Question 47731: the area of a rectangle is 230cm its length is 10cm what is the width?
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Question 48832: 1. Use the geometric sequence of numbers 1, 1/3, 1/9, 1/27... to find the following:
a. What is r, the ratio between 2 consecutive terms? (show work)
b. Using the formula for the sum of the first n terms of a geometric series, what is the sum of the first 10 terms? Carry all calculations to 7 significant figures. (show work)
c. Using the formula for the sum of the first n terms of a geometric series, what is the sum of the first 12 terms? Carry all calculations to 7 significant figures. (show work)
d. What observation can make about the successive partial sum of this series? In particular, what number does it appear that the sum will always be smaller than?

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Question 49040: A survey reading is taken between two points. The point of origin has coordinates of 100.0m easting, 500.0m northing. The coordinates of the new station are 520.84422m easting, 175.66614m northing. What is the bearing in degrees from the origin to the new point?
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Question 49283:
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3Öa5Öa =

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Question 49269: find a quadratic equation with roots (4+i)and (4-i)
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Question 49270: find the dimentions of a rectangle( a )with the greatest area whose perimeter is 30 feet.
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Question 49314: (3)^-1/3 please simplify
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Question 49313: 3square root sign x^5y^5 write in exponential form and simplify. please
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Question 49271: graph the equation and label the vertex and the axis of symmetry.
y=-3x^2

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Question 49257: 3k-k=-8
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Question 49273: (3x)^-1/3 simplify please question #1
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Question 49420: 1. Solve the equation below for d, in terms of a,b,and c.
a/b = c/d
2. Solve the equation below for c, in terms of a,b,and d.
a/b = c/d

3. Solve the equation below for m, in terms of y, x,and b.
y=mx+b

4. Solve the equation below for a, in terms of b and c.
a+4b-3c=10

5. Solve the equation below for y, in terms of x.
2x+5y=3

6. Solve the equation below for I in terms of v, w, and h.
v= i w h

7. Solve the equation below for x, in terms of y, x,and b.
y=mx+b

8. Solve the equation below for c, in terms of a and b.
a+4b-3c=10




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Question 49582: Two Angles are Supplemental.One is 40 degrees more than 3 times the other. What is the other?
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Question 49607: If x and y are positive integers for which 2^x3^y = 1296, what is the value of x + y?

Thanks!

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Question 50192: please help me find these coordinates.
the coordinate of point T are given. the midpoint of ST has coordinate (5,-8). find the coordinates of points S.
1. T(0,4)
2. T(10,18)

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Question 50381: if line a equal 1", line b equals 1 1/2", and line c equals 2"
what does x equal if a/x = b/c
and if a/x = x/b

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Question 50423: While traveling to his grandmother's for Easter, George fell asleep halfway through the journey. When he awoke, he still had to travel half the distance that he had traveled while sleeping. For what part of the entire journey had he been asleep?

Thanks For you Time!
Ian

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Question 51167: ISBN 0618372628
Find the ratio of the areas of two squares if the ratio of the lengths of their sides is 2:3

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Question 51168: ISBN: 0618372628
Determine whether the statement is always true, sometimes true, or never true.
a. if two angles of one triangle are equal to two angles of a second triangle, then the triangles are similar triangles.
b. two isosceles triangles are similar triangles.
c. two equilateral triangles are similar triangles

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Question 51168: ISBN: 0618372628
Determine whether the statement is always true, sometimes true, or never true.
a. if two angles of one triangle are equal to two angles of a second triangle, then the triangles are similar triangles.
b. two isosceles triangles are similar triangles.
c. two equilateral triangles are similar triangles

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Question 51300: I have tried this one and cannot figure it out. I have tried versions of the Pythagorean Theorem. Please Help! Two posts, one 12 meters high and the other 21 meters high, are 30 meters apart. A single wire runs from the top of the first post to the ground and from the ground to the top of the second post. The wire is attached to the ground at a distance of x units from the first post. What is a function representation that states the total length of the wire?
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Question 51300: I have tried this one and cannot figure it out. I have tried versions of the Pythagorean Theorem. Please Help! Two posts, one 12 meters high and the other 21 meters high, are 30 meters apart. A single wire runs from the top of the first post to the ground and from the ground to the top of the second post. The wire is attached to the ground at a distance of x units from the first post. What is a function representation that states the total length of the wire?
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Question 51390: ISBN0618372628
One angle in a triangle is a right angle, and one angle is equal to 30. What is the measurement of the third angle?

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Question 51416: Suppose J is between H and K. Use the Segment Addition Postulate to solve for x. Then find the length of each segment if HJ=1/3x + 4 , JK = 2x + 2/3, KH = 2 2/3x + 1.
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Question 51668: ISBN 0618372628
I am having a problem with this one, can you please help?
m-6=%281%2F2%29%288-18m%29

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Question 51670: 0618372628
d%2B4%28d%2B6%29=+-1

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Question 51673: isbn-0618372628
6b%2B2%28b%2B1%29=+-14

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Question 51673: isbn-0618372628
6b%2B2%28b%2B1%29=+-14

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Question 51672: isbn-0618372628
%281%2F3%29%2815-9n%29=4%2B3n

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Question 52352: 2x^4 when x = 3
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Question 53008: Can someone help me with this problem?
I have a triangle that has sides 3x + 7, 4x -9, and 5x +6. I need to find the expression that represents its perimeter.
Thanks,
Sher

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Question 53159: describe a pattern in the sequence of numbers. Predict the next number:
1,2,4,7,11...

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Question 53157: Find the coordinates of the midpoint of a segment with the given endpoints:
P(-12,4)Q (-3,-6)

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Question 53155: Find the coordinates of the midpoint of a segment with the given endpoints:
P(-4,2) Q(8,-4)

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Question 53155: Find the coordinates of the midpoint of a segment with the given endpoints:
P(-4,2) Q(8,-4)

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