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Question 356738: can anyone solve this problem? thank you for that someone.The circumference of a hind wheel of a wagon is 8 decimeters longer than that of the front wheel. In traveling one kilometer, the front wheel makes 62 ½ more revolutions than the hind wheel. Find the circumference of each wheel.
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Question 356823: My question is graph the following equation: y = 2x(squared) - 8
how do i graph this...and how do i do the problem algebratically?
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Question 356730: can you please help me solve this problem? and thank you. A number of persons agreed to raise $1200, but 5 of them failed to pay their share. As a result, each of the other had to pay $1 more. How many were in the party?
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Question 356863: can the roots of x^2-7x+4=0 be found by factoring? explain.
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Question 356731: can you please help me solve this problem? A telephone company finds that there is a net profit of $15 per instrument if it has 1000 subscribers, the net profits per instrument decrease one centavo for each subscriber above that number. Find the number of subscribers which yields a total net profit of $15000.

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Question 356898: The body mass index,I, can be used to determine an individuals risk for heart disease. An index less than 25 indicates a low risk. The body mass index is given by the formula, or model, I=(700w/H^2), where W=weight, in pounds, and H=height, in inches. Francis wieghs 216 pounds and stands 74 inches tall. What is his approcimate body mass index? Find an ineqyality describing all weights W that Francis can have and be in the low-risk category.
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Question 357009: Please solve 2x squared-5x-3 =0
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Question 357053: Can you help me? What is the answer to S=-16+^2+v*t+k This is when you throw a ball up in the air
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Question 357073: Solve 36x2 -12ax + (a2 – b2) = 0
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Question 357118: Solving Quadraticc Equations by Completing the Square
2x^2 - x + 6 = 0
Thank you for your time and help.
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Question 357234: Find the vertex, the line of symmetry, the maximum or minimum value of the quadratic function, and graph the function.
f(x) = -x^2+6x+1

1) The vertex is ?? "ordered pair"
2) the equation of the line of symmetry is x= ??
3) the maximum/,mimimum of f(x) is ???
4) The value of f(3)=10 is minimum or maximum??
Could you please show me the graph??
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Question 357223: find the x and y intercepts
f(x)= -x^2+2x+24

The x coordinates of the intercepts are??
The y intercept is (0,?)
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Question 357244: Write a quadratic equation in the variable x having the given numbers as solutions. Type the equation in standard form, ax^2 + bx + c = 0
Solution 6, only solution
The equation is ??? = 0
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Question 357261: a) Solve 3x^2 = 21 "what are the solutions??"

b) find the x intercepts of f(x) = 3x^2 - 21 "the x intercepts are?"
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Question 357273: Solve the formula for the given letter. Assume all variables represent non negative numbers.
E=hc^2 , for c ??
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Question 357333: Hi Guys
Stuck with this one, would appreciate any help:
A dealer purchased a number of equally priced articles, for a total cost of £120.00 She sold all but 1 of them making a profit of £1.50 on each article, with a total revenue of £135.00, How many articles did she purchase? I can get the answer in my head to 11, just need to know how to go about getting there correctly.
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Question 357480: 2x^2=200
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Question 357478: I have been working on this all week and I just cannot get it. I know this is short notice but it is due with in the next 12 hours PLEASE HELP!
A plasma TV company determines that its total profit on the production and sale of x TVs is given by: P(x)= -x^2+812x-9600
the question that i am stuck on are as follows, and i have to show the work:
1. Find the solutions and explain what these solutions represent.
2. How many TV’s must be produced to reach a minimum or maximum profit?
3.What is this minimum or maximum profit?
4.What is the vertex of this graph? How is this point related to your answers from e and f?
I also have to graph it but i think i can do that if i have these answers
thank you so much in advance.
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Question 357404: Hi
Stuck on a particular problem
Question
Find the values of x for which
i) 3x-5>x+13
ii) x^2-4x-12>0
Would appreciate any help
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Question 357615: Determine the nature of the solutions of the equations.
x^2 - 6 = 0
Choose the nature of the solutions of the equation.
Is there 1 real solution, 2 imaginary solutions, or 2 real solutions???
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Question 357635: The width of a rectangle is 1 ft less than the length. The area is 2ft^2. Find the length and width.

The width is ??
The length is ??
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Question 357638: Determine the nature of the solutions of the equation.

x^2 - 4x + 6 = 0

The equation has one real solution, two real solutions, or two non real solutions????
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Question 357641: A student opens a mathematics book to two facing pages. The product of the page numbers is 2550. Find the page numbers.

The first page is ??
The Second page is ??
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Question 357634: Give exact and approximate solutions to three decimal places.
(x-9)^2 = 45

1) What are the exact solutions???
2) What are the approximate solutions???
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Question 357759: (x+1)2-4=0
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Question 357829: Find the value of k on x^2+3x+k-1=0 if the quadratic equation has:
a) equal roots
b) one root -3
thanks :)
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Question 357825: Morning,
I am looking at a couple of questions on an problem sheet, on partial fractions.
Express the following in partial fractions
a) x+4/(2x+5)(x+2)
b) 1/(x+1)(x^2-1)
Ok so i have had a look at both questions, part a i think i may have conquered, i got an answer of
x+4/(2x+5)(x+2)= (1.5/-0.5(2x+5)) + (2/(x+2))
But the part b, i dont know where to go with?
Any responces would be greatly recieved.
Thanks
Mike
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Question 357824: Hi everyone,
Really struggling with this question, would welcome any help ?
Q. Sketch the following curves, indicating clearly the points of intersection with the x-axis.
i) y=x^2-6x+5
ii) y=x^3+4x^2+3x

Thanks
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Question 357861: Use the quadratic formula to solve the equation.

2x^2 -5x = -10

The solution set is ???
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Question 357820: Find the value of k in x^2+3x+k-1=0 if the quadratic equation has:
a) equal roots
b) one root is -3
thanks :)
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Question 357902: Write a quadratic equation in the variable x having the given numbers as solutions. Type the equation in standard ax^2 + bx + c = 0

Solution 6, only solution.

The equation is ????? = 0
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Question 357964: Hi guys,
Struggeling with the following partial fractions:
1/(x+1)(x^2-1)
1/x^3+2x
Any Help To Show Me Steps Of How To Complete The Equations Would Be Much Help,
Thank you
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Question 357969: Hi All
Stuck on the last part of my Majorly long task sheet, the parts are below
1) What is the remainder when x^4+3x^2+1 is divided by x+1?
2) Given that (x-1) is a factor find all the linear factors of x^3-6x^2+11x-6
Many Thanks In Advance
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Question 357839: Find two real numbers whose sum is 18 and whose product is a minimum?
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Question 358027: Hi Stuck on this question
Express the following as a partial fraction
3x-1/x^2+4x+4
Really confuced here, i take it you factorise the equation to get
3x-1/(x+2)(x+2)

Thanks
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Question 357633: i am confused how to do long division
my problem is: divide 4x^3-7x^2-11x+5 by 4x+5
solve using long division
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Question 358061: Hi
Quick question if somebody would be so kind as to walk me through it
Find the equation of the tangent to the circle
x^2+y^2-4y-1=0
The the point (2,1)
Thanks in advance
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Question 358067: How do you determine the focus and directrix from the vertex formula
y-k=a(x-h)^2 ?
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Question 358372: Find the coordinates of the vertexfor the parabola defined by the given quadraric funtion. f(x)= -x^2-2x+1
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Question 358140: solve x^2+18x-4=0 simplify your answers. Use a comma to separate answers as needed. Type an exact answer, using radicals as needed. Type each solution only once.
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Question 358429: What does it mean to refer to a 20-in TV set or a 25-in TV set? Such units refer to the diagonal of the screen. A 15-in TV set also has a width of 12 inches. What is its height???

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Question 358581: Find the vertex, the line of symmetry, the maxiumum or minimum value of the quadratic function, and the graph function.

1) The x-coordinate of the vertex is?? "simplified fraction"
2) The y-coordinate of the vertex is?? "simplified fraction"
3) The equation of the line of symmetry is x= ??? "simplified fraction"
4) The maximum/minimum of f(x) is ?? "simplified fraction"
5) The value f(1/2)=5/2 is maximum or minimum???
I am lost could someone please help me and show a graph as well please
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