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Question 132466: Determine whether the following equations have a solution or not? Justify your answer.
2x2 + 5x + 5 = 0

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Question 132474: I was asked to simplify this problem. I have no idea where to start.
4x^2-13x+3 / 8x^2-2x * 6x^2+6x / x^2-6x+9
Thank you
Tammy Bolton
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Question 132538: Rita rows 12 km upstream and 12 km downstream in 3 hours. The speed of her boat in still water is 9 km/hr. Find the speed of the stream
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Question 132529: Determine whether the following equations have a solution or not? Justify your answer.
p2 - 4p + 4 = 0

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Question 132532: Determine whether the following equations have a solution or not? Justify your answer
If x = 3 and x = -5, then form a quadratic equation
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Question 132560: If a pro-basketball player has a vertical leap of about 30 inches, what is his hang time? Use the hang time function: V = 48T^2
So I guess the problem would be set up as: 30 = 48T^2?
But, now for some reason I'm stuck. Please help.
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Question 132534:

Solve the following Quadratic equation x^2+7=3x
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Question 132622: Translate to an algebriac expression.
Twice d
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Question 132624: Translate to an algebriac expression.
1 more than d
Can someone please help me with this?
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Question 132626: simplify
-40xz/250xz
HELP!
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Question 132531: Determine whether the following equations have a solution or not? Justify your answer
3z2 + z - 1 = 0

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Question 132625: Simplify: 8log10
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Question 132530:
Determine whether the following equations have a solution or not? Justify your answer
m2 + m + 1 = 0

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Question 132629: The length of a rectangle is three times the width. The area is 108 cm squared. Find the dimensions of the rectangle.
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Question 132637: 9x-8=5x
Can someone help me with this.
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Question 132631: The length of a photograph is 1cm less than twice the width. The area is 23cm squared. Find the dimensions of the photograph.
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Question 132648: Collect like terms.
17y-y=

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Question 132648: Collect like terms.
17y-y=

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Question 132645: Two lines have slopes 2k-4 and k+6. What value(s) of k will produce perpendicular lines? I think the answer is k=-4+or- sqrt66/2????????
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Question 132651: Given f(x)=3^x, which statement is true?
a) f(x+y)=f(x)+(y)
b) f(x+y)=f(x)f(y)
c) f(xy)=f(x)+f(y)
d) f(x/y)=f(x-y)
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Question 132657: What persent of 240 is 60?

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Question 132649: A hot cup of coffee is left outside where it cools exponentially. The temperature, T, of the coffee in degrees Celsius after t minutes is modeled by the function T=66(b)^(x/2)+17. The temperature of the coffee after 9 minutes is 56 degrees Celsius. What is the rate of cooling?
I think the answer is 3% every two minutes????
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Question 132620: Write as a single logarithm and simplify.
2/3logbase8 (64)-1/2logbase8 (16)+3logbase8 (4)
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Question 132614: The graph of the quadratic function has vertex (3,-2). If the zero of the graph is -7, then what is the other zero??????
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Question 132661: The length of rectangular mural is 2m greater than the width. The area is 20m squared. Find the dimensions of the mural.
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Question 132616: Solve for x:
2logbase4(2x)-logbase4(3x-5)=logbase3 (9)???
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Question 132646: Solve: logbase4(3x^2-2x)=logbase6 36 I think the answer is {8/3}????
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Question 132642:

x+y/7 for x=36 and y=13
x+y/7=
Help would this be 7?

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Question 132623: In 1990,Joshua's university tuition was $1500. In 1995, tuition at the same university cost $3200. Assuming that an exponential model applies, how much will tuition cost in 2009?
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Question 132621: A square lawn is surrounded by a walk one metre wide. If the area of the walk is equal to half the area of the lawn,what are the dimensions of the lawn???
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Question 132749: Which function has a domain {xsuch thatx is less than 2, x is R}?
a) -1/4(y-2)=(x+5)^2
b) y=3(4)(^-(x-2)) +2
c) y=log(4-2x)
d) y=log base1/2 (x-2)
I think the answer is (B)?????????
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Question 132752: What is the value of x for the logarithmic equation: logbase3(logbase2 x)=1???
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Question 132777: Two lines have slopes 2k-4 and k+6. What value(s) of k will produce perpendicular lines? I think the answer is k=-4+ or - sqrt62/2???
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Question 132775: Simplify : -2^0 + (16(^5/4))/(125^-2/3) I think the answer is 801 or 799??? Can someone please help me ??
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Question 132801:

9x-8=5x
Help me please.
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Question 132804:

Factor 7p + 5x =
Help me factor this please. Not good at all with these problems.
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Question 132795: why does the slope equal 0. 5p2+25p+3=0

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Question 132816: [3(4-9)-2]-[6-(4-3)]=
Can some body please help me with this problem. I do not understand at all.
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Question 132748: A motor boat travels 300km downstream and returns 300km upstream in a total of 12 hours. The speed of the current is 6km/h. Write the equation that could be used to determine the speed of the motorboat in still water? I think it is (300/x )+(300/x+6)=12 Can someone please confirm this for me ????
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Question 132822: Subtract the following
-6-(-4)
Would this be -10?
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Question 132822: Subtract the following
-6-(-4)
Would this be -10?
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Question 132818: Hello
I hope someone can help me. Here is the question: THe position of an object moving in a straight line is given by s= 2t^2 - 3t, where s is in meters and t is the time in seconds the object has been in motion. How long (to the nearest tenth) wiil it take the object to move 17 meters?
I am so lost! SO far what I have gotten from this is:
17= 2t^2 - 3t
2t^2 - 3t - 17= 0 But now what do I do? Please help-THank you!
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Question 132831: Rita rows 12 km upstream and 12 km downstream in 3 hours. The speed of her boat in still water is 9 km/hr. Find the speed of the stream
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Question 132817: Find the equivelent expression without perenthisis
-(a-68)=

HELP!!

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