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Question 177943: What is the general form of : y=-3(x-2)^2 -4
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Question 177945: A quadratic function has a vertex(-3,0) and opens down. What is the nature of the roots?
a) imaginary and equal
b) imaginary and unequal
c) real and equal
d) real and unequal

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Question 177935: Evaluate the discriminant of each equation. How many real and imaginary
solutions does each have?(please help me with this.. i realy need it done in like a very fast time.. please please))
37. x2 + 5x + 6 = 0
38. 3x2 - 4x + 3 = 0
39. -2x2 - 5x + 4 = 0
40. 16x2 - 8x + 1 = 0

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Question 177930: Find the transformational form of the quadratic function having vertex (-3,4) and x-intercept (-6,0).
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Question 177927: The Smith's have 160 meters of fencing available to build a rectangular garden. One side of the garden touches a side of the house and doesn't need any bordering. Algebraically find the dimensions that will give the maximum area.
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Question 177922: A rectangular pool measures 8m by 4m. A deck of unifrom width is to be built all the way around the pool such that the total area of the pool and deck will be 96m^2. Set up and solve a quadratic equation to determine the width of the deck.
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Question 177929: A baseball is hit and follows a parabolic path described by the function y=-3x^2+18x+1, where x represents the time in seconds after the ball is hit and y represents the ball's height in meters from the ground. Algebraically determine the maximum height and the time at which the ball reaches its maximum height.
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Question 177920: Algebraically find the EXACT ROOTS in simplest form for: x/-7=(x+1)/(x-11)
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Question 178012: Linear System
Use graphing to find the point of intersection of each pair of lines.
Thank you sooo much

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Question 178029: Linear System
Use the graphing to find the point of intersection of each pair of lines.
b) y=1/2x-4
y=2x-1
f) x+y-4=0
5x-y-8=0
Can you pleaseeeeee do both of them because i have to do a, c, d, e, and g for that i need to understand b and f okay thank you sooo much

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Question 178030: Linear System
Solve each linear system using the method of substitution.
c) 5x-y=4
3x+y=4
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Question 177924: A paper airplane follows a parabolic path with h=-1/4t^2+t+3, where h is the height in meters, and t is the time in seconds. Algebraically determine how long it takes for the paper airplane to hit the ground.
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Question 178074: Analytic geometry
11) Determine the shortest distance from the origin to the line represented by y=1/2x-2. (PLEASE)
Thank you very much

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Question 178080: Quadratic relations
7) Sketch a graph of each quadratic. Label the x-intercepts and the vertex.
b) y=2(x-3)(x+1) pleaseeeeeeeeeeee
thank you very muchhhhhhhhhhhh

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Question 178078: Quadratic Relations
39) The vertex of a parabola is (-2,-4). One x-intercept is 7. What is the other x-intercept? (PLEASE)
Thank you very muchhhhhhhhhhhh

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Question 178100: 1. If tn=2n-3, for what value of 'n'is tn=5?
Is it -1,1,4 OR 7??????? I think the answer is 4 or 7????????
2. Which sequence represents an exponential function????
a) {1,6,11,16,21,...}
b) {16,8,4,2,1,...}
c) {2,8,18,32,50,...}
d) {1,8,27,64,125,...} I think it is (b)???
3. Which function represents a geometric sequence?
a) {3*4,3*4^2, 3*4^3,3*4^4,...}
b) {3+4,3+4+4,3+4+4+4,...}
c) {3*4,3*5,3*6,3*7,...}
d) {3+4,3+4^2,3+4^3,...}

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Question 178100: 1. If tn=2n-3, for what value of 'n'is tn=5?
Is it -1,1,4 OR 7??????? I think the answer is 4 or 7????????
2. Which sequence represents an exponential function????
a) {1,6,11,16,21,...}
b) {16,8,4,2,1,...}
c) {2,8,18,32,50,...}
d) {1,8,27,64,125,...} I think it is (b)???
3. Which function represents a geometric sequence?
a) {3*4,3*4^2, 3*4^3,3*4^4,...}
b) {3+4,3+4+4,3+4+4+4,...}
c) {3*4,3*5,3*6,3*7,...}
d) {3+4,3+4^2,3+4^3,...}

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Question 178088: Quadratic Equations
Write a quadratic equation with the given roots.
b) -3/4, -2/3 Pleaseeeeeee
Thanks a lottttttt

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Question 178105: solve for x: cx=a^2+1

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Question 178103: Which represents the range for -(y+3)=(x-4)^2 :
a){y such that y is less than or equal to -3,y belongs to a set of real numbers}
b){y such that y is greater than or equal to 4, y belongs to a set of real numbers}
c){y such that y is less than or equal to 3, y belongs to a set of real numbers}
d){y such that y is less than or equal to -4, y belongs to a set of real numbers}
I hope someone canhelp me, I always have trouble with these:(

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Question 178031: Linear System
c) 4k+3h=12
4k-h=4

Thanks a lot

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Question 178079: Quadratic Relations
39) The vertex of a parabola is (-2,-4). One x-intercept is 7. What is the other x-intercept? (PLEASE)
Thank you very muchhhhhhhhhhhh

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Question 178079: Quadratic Relations
39) The vertex of a parabola is (-2,-4). One x-intercept is 7. What is the other x-intercept? (PLEASE)
Thank you very muchhhhhhhhhhhh

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Question 178201: Chocolate chip cookies are sold fo $6.95 per pound and white chocolate cookies for $5.95 per poud. How many pounds of chocolate chip cookies should be mixed with 4 pounds of white chocolate cookies to obtain a mixture that sells for $6.75 per pound?
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Question 178201: Chocolate chip cookies are sold fo $6.95 per pound and white chocolate cookies for $5.95 per poud. How many pounds of chocolate chip cookies should be mixed with 4 pounds of white chocolate cookies to obtain a mixture that sells for $6.75 per pound?
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Question 178187: Does this function have a maximum or a minimum? x%5E2%2B4x-5=0 After solving this equation I came up with (x=1) and (x=-5). Am I correct? Please include details. I don't yet know how to find a max or min. Please explain how to find this answer.
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Question 178244: Chocolate chip cookies are sold for $6.95 per pound and white chocolate cookies for $5.95 per pound. How many pounds of chocolate chip cookies should be mixed with 4 pound of white chocolate cookies to obtain a mixture that sells for $6.75 per pound?
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Question 178286: Three consecutive even integers are such that the square of the third is 100 more than the square of the second. Find the three integers.
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Question 178286: Three consecutive even integers are such that the square of the third is 100 more than the square of the second. Find the three integers.
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Question 178284: A photo is 4 inches longer than it is wide. A 3 inch border is placed around the photo making the total area of the photo and border 165 inches. What are the dimensions of the photo?

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Question 178294: A rectangular patio is 7 feet longer than it is wide. Determine the dimensions of the patio if it measures 13 feet diagonally.
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Question 178317:
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Question 178086: Quadratic Equations
Find the x-intercepts of each parabols.
c) y=x^2-4x+4
d) y=4x^2-12x+9
Thank you very much pleaseeeeeeeeeeee

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Question 178398: Use the quadratic formula to solve: x^2+12x+11=0
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Question 178397: Use the quadratic formula to solve: x^2+8x+7=0
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Question 178395: Solve by completing the square: x^2+4x-5=0
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Question 178406: A farmer decides to enclose a rectangular garden using the side of a barn as one side of the rectangle. What is the maximum area that the farmer can enclose with 100ft of fence? What should the dimensions of the garden be to give this area?
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Question 178424: I am totally stuck. I do not think I can answer in decimals, yet that is what I keep coming up with. In other exercises like this I get an answer with a square root in it......
solve 3x^2-5x-11=0
A. what are the solutions
B. What are the x intercepts
Simplify your answers. Type exact answers using radicals as needed. Express complex numbers in terms of i. Use commas to separate your answers as needed.

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Question 178500: area of a rectangle= 220 square feet. find the diminensions of the figure.

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Question 178500: area of a rectangle= 220 square feet. find the diminensions of the figure.

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Question 178495: use the following equation, where x and y are the measured in meters, to model a cross section of the Barringer Meteor crater, near Winslow, Arizona
y=1/1800(x-600)(x+600)
1) assuming the lip of the crater is at y=0, how wide is the crater?
2) what is the depth of the crater?

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Question 177821: Quadratic Equations
Find the x-intercepts of each parabola.
a) y=x^2-4x+4
b) y=4x^2-12x+9

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Question 177829: Quadratic Equations
Complete the square to rewrite each relation in the form y=a(x-h)^2+k. Then, sketch a graph of each parabola, labelling the vertex, the axis of symmetry, and two other points.
a)y=x^2+4x+10
b)y=-x^2+6x-8
c)y=-2x^2-12x-7
Thank you very much

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Question 178569: X^2 - 4X = 12
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Question 178629: what is the factorization of -12x squareed+147?
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