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Question 474517: Solve Each Equation Using The Method of Completing the Square
1.) +x%5E2=35-2x+

2.) 3x%5E2-5x-12=0+

3.) +6x%5E2-7x-24=0+

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Question 474514: Solve the following Using Cramer's rule
1.) 8x+5y=7
6x-7y=59
2.) 3x-7y=34
8x+9y=-20
3.) 3x-2y+2z=0
4x+3y-z=-15
2x+5y+4z=-10

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Question 474536: is the slop of a quadratic independent of the constant term of the equation "C"?

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Question 474400: I need help, here is the question, what is the answer, please, please please...
While traveling to and from a certain destination, you realized increasing your speed by 40 mph saved 4 hours on your return. If the total distance of the roundtrip was 640 miles, find the speed driven while returning.

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Question 474168: Hi, i've literally tried everything to find out about the quadratic formula; can you help me solve this?
4k%5E2-81=0
directions say "solve equation with the quadratic formula"
thanks! (:

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Question 474662: x^2+2x=0 what number is needed to complete the square if answer not an interger then round to nearest hundreth
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Question 474706: Find the roots of each equation using the Quadratic Formula

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Question 474758: Simplify:
3^-2
Please show me step by step to get the answer. thanks

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Question 474764: Simplify:
-6(bc^4)^-3
Please show me step by step to get the answer. thanks

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Question 474760: Simplify:
(-3b^-2c^-6)(-b^9c^-1)
Please show me step by step to get the answer. thanks

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Question 474781: Simplify:
1/b^-1 x 1/c^-1
Please show me step by step to get the answer. thanks

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Question 474782: Simplify:
b^-1 + c^-1
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Question 474710: Find the sum and the product of the roots of each quadratic equation
1.) x%5E2%2B4x%2B9=0
2.) 3x%5E2-7x-2=0
3.) 5x-6=-6x%5E2

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Question 474795: For the following equation, state the value of the discriminant and then describe the nature of the solutions. 4x^2+3x+20=0
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Question 474795: For the following equation, state the value of the discriminant and then describe the nature of the solutions. 4x^2+3x+20=0
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Question 474756: Simplify:
(130^-1)^-1
Please show me step by step to get the answer. thanks

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Question 474775: Simplify:
(2b^-7c^4)^4 / 5^-1b^2c^6
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Question 474780: Simplify:
(8b^-2c^2 / 12b^-5c^-3)^-3
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Question 474779: Simplify:
(2bc^-7 / 5b^-1c^-2)^3
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Question 474774: Simplify:
(16b^-2c)(25b^4c^-5) / (15b^5c^-1)(8b^-7c^-2)
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Question 474767: Simplify:
-28b^-2c^-3 / 4b^-3c^-1
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Question 474762: Simplify:
(b^4c^-7)^-5
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Question 474772: Simplify:
(-3b^4c^-1)(2b^-7c^-8) / 42b^-5c^4
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Question 474769: Simplify:
18b^5c^3d^-7 / -24b^-6c^3d^-2
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Question 474765: Simplify:
(7b^-4c^-1)^-2(2b^3c^-2)^5
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Question 474759: Simplify:
(b^5)^-8
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Question 474759: Simplify:
(b^5)^-8
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Question 474776: Simplify:
(3bc^-2)6-2 / (3b^-3c)^-1
Please show me step by step to get the answer. thanks

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Question 474815: I need a brush-up on completing the square. I am working with equations for ellipses. I just need help getting this problem into the right form for an ellipse by completing the square.
Here is an example:
x^2-2x+4y^2+8y+1=0
I know that eventually this ends up looking like (x^2-2x+1)+4(y^2+2y+1)=-1+1+4(1). I do not understand how we get here. I know that we are supposes to multiply both(?) sides by the square of half of the x coefficients, but I'm still confused. Anyway, an explanation for a dummy like me would be super awesome. Thanks!

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Question 474872: what is the real numbers
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Question 474925: find three consecutive integers such that the square of the sum of the smaller two is equal to twice the largest.
(three consecutive integers are x, x+2, and x+4)
(the square of the smaller two are x^2 and (x+2)^2)

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Question 474933: I have to figure the dimensions of a fence in a rectangular area, using a 1000 sq ft of my back yard for a dog to run and play in using a Quadratic Equation. Did I calculate this the width correct? Thank you

L = 2W +5
L = length, W = width, P = perimeter, A = area
〖2w〗^2+5w-1000 = 0
A=2, B=5, C=1000
W = (-b±√(b^2-4ac))/2a
W = (-5±√(5^2-4(2)-1000))/(2(2))
W=(-5±√(5^2-4(2)-1000))/(2(2))
W = (-5±√(25-992))/4
W = (-5±√967)/4
W = (-5±√(-5+241.75))/4 = (236.75)/4 = 59.19 OR (-5-241.75)/4 = (-236.75)/4 = -59.19
W = 59.19 yards of fence

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Question 475020: Finding a quadratic equation of 25 and 36 are the following:
(x-25)(x+25)
(x-36)(x+36)
x-25
x-36

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Question 475020: Finding a quadratic equation of 25 and 36 are the following:
(x-25)(x+25)
(x-36)(x+36)
x-25
x-36

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Question 475083: I am a little confused on this problem and not sure where to start. Help would be greatly apprieciated.
The polynomial 0.0014x^3-0.07x^2+1.5x+11 models natural gas consumption in trillions of cubic feet, where x=0 corresponds to 1960, x=1 to 1961, and so on. In which year between 1979 and 1990 was natural gas consumption about 21.7 trillion cubic feet?

Thanks Abby

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Question 475231: what is 28x/4-9/4?

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Question 475235: I really need the answer to this funtion and how i came to my answer....
f(x)=X(2) +6
Find (-5), and (4)

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Question 475236: I really need the answer to this funtion and how i came to my answer....
f(x)= x+10
find f(-4), and f(x+8)

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Question 475236: I really need the answer to this funtion and how i came to my answer....
f(x)= x+10
find f(-4), and f(x+8)

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Question 475236: I really need the answer to this funtion and how i came to my answer....
f(x)= x+10
find f(-4), and f(x+8)

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Question 475232: Find the vertex and the line of symmetry of the quadratic function.
F(x)=-2x^2+2x+1
The x coordinate of the vertex is ____. (Type a simplified fraction.)
The y coordinate of the vertex is ____. (Type a simplified fraction.)
The equation line of symmetry is ____. (Type a simplified fraction.)

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Question 475179: Please help me solve this problem The teacher ask: How can we apply the zero property rule to this equation? Is it possible? ax2 + bx + c = 7 Thank you.
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Question 475389: Problem: Solve using the quadratic formula: 5x(squared)-2x+9=0
x= 2 times the square root of 2(squared)-4(5)(9) over 5(2).
x= 2 times the square root of 4-180 over 10.
x= 2 times +or- the square root of -176 over 10.
x= +or- the square root of -176 over 5.
That is as far as I've gotten in the problem. I know that the answer is supposed to be 1/5 +- 2(square root of 11)/5i. I'm having a difficult time figuring out how to get there from the last step of the problem I listed.
Thank you.

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Question 475401: What point is the intersection of the graphs of x2 + y2 = 34 and x2 -4y = 13?

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Question 475402: What point is the intersection of the graphs of x2 - y2 = 5 and 2x2 + y2 = 22?

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