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Question 536598: The instructions say solve each equation by factoring, by taking square roots, or by graphing. When necessary,round your answer to the nearest hundredth.
The first problem is x^2-18x-40=0
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Question 536619: using the quadratic formula x=[-b(+-)sqrt(b^2-4ac)]/2a
solve quadratic equation
x^2 -5 = 0
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Question 536618: The population of fruit flies,p,after day from the first mating of ten flies is given by the function p(n)=0.08x^2+0.11x. Find the population of fruit flies after.
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Question 536670: x^2-14x+48<0
The answer choices are: A (4,12), B (6,8), C (-infinity,6) U (8, infinity), D (-infinity,6] U [8, infinity)
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Question 536716: Over a distance of 240km, the average speed of a train is 20km/h faster than that of a car. It takes the car 30 minutes longer to cover the same distance. What is the speed of the car and the speed of the train?
Thank you for any help:)
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Question 536715: Two cyclists leave the same place at the same time but travel in different directions and at different speeds. Cyclists A travels north at a constant speed off x km/h. Cyclist B travels east at a speed 5km/h more than cyclist A. After 1 hour, the cyclists are 37km apart. At what speed is cyclist A traveling?
Thank you:)
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Question 536708: Mary makes a round trip of 150 km each way. Coming back Mary was able to average 25 km per hour faster than she had going. If the total trip took three and a half hours, then what was Mary's speed coming back?
Thank you in advance:)
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Question 536713: A storeowner buys a quantity of tennis ball for $600. If they had each cost $0.25 less, she would have had 10 more for the same money. How much did she pay for each ball?
Thanks:)
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Question 536711: If a bus traveled 10km/h faster, it would take 2 hours less time to make a 315km trip. What is its speed?
Thanks for any help:)
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Question 536912: Write a quadratic equation in the variable x having the given numbers as solutions. Type the equation in the standard form, ax^2+bx+c=0
Solutions are negative sign (Sqrt) 10, 5 (sqrt) 10. so it would be 5 space square root sign and negative sign space square root sign). I am totally lost on this one. I have no idea how to even begin....
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Question 536504: One of the roots of the quadratic equation ax2+bx+c=0 is twice the other.Show that 2b2=9ac

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Question 536915: The performance of a certain stock can be modeled by the equation d(t)=2000(1.2)^t. If (d)t is the amount of money the stock is currently worth, and t is the time in the years after the initial investment, how has the value of the stock changed after 24 months?
(A) It has decreased by $2880.
(B) It has decreased by $120.
(C) It has increased by $400.
(D) It has increased by $880.
(E) It has increased by $2880.
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Question 536976: state the value of the discriminant, then describe the nature of the solution of 9x^2-4x+6=0
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Question 537021: How do you determine where the solutions are when looking at a graph of a quadratic equation?
Thank you!
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Question 537156: A+Bi
(-5+2i)+(14-3i)
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Question 537157: A+Bi
(28+7i)-(-3+5i)
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Question 537287: Write a quadratic equation that has integer coefficients and has as solutions the given pair of numbers. (Use x as the variable.)
9 and 1
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Question 537452: x^2-7x-60 ???
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Question 537452: x^2-7x-60 ???
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Question 537392: i need help with these problem i have been doing them for days and they are giving me a headache i hope that this isn't to much to ask for. I am problem by factoring.
1. 3a^2+a=a^2+10a+11
2.n(n+3)=70
3.b(5b-4)=12
4.4t^2-9+16=15-4t^2
5.(2k+4)(2k+9)=3^2+11k
6.5+6y(y+2)=5y+8
7.(m-3)^2=64
I know these are a lot of problem but i really tried to solving them and now I'm just giving up. I understand if you don't answer them all and again thank you every much.
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Question 537483: 4x + 8y = 7 3x + 4y = 6
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Question 537565: how do you express N=(t^2-t)/2 as a quadratic expression Thank you
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Question 537594: B^2-12b+27=0
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Question 537580: I am having the hardest time with this. Solve by the method of your choice:
(1/x^2-3x+2)=(1/x+2)+(5/x^2-4)
I have tried this different ways and just cant figure it out.
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Question 538030: Solve equation by taking square roots.
2x^2 - 7 = 59
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Question 538092: Use the quadratic formula to find the exact solutions.
x2 - 14x + 74 = 0
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Question 538060: solve by taking square roots.
9n^2+3=228
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Question 538060: solve by taking square roots.
9n^2+3=228
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Question 538799: Please help me with this word problem. The area of a square is 529 square centimeters. How long is each side of the square?
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Question 539040: 6-4x-3x²=0
please help me im stuck with this equation
Thank you!

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Question 539114: m+3/7=2/3-m
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Question 539218: Solve (4 answers are : -1/2,1/2,-isqrt(3),isqrt(3))
4x^4+11x^2=3
The answers are above I just do not get the steps. Thanks !

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Question 539051: x^3+ 5x^2 -6x -30=0
How do you solve this? please help me!!!!
This is confusing!

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Question 539152: What is the minimum value of the function y = 3x2 + 2x – 8?
and
The equation h = 40t – 16t2 describes the height h, in feet, of a ball that is thrown straight up as a function of the time t, in seconds, that the ball has been in the air. At what time does the ball reach its maximum height? What is the maximum height?
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Question 539021: factorize
6x to the fourth power minus 3x
2x to the fourth power minus 2x
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Question 539270: What are the x– and y–intercepts of the quadratic equation y = x^2 + 2x – 3?
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Question 539269: Which of the following is the equation of the axis of symmetry of the quadratic equation y = 2(x – 4)2 + 7?

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Question 539616: solve by using quadratic formula
5.2x^2+5x-3=0
6.5x^2+3x-2=0
7.b^2-4ac is called the _____
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Question 539715: I need help solving a quadratic equation.
The area of a field shaped like a right triangle is 600m2 ( squared). The legs of the field are fenced with steel at $10/m, while the hypotenuse is fenced with aluminum at $20/m. The perimeter of the field is 120m. The total cost of the fencing is $1700.
A. What is the length of each side of fence with steel?
B. what is the length of the side of the fence with aluminum?
Here's what I've tried:
xy/2= 600m2
x+y+z= 120
10x + 10y + 20z = $1700 or x+ y + 2z = $170
Not sure how to get rid of one of the variables.
Would greatly appreciate your assistance.
Daniel
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Question 540071: How do I translate this into an equation that I can solve?

The sum of two numbers is 50. Find the numbers such that their product is a maximum.
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Question 540037: I have two questions both on quadratic equations. I am not understanding how to do them. The first one says to write it in standard quadratic form. The solutions are
negative sign sqrt 5, and 4 sqrt 5.
The second one says to find the solution(s).
w^4-20w^2-2=0.
If you could help with either of these I would greatly appriciate it.
Thanks so much!
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Question 540200: please help me solve this equation: x^2+6x+41=0
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