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Question 42110This question is from textbook Begining Algebra
: Floor plans for a building have the four corners of a room located at the points (2,3),(11,6),(-3,18), and (8,21). Determine whether the side through the points (2,3) and (11,6) is perpendicular to the side through the points (2,3) and (-3,18).This question is from textbook Begining Algebra
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Question 42190: Hi..I have a word problem that I don't know what to do to solve!
A man has a barn that is 20 feet by 10 feet. He ties a cow to one corner of the outside of the barn using a 50 foot rope. What is the total area that the cow is capable of grazing?
I am trying to help my neigbor solve this! Any help you can give me would be much appreciated!
Thankyou!
Joanna
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Question 44493: In the triangle ABC, the measure of angle A is 2 degrees less than 1/5 of the measure of triangle C. The measure of triangle B is 5 degrees less than 1/2 of the measure of angle C. Find the measures of the three angles of the triangle.
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Question 44596: The second side of a triangle is 1 centimeter more than three times the first side. The third side is 2 centimeters longer than the second side. If the perimeter is 46 centimeters, find the lengh of each side of the triangle
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Question 44895: In planning for a new item, a manufacturer assumes that the number of items produced x and the cost in dollars C of producing these items are related by a linear equation. Projections are that 100 items will cost $10,000 to produce and that 300 items will cost $22,000 to produce. Find the equation that relates C and x.
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Question 45990: Here is the problem:
The area of a square is twice the area of a triangle. The base of the triangle is 2 less than the side of the square and the height of the triangle is twice the side of the square. Find the side of the square. What equation using one variable would you use to find the side of the square? And how would you solve the equation? Thank you so much.
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Question 46153: The length of one of the equal legs of an isosceles triangle is 8 cm less than 4 times the length of the base. If the perimeter is 29 cm, find the length of one of the equal legs.
A) 5 cm B) 12 cm C) 4 cm D) 11 cm
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Question 47624: Swimming pool design. An architect has designed a motel pool within a rectangular area that is fenced on three sides (the 4th side is framed by a building). If she uses 60 yards of fencing to enclose an area of 352 square yards, then what are the dimensions of the two lengths and one width? Assume L is greater than W.
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Question 47782: Open-top box. Thomas is going to make an open-top box by cutting equal squares from four corners of an 11 inch by 14 inch sheet of cardboard and folding up the sides. If the area of the base is to be 80 square inches then what size square should be cut from each corner?
Thanks
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Question 48121This question is from textbook Algebra 2
: This is a Value Word Problems lesson. I learned it in chapter 19 but it doesn't help for my problem. Here it is
The expensive ones cost $7 each, whereas the worthless ones sold for only $2 each. Monongahela spent $111 and bought three more expensive ones than worthless ones. How may of each kind did she buy.
THE ANSWER IS 10 WORTHLESS ONES AND 13 EXPENSIVE ONES. I WANT TO KNOW HOW DID THEY GET THAT.
PLEASE AND THANK YOUThis question is from textbook Algebra 2
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Question 48750: A rectangular swimming pool is 12 meters wide and 14 meters long. Surrounding the pool is a concrete walkway of uniform width. The combined area of the pool and walkway is 360 square meters. Find the width of the walkway.
Thank you so much. I have been trying to solve this problem all summer, but just can't.
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Question 48964: This question is squaring a binominal. I hope this is the right place.
Sam lives on a lot that he thought was a square, 157 feet by 157 feet. When he had it surveyed, he discovered that one side was actually 2 feet longer than he thought and the other was actually 2 feet shorter than he thought. How much less area does he have than he thought he had? This question is looking for squaring a binominal
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