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Question 627768: a rectangular field the perimeter of 314 yds. the width is 25 yds shorter than the length what are the dimensions?

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Question 627929: The perimeter of a rectangular lot is 56 meters. The length exceeds the width by 12 meters. Find the length of the lot
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Question 627908: The length of a rectangular box is 7xy, the width is 5y2, and the height is 2xz. Find an expression for the volume of the box.

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Question 628074: A rectangular piece of metal is 30 in longer than it is wide. Squares with sides 6 in. long are cut from four corners and the flaps are folded upward to form on open box. If the volume of the box is 594 cubic inches, what were the original dimensions of the piece of metal?
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Question 628120: that u have to solve this problem by using differentiation and gradient at point on curves
1) At what point on the curve y=x^2+7x-8 is the gradient equal to 1 ?
2) At which points on the curve y=x^3+3x^2-5 is the gradient equal to 9 ?

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Question 628180: If a rectangle with length L and width W has a perimeter of 4 cm, what are the dimensions of the rectangle with the largest area and what is that area?
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Question 628179: If a rectangle with length L and width W has a perimeter of 4 cm, what are the definitions of the rectangle with the largest area and what is that area?
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Question 628171: What is the midpoint of a-b given that a is(4,-3) and b is(-2,-11)
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Question 628171: What is the midpoint of a-b given that a is(4,-3) and b is(-2,-11)
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Question 628217: If I can fill a 20 gallon sink 512 times, how many times can I fill a 30 gallon sink?
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Question 628262: Annie saw a picture of a bridge made with triangles. One of the angles in each triangle measures greater than 90˚.
Which type of triangle has this angle property?
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Question 628319: two consecutive sides of a quadrilateral measure 8cm and 10 cm. of the remaining sides,one measures twice the length of the other. find their lengths if the perimeter is 27 cm.
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Question 628449: An equilateral triangle is ______________ an isosceles triangle.
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Question 628503: one hundred tiles of a certain size are needed to pave a floor. if a tile, which measures 4cm less on each side, will be used, 225 tiles will be needed. find the sizr of the larger tile.
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Question 628528: hello, i have this question that says: the length of a rectangle is 5cm more than its width. If the width of the rectangle is y, find an expression for the area of the rectangle. How do i figure it out!? Sorry i also have another question, how do you do this one: A rhombus has side length 8x cm. One diagonal measures 12cm and the other measures 6x - 8cm. Find the area of the rhombus if area = perimeter. Thats the question and i don't have a clue how to complete it. Thankyou!
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Question 628666: fifteen less than twice a number is equal to 90?
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Question 628715: 1. Which of the following is a true statement about a tangent and a radius?
A. A tangent and a radius of a hexagon are always equal lengths.
B. A tangent and a radius of a circle meet to form a 90° angle.
C. A tangent and a radius intersect at the foci of an ellipse.
D. A tangent and a radius in a cylinder form two legs of a right triangle with the cylinder's altitude serving as the hypotenuse.
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Question 628791: a yardstick is cut into three pieces in the ratio of 1:4:5.
What is the length of the longest piece?
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Question 628790: Find the hypotenuse of each isosceles right triangle when the legs are of the given measure.
Given = 8
hint: answer _√2
(find the blank part of the answer)
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Question 628812: Polygon of ABCDE is a _____?
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Question 628812: Polygon of ABCDE is a _____?
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Question 629036: Find the area of a rectangle if the length is 16 yards and 2 inches in height. Give the answer in square feet. Round to the nearest thousandth. Show how to work out the problem.
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Question 629055: A circle has a radius of 9 cm and a central angle with a measure of 210°. What is the length of the arc associated with this angle?
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Question 629174: a rectangular picture with dimension 20 cm by 15 cm is to be framed. What are the dimensions of the frame if it is 3 cm wide on each side? what is its perimeter?

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Question 629276: if the diameter of a pizza is doubled what happens to its total area
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Question 629276: if the diameter of a pizza is doubled what happens to its total area
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Question 629361: You have 1200 feet of fencing to enclose a rectangular garden. You want the width to be 20 feet less than the length. Find the dimensions of the garden.
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Question 629134: A triangle has two 13-in sides and a 10-in side. The largest circle that fits inside this triangle meets each side at a point of tangency. These points of tangency divide the sides of the triangle into segments of what lengths? What is the radius of the circle?
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Question 629587: the cost of a dozen pencils and 6 pens is 3.34. If 3 pencils cost 0.10, then what is the cost of one pen in cents
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Question 629787: When doubling the lengths and widths of a rectangle the angle measurements will do what?
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Question 629811: If the width of rectangle is represented by w and the perimeter of the rectangle is represented by k , then the length of of the rectangle expressed in terms of w and is
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Question 629822: The lengths of two adjacent sides of a square are represented by5x+11 and 7x-3. What is the perimeter of the square?
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Question 629822: The lengths of two adjacent sides of a square are represented by5x+11 and 7x-3. What is the perimeter of the square?
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Question 629871: The perimeter of a rectangle is 28 cm. If the length were subtracted by 2 and the width added by 2, the rectangle would have been a square. What are the dimensions of the rectangle?
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Question 629861: The perimeter of a field is 500 feet. Its width (shorter side) is 32 feet less than half its length (longer side). What is its width?
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Question 629711: How many 2 inch square blocks can fit in 10 inch by 20 inch rectangle
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Question 629924: Find the floor space of a rectangular house that is 26 ft. wide by 30 ft. long.
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Question 629955: can you give me
10 word problem involving segment relations
5 statements (conditional,converse inverse cotrapositive and bicoditional
10 word problem involving pairs of angel..
plsssss.....

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Question 630018: the length of a rectangle is 8ft longer than twice the width. if the perimeter is 94ft, find the length and width of the rectangle.
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Question 630164:
Geometry. The perimeter of a semicircle is doubled when the radius is increased by 6. Find the radius of the semicircle.

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Question 630502: The perimeter of a semicircle is doubled when the radius is increased by 3. Find the radius of the semicircle.
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Question 630501: The perimeter of a semicircle is doubled when the radius is increased by 3. Find the radius of the semicircle.
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Question 630571: how to find the perimeter of a rectangle given area as 80 meters square and length as 16 meters
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Question 630577: The width of a rectangle is 2 ft less than the length. The area is 24ft^2. Find the length and the width
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