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Question 88242: The length of a rectangle is three times the width. If the length is increased by 4 feet and the width is decreased by 1 foot, the area will be increased by 24 square feet. What are the dimensions of the original rectangle?
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Question 88478: 1. The sum of the complement and supplement of an acute angle exceeds 20 less than thrice its compliment by 60. Find the measure of the acute angle.
2. The measures of two angles are in the ratio of 4:5. The larger of the angles is 60 less than twice the smaller angle. Find the measure of each angle. Are they complementary or supplementary?
3. What is the measure of an angle if twice the measure of its supplement is 30 more than 5 times the measure of its complement.
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Question 88854: Could you please assist with the following problem? A stone is projected vertically upward from a platform that is 20 ft high at a rate of 160 ft per second. When will the stone reach its maximum height? What will be the maximum height?
Thank you very much for any help you can provide.
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Question 88849: Could you please help me with the following problem? A 15 foot ladder is leaning against a building. The bottom of the ladder is distance d from the building and the top of the ladder is d + 3 ft up the building. Find these lengths.
Thank you very much for any help you can provide.
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Question 88975: Suppose that the width of a rectangle is 5 inches shorter than the length and that the perimeter of the rectangle is 50.
Part A: Setup an equationfor the perimeter involving only L, the length of the rectangle.
Part B: Solve this equation algebraically to find the length of the rectangle. Find the width as well.
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Question 89945This question is from textbook 
: Could you please help me with this problem?:The length of a rectangle is 1 cm longer than its width. If the diagonal of the rectangle is 4 cm, what are the dimensions (length and the width) of the rectangle? Thank you.This question is from textbook
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Question 90916This question is from textbook 
: A course for cross-country skiing is regulated so that the slpoe of any hill cannot be greater than 0.33. Suppose a hill rises 60 meters over a horizontal distance of 250 meters. Does the hill meet the requirement? Show all work.This question is from textbook
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Question 90916This question is from textbook
: A course for cross-country skiing is regulated so that the slpoe of any hill cannot be greater than 0.33. Suppose a hill rises 60 meters over a horizontal distance of 250 meters. Does the hill meet the requirement? Show all work.This question is from textbook
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Question 90920This question is from textbook
: A tinsmith has a rectangular piece of tin with a 3-inch square cut from each corner so that the sides can be folded uo to form a box. She has described the box so that it is twice as long as it is wide. What are the dimensions of the box if it has a volume of 1350 cubic inches?This question is from textbook
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Question 90919This question is from textbook
: What is the maximum number of whole bricks in a wall 25 inches wide and 7 inches high if each brick is 8 inches wide by 2 inches high and there is 1/2 inch of mortar between each brick?This question is from textbook
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Question 90978This question is from textbook
: A standard 8 1/2" x 11" sheet of paper is rolled along it's short side to form a cylinder. A second sheet of standard 8 1/2" x 11" sheet of paper is rolled along it's longer side to form a second cylinder. There is no overlap. Will the taller cylinder have the same volume, greater volume, or less volume than that of the short cylinder?This question is from textbook
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Question 91039This question is from textbook
: A ribbon has been placed around the earth's equator. Ten feet has been added to the original ribbon and the new ribbon has been uniformly placed around the equator.
Note: the circumference of the earth is about 25,000 miles and 1 mile= 5,280 feet
What would be the largest thing you would be able to slide between the original ribbon and the new ribbon: a sheet of paper, your finger, a golf ball, a baseball, or a basketball?This question is from textbook
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Question 91215This question is from textbook
: Take a 9in x 12in piece of construction paper and make an open box with no lid that will maxamize volume. You may cut and tape the construction paper as many times as needed. The box will compare among the classes boxes and I want the box that holds the most rice krispies. Include an information sheet that explains why you chose the dimentions.This question is from textbook
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Question 93919: I am having trouble with this word problem. Pleas, can someone help me?
Length of a rectangle is 2 inches more than twice its with. If the perimeter of the rectangle is 34 inches, find the dimension of the rectangle.
Thank you.
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