document.write( "Question 1121000: Solve the system: \"system%28r%2Asin%28theta%29=3%2C+r=4%281%2Bsin%28theta%29%29%29\" \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #851865 by mccravyedwin(411)\"\" \"About 
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document.write( "This is a problem I solved many years ago, maybe 10 years ago. I am using it to\r\n" );
document.write( "inform you tutors about some history of this site. \r\n" );
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document.write( "I picked a random date, October 16, 2020. At present the posts that you see on\r\n" );
document.write( "the problem page were posted 4.5 years ago on October 16, 2020 are these:\r\n" );
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document.write( "1167408 (2020-10-16 05:27:24)\r\n" );
document.write( "1167440 (2020-10-16 11:36:06)\r\n" );
document.write( "1167453 (2020-10-16 13:36:10)\r\n" );
document.write( "1167480 (2020-10-16 21:39:15)\r\n" );
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document.write( "Notice that the earliest one of those posted on that date at 5:27 AM was\r\n" );
document.write( "numbered 1167408, and the last one posted on that date at 9:39 PM was numbered\r\n" );
document.write( "1167480.\r\n" );
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document.write( "That means that on that date between 5:27 AM and 9:39PM there were 73 problems\r\n" );
document.write( "posted. Can you believe?  I can because I remember.  Most of the 73 problems\r\n" );
document.write( "posted on that date were solved by the many tutors who were around back then.\r\n" );
document.write( "The posted problems that are still there now are the ones that the tutors back\r\n" );
document.write( "then either didn't get to or weren't as interesting as the ones the tutors chose\r\n" );
document.write( "to solve -- before they scrolled off.\r\n" );
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document.write( "I've been here since this site first opened way back in the early 2000's.  This\r\n" );
document.write( "site was really hopping back then. I have seen many tutors come and go.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now compare the fact that there were 73+ problems posted on October 16, 2020 to\r\n" );
document.write( "the fact that 0 have been posted in the last few days!  Only the ads are keeping\r\n" );
document.write( "this site going.  Perhaps some students are using this site as a source for\r\n" );
document.write( "problems.  I don't know, but I fear this site is dying and is almost dead.    \r\n" );
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document.write( "Since I've been here from the start, I'm just informing you about this site in\r\n" );
document.write( "case you haven't figured out what's going on.  \r\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers, Edwin
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