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Can any help me with this problem? I am supposed to use synthetic division to find the quotient and the remainder.
(x^5+32) divided by (x+2)
Thank you! 1 solutions
Answer 109831 by Fombitz(13828) on 2008-07-25 10:14:20 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!OK, bear with me because the software's a little cumbersome to show synthetic division.
Hopefully it's clear and straightforward.
First I'll show the multiplication of the term with the divisor.
Then the subtraction of the equation and the multiplication term.
Then carry that sum down to the next multiplication.
Let's start with  as the first term of the quotient,
Next term is  ,

Next term is  ,

Next term is  ,

Final term of the quotient is  ,

The remainder is 0.
The quotient is
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Length-and-distance/149652: please help me! i dont know how to do this...
find coordinates of for the centroid whose triangle verticies are (a,p) (b,q) and (c,r). then find the centroid for (-1,5) (-2,8) and (3,3) 1 solutions
Answer 109829 by Fombitz(13828) on 2008-07-25 09:22:20 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!The centroid of a triangle with vertices at (  ,  ),(  ,  ),(  ,  ) is equal to
(  ,  )=  (  ,  )
In the first case,
(  ,  )=  (  ,  )
In the second case,
(  ,  )=  (  ,  )
(  ,  )=  (  ,  )
(  ,  )=(  ,  )
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Vectors/149681: 1. Find the magnitude of the following vector: v = -2i - 4j.
2. Find the unit vector that has the same direction as the vector below: v = 4j
3. In what quadrant is the terminal point of the vector below located?
v = 5i - 3j
4.The vector, v, is multiplied by a scalar as shown below. v = -i + j -3(v)
1 solutions
Answer 109828 by Fombitz(13828) on 2008-07-25 09:07:29 (Show Source):
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Numbers_Word_Problems/149570: Find three consecutive integers where the sum of the first two equals the square of the third minus 146. 1 solutions
Answer 109790 by Fombitz(13828) on 2008-07-24 17:03:16 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!We'll define three consecutive integers A,B,C

Now add the conditions,

Substitute for values and solve for N.

You can factor this quadratic equation,

First factor solution:

A=-13
B=-12
C=-11
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Second factor solution:

A=11
B=12
C=13
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Miscellaneous_Word_Problems/149607: a collection of 70 coins consisting of dimes, quarters, and half-dollars has a value of $17.75. There are three times as many quarters as dimes. find the number of each kind of coin. 1 solutions
Answer 109789 by Fombitz(13828) on 2008-07-24 16:53:36 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!D-dimes
Q-quarters
H-half dollars
1.  Total count of coins.
2.  Total value of coins.
3.  Three times dimes equals quarters.
Use eq. 3 to substitute for Q in eq. 1 and 2.
1.

We'll call that equation 1a.
1a. 
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2. 
First multiply by 100 to get rid of decimals.

We'll call that equation 2a.
2a. 
Use eq. 1a to come up with an expression for H as a function of D.
1a.

Now substitute into eq. 2a,
2a.

From eq. 3,

From 1a,

There are 15 dimes, 45 quarters, and 10 half dollars.
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Equations/149579: In order to achieve maximum results from aerobic exercise, one should maintain ones heart rate at a certain level A 25 year old woman with a resting heart rate of 70 beats per minute while exercising She checks her pulse for 10 seconds while exercising. What should the number of beats be?
The number of beats in 10 seconds should be between ____ and ____ Beats. 1 solutions
Answer 109785 by Fombitz(13828) on 2008-07-24 16:44:46 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!70 beats for 1 minute is the same as x beats for 10 seconds.
You need to make sure you use the same time units (seconds and seconds or minutes and minutes).
70 beats for 60 seconds is the same as x beats for 10 seconds.
Mathematically, that is,

Use the integer values around the exact answer.
The number of beats in 10 seconds should be between 11 and 12 Beats.
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Graphs/149585: find the equation of the line having the given slope and containing the given points.
m = 3over4, (2,-4) 1 solutions
Answer 109782 by Fombitz(13828) on 2008-07-24 16:40:06 (Show Source):
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test/149595: A bag contains two white marbles and one yellow marble. The marbles are randomly selected one at a time. What are the odds of picking the yellow marble on the first selection? 1 solutions
Answer 109778 by Fombitz(13828) on 2008-07-24 16:33:31 (Show Source):
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Problems-with-consecutive-odd-even-integers/149640: Concert tickets cost $2.00/child and $5.00/adult. A group of thirty people
consisting of children and adults paid a total of $87.00 for the concert. How
many adults were in the group?
1 solutions
Answer 109777 by Fombitz(13828) on 2008-07-24 16:31:21 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!C-Child
A-Adult
1.  Total tickets sold.
2.  Total tickets cost.
Use eq. 1 to solve for A as a function of C.
1.

Substitute this expression for A in eq. 2,
2.

Solve for C.

Use eq. 1 to solve for A.

9 adult and 21 children tickets were sold.
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logarithm/149622: Could I please get assistance with the following problem:
Find the determinant of:
-4 0
1 3
the numbers are enclosed with vertical lines.
Thank You 1 solutions
Answer 109774 by Fombitz(13828) on 2008-07-24 16:21:49 (Show Source):
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Linear_Equations_And_Systems_Word_Problems/149572: Audrey has 28 dimes and quarters in her piggy bank with a total value of $4.75. How many of the coins are dimes and how many are quarters? 1 solutions
Answer 109728 by Fombitz(13828) on 2008-07-24 11:05:59 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!Let's call dimes, D, and quarters, Q.
1.  Total number of coins.
2.  Total value of coins.
Let's multiply equation 2 by 100 to get rid of decimals.
1. 
2. 
Use eq. 1 to solve for D and a function of Q.
1.

Now substitute this expression for D in eq. 2,
2.

Solve for Q.

Use eq.1 to solve for D.

Audrey has 15 dimes and 13 quarters.
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Trigonometry-basics/149437: Solve for roots
3sin^2x-8sinx-3=0 1 solutions
Answer 109727 by Fombitz(13828) on 2008-07-24 10:53:06 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let's substitute
 Quadratic equation in u.
 Factor the quadratic equation.
First factor:

2 solutions for this equation.
x=340.53 degrees and x=199.47 degrees
Second factor:

sin(x) is never greater than 1, so there are no additional solutions.
Below is the graph of the function.
Note : x axis is measured in radians.
360 degrees = 6.28 radians
340.53 degrees = 5.94 radians
199.47 degrees = 3.48 radians
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Percentage-and-ratio-word-problems/149566: The patel manufacturing company allows for a defect rate of 0.9% on its production line.The defect average for last week was 3 times out of 1,500.What is the difference between the allowed defect rate and the average for last week? 1 solutions
Answer 109726 by Fombitz(13828) on 2008-07-24 10:20:59 (Show Source):
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Probability-and-statistics/149445: A fair coin is tossed 5 times. What is the probability of obtaining exactly 3 heads. Pick from the following
1 solutions
Answer 109721 by Fombitz(13828) on 2008-07-24 10:09:46 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!The answer is 10/32=5/16.
Here's how.
At each step the choice is either heads or tails.
First toss, H or T.
Second toss, HH HT TH TT (example:first toss was H, second could be H or T and so on)
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continue this way until you make a table with all possible values beginning with HHHHH and ending with TTTTT.
H H H H H
H H H H T
H H H T H
H H H T T
H H T H H
H H T H T
H H T T H
H H T T T
H T H H H
H T H H T
H T H T H
H T H T T
H T T H H
H T T H T
H T T T H
H T T T T
T H H H H
T H H H T
T H H T H
T H H T T
T H T H H
T H T H T
T H T T H
T H T T T
T T H H H
T T H H T
T T H T H
T T H T T
T T T H H
T T T H T
T T T T H
T T T T T
T T T T T
T T T T T
T T T T T
You will have 32 possible outcomes  .
5 heads -
4 heads - 
3 heads - 
2 heads - 
1 head - 
0 heads -

These are also numbers in the 6th row of Pascal's triangle of binomial coefficients.
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Trigonometry-basics/149545: Please Help solve this problem!
In 3r=sinA, r and A represent polar coordinates, write each polar equation as an equation in rectangular coordinates (x,y).
Thank you, Natalie 1 solutions
Answer 109719 by Fombitz(13828) on 2008-07-24 09:36:01 (Show Source):
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Polynomials-and-rational-expressions/149449: If someone can please help me with these problems.I have answered them and want to know if my answers are correct if not how can I successfully answer these questions right......
1)s/6-2/9=0
The answer I came up with is 1/3 is this correct?
2)Solve -43 less than 20 -9v less than or greater to -7
The answer I came up with is (1,7]is this correct?
3)Complete the ordered pair so that it satifies the given equation.
2x-5y=-12:(-1, )
the answer I came up with is (-1,4) is this correct?
4)Find the x and y intercepts of 7x-2y=-5
5)Find the slope of the line that contains the points (-4,-2) and (1,1) 1 solutions
Answer 109638 by Fombitz(13828) on 2008-07-23 17:03:42 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!1.

2. Don't understand this one, "less than or greater to"?
It has to be one of the following:
Less than
Less than or equal
Equal to
Greater than
Greater than or equal to
3.

(1,-2)
4. Find the x and y intercepts of 7x-2y=-5
Y intercept. Set x=0. Solve for y.

Y intercept:(0,2.5)
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X intercept. Set y=0. Solve for x.

X intercept:(-.71,0)
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5. The slope of a line is given by the formula,

(-4,-2) and (1,1)
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Quadratic_Equations/149428: Find three consecutive positive even intergers such that the product of the first and third is 60 1 solutions
Answer 109636 by Fombitz(13828) on 2008-07-23 16:47:15 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!Name three consecutive positive even integers, A, B, and C.
 2N makes the integer even
 Next even integer after 2N
 Next even integer after 2N+2
 This makes the integers positive
 The product of first and third integer.

N+5=0
N=-5, not allowed since N>0, from above.
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N-3=0
N=3
The three integers are then 6, 8, and 10.
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Functions/149309: Hi I really need some help in solving this..this is new to me.Any help will be gladly be appreciated.
how do you solve
f(x)= Xcube minus 4x squared plus 7x minus 2
f(x) = (4x - 7) to the power of 20 1 solutions
Answer 109584 by Fombitz(13828) on 2008-07-23 11:16:03 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!By solve, I assume you mean find the zeros where f(x)=0.

Typically the easiest way is to graph and look for the function crossing the x axis.

Looks like it crosses once at about x=1/3.
Since there are three roots for a cubic equation, the other two roots are complex.
Using Excel to window down the real solution gives x=0.349370808.
That gives a value of f(x)=-2.6e-9. That's pretty close to zero.
The other two roots are complex.

There is an explanation of how to find zeros for a cubic equation at http://www.1728.com/cubic.htm.

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The other function is simpler.

This equals zero when

There are 20 roots at x=7/4.
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Equations/149312: In two dimensions, the determinant of an ordered group of numbers a, b, c, and d is defined as: ad - bc. Compute the determinant when a, b, c, and d equal 3, -2, 9 and 4 respectively. 1 solutions
Answer 109583 by Fombitz(13828) on 2008-07-23 10:56:50 (Show Source):
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