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Triangles/651767: Find the measures of the three angles of triangle ABC if the measure of angle A is equal to the measure of angle B.
Measure of angle A: 2(6x-5y)+4
Measure of angle B: 54-3(2x-3y)
measure of angle C: 4(5x-6y)-2(4y-3x)+30 1 solutions
Answer 407823 by MathLover1(6812) on 2012-09-15 17:21:57 (Show Source):
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Problems-with-consecutive-odd-even-integers/651783: I have had this problem for a month and I can't figure out what to do.
Maybe you can help.
A farmer is taking her eggs to the market in a cart, but she hits a
pothole, which knocks over all the containers of eggs. Though she is
unhurt, every egg is broken. So she goes to her insurance agent, who
asks her how many eggs she had. She says she doesn't know, but she
remembers somethings from various ways she tried packing the eggs.
When she put the eggs in groups of two, three, four, five, and six
there was one egg left over, but when she put them in groups of seven
they ended up in complete groups with no eggs left over.
What can the farmer figure from this information about the number of
eggs she had? Is there more than one answer?
I have already tried multiples of seven, but I can't figure the
answer out. Could you please tell me how to get the answer and also
tell me what it is?
Thanks for your help.
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Answer 407805 by MathLover1(6812) on 2012-09-15 16:15:05 (Show Source):
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If there were  eggs   when put into groups of  there  have been a  of  eggs.
We need to find  where
where  ,  ,  , and  are the number of  when the eggs are put into groups of  ,  ,  , and  .
 there is     when the eggs are put into groups of  there will automatically be     when they are put into groups of  or groups of  . So we can forget groups of  and  .
The  number which is  by  and  is  , but  isn't divisible by  , so the smallest number which will divide by  ,  , and  is  .
So we need

but also
The easiest way to solve this is to try values  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,... for  to get values of  ,  ,  ,  ,  ... for  , and to pick the first of these which divides by  . This is  .
So the  number of eggs is  .
Adding  to a valid solution will also give a valid solution.
So the next solution is  .
All the solutions are  ,  ,  ,  ,  , ... (i.e. add  each time)
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Linear_Algebra/651771: Select ALL calculations that are measured in square units.
Answer
The amount of fencing needed to surround a garden
The amount of carpet needed to cover a floor
The amount of sod needed to cover a dirt yard
The amount of base boards (molding) needed for a room
The amount of water needed to fill a bucket
The amount of paint needed to cover a wall
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Answer 407795 by MathLover1(6812) on 2012-09-15 15:46:17 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!calculations that are measured in square units (you using it in case you measure area):
Answer
The amount of carpet needed to cover a floor-relates to area
The amount of sod needed to cover a dirt yard-relates to area
The amount of paint needed to cover a wall -relates to area
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these are not answer because:
The amount of water needed to fill a bucket relates to volume.
The amount of fencing needed to surround a garden relates to perimeter.
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Geometry_proofs/651731: segment cd bisects segment rs, but segment rs does not bisect cd. Is this possible? 1 solutions
Answer 407786 by MathLover1(6812) on 2012-09-15 13:41:55 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!if segment  bisects segment  , but segment  does  bisect  , then segment  and segment  have only one point in common and it id end point of segment  (either point r or point s lies is midpoint of segment  )
so, it is possible...
draw a line segment  perpendicular at a point  or  on a line segment
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Coordinate-system/651680: Explain how, in words,you would graph the following y=-5x+1 using the cartesian coordinate system. 1 solutions
Answer 407760 by MathLover1(6812) on 2012-09-15 09:47:46 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! ...here you have a linear function; so, the graph will be a line
to graph a line you need two points to plot on the Cartesian coordinate system
easiest way to find these points is to set  and find  which will be  , and to set  and find  which will be
 ...if  ,  will be:
so,  is at (  ,  )
 ...if  ,  will be:
so,  is at (  ,  )
now you are ready to plot these points on the Cartesian coordinate system and draw a line through
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Probability-and-statistics/651587: Nine college students had eaten the following number of times at a fast food restaurant for dinner in the last ten days:
4,10,1,7,1,8,1,5,2.
Find the mean, median, mode, range, and midrange for these data. Please so ALL of your work.
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Answer 407730 by MathLover1(6812) on 2012-09-14 22:21:37 (Show Source):
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4,10,1,7,1,8,1,5,2
The mean represents the average or the sum of the data divided by the number of pieces of data :
The median is the value in the middle of a set of ranked data:
1,1,1,2,4,5,7,8,10
The mode is the piece of date that occurs most frequently.
The midrange is the value half way between the lowest and highest
values in a set of data. It is found by adding the loweast and highest values and dividing the sum by  .
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Length-and-distance/651538: The vertices of rectangle ABCD on a coordinate grid are A(2, 6), B(2, 7), C(8, 7) and D(8, 6).
Which of these rectangles is congruent to rectangle ABCD?
Rectangle with vertices at (-3,2) (-2, 2), (-2, -3) , (-3, -3)
Rectangle with vertices at (-1, -7), (-1, -6), (5, -6) , (5, -7)
Rectangle with vertices at (7, -2), (9, -2), (9, 3) , (7, 3)
Rectangle with vertices at (-8, 5), (-2, 5), (-2, 7) , (-8, 7)
I tried to work it on my own but i compleletly forgot how to?
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Answer 407725 by MathLover1(6812) on 2012-09-14 21:11:28 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!answer is: Rectangle with vertices at (-1, -7), (-1, -6), (5, -6) , (5, -7)
here are the lengths of its sides:
(-1, -7), (-1, -6),
(5, -6) , (5, -7)
(-1, -6), (5, -6)
(-1, -7), (5, -7)
here are the lengths of sides of rectangle ABCD on a coordinate grid are A(2, 6), B(2, 7), C(8, 7) and D(8, 6):
A(2, 6), B(2, 7), :
C(8, 7) and D(8, 6)
A(2, 6),C(8, 7)
B(2, 7),D(8, 6)
you can prove this way that all other rectangles are not congruent to ABCD
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Permutations/651477: In how many ways can a student answer 14 true or false questions on a test? 1 solutions
Answer 407677 by MathLover1(6812) on 2012-09-14 16:02:45 (Show Source):
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For each question, if you have to answer all of them, you can either answer it true or false; so for  questions , the number of ways is
But, if you have an option to either answer it true, answer false, or leave it blank, this is  ways for each of  questions, so the total number of ways is  .
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t e s t/651466: This is a word problem....
In the 107th Congress, the US House of Representatives had a total of 430 democrats and republicans. There were 10 more republicans than democrats. Find the number of representatives from each party. 1 solutions
Answer 407673 by MathLover1(6812) on 2012-09-14 15:35:12 (Show Source):
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let  be democrats and  republicans
In the 107th Congress, the US House of Representatives had a total of  democrats and republicans; so, we have
 ....1
There were  more republicans than democrats; so, we have
 .........2
now, we are going to solve this system:
 ....1
 .........2
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 ....1...solve for
 ...plug it in 2
 .........2.solve for
now find
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Radicals/651434: hi!! please help me i already answered it but I'm just checking if my answer is correct because I'm not sure of my answers. hope you can help me.
( rationalizing denominator)
1) 7 – 3/ √7 + 2
2) 2√3/ 2√3 - 3√2
3) 2√2 - 3√7/ 3√2 +2√7
3) 5√3 -4√5/ 2√5 +3√3
4) √a + √b/ √a -√b
please show the solution!1 thanks :))
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Answer 407660 by MathLover1(6812) on 2012-09-14 13:54:42 (Show Source):
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Quadratic_Equations/651391: How do you graph Y = x2 -6x +8? 1 solutions
Answer 407645 by MathLover1(6812) on 2012-09-14 11:26:47 (Show Source):
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A parabola is of the general form  , and you have that.
If  is  the parabola   (looks like a smiley face), if  is  the parabola   (looks like a sad face).
It is   to note that for your question, you have the opposite  , instead of  , you goes up.
In case of  will be on   , and when this occurs, a positive  value means it will go to the  , so it will look like a letter  .
first, you can do is to find the vertex using
 ...this is  value...plug it in  and find  value
so, the vertex is at the point (  ,  )
In this example you can factor to find the  , the possible values for  in our general form, when  .
So,
 ........substitute  with
 ...group
 ...factor out  from first group and  from second group
 ...set
if  ..->...
if  ..->...
So the parabola passes through the  on the graph at  and  . As parabola are symmetrical, the  of  is halfway between these, ie  .
So sub this value into the original equation to find the lowest point of the parabola.
 ...now set  and solve for  to find
 ...so, there is  at the point (  ,  )
you can also take few other positive and negative values for  , calculate  and plot that points too, and you are ready to draw a graph
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Money_Word_Problems/651377: How do I insert symbols for problems in here please?
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Answer 407638 by MathLover1(6812) on 2012-09-14 10:27:44 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!You can use
three of curly brackets, put formula or equation in, and close using three of curly brackets again
symbol for multiplication is *, for division is /,
if you have a fraction, put it in parentheses ()
You can also use HTML.
here is some information you need to see:
http://www.algebra.com/services/rendering/
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test/651367: my question is if i am able to chat with a tutor via web & him/her help me out with my algebra 2 homework & Class work? 1 solutions
Answer 407623 by MathLover1(6812) on 2012-09-14 09:30:10 (Show Source):
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Numeric_Fractions/651362: how to multiple, divide, add and subtract numbers with different signs 1 solutions
Answer 407620 by MathLover1(6812) on 2012-09-14 09:21:47 (Show Source):
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there are 4 possibilities:
+ +
Nothing new here, just add as usual.
+ -
You are going to the right and then to the left, so they are fighting with each other, and you don't get very far. Ignore the signs and subtract the bigger one minus the smaller one. The bigger one wins out as far as which direction you are going, so it determines the sign of your answer.
- +
You are going to the left and then to the right, so again they are fighting, so just like in the last case, you ignore the signs and subtract the bigger one minus the smaller one and the bigger one wins and determines the sign of your answer.
- -
Now you are going to the left and then going to the left again, so to determine how far you are going you ignore the signs and add, and since you will end up to the left of  , the sign of your answer will be negative.
or, simple:
Like Signs - Add and the sign is the common sign.
Different Signs - Subtract and use the sign of the bigger one.
Our original subtraction of positive numbers like 7-5 can be take care of by adding a negative, since 7+-5 give the same answer as 7-5, so we can generalize this to a definition for subtracting any two signed numbers. So to subtract two signed numbers you change it into an addition problem by changing the second number to its opposite.
To subtract, change the sign of the second number and add. And that's really all there is to it. You just have to remember to do it, and that takes practice.
combinations of plus and minus for multiplication of signed numbers:
+ +
No negative numbers here, so nothing new.
+ -
Multiplying by positive numbers means repeated addition, so the same thing should be true when you multiply it by a negative number. The repeated addition of a negative number gives a negative number and the absolute value, that is the size without the minus sign, is simply the product of the two absolute values. This means when you multiply a positive number times a negative number, you multiply the two numbers ignoring the signs, and the sign of the answer is negative.
- +
We want multiplication to be commutative, so this should be done the same way as +-.
- -
This one is slightly trickier to understand, and I've never seen a convincing physical interpretation of it. Mainly you have to accept this on the basis that it is the only mathematically consistent way to define it given the other definitions. There are a number of ways to think about it. If -+ is - then -- somehow has to be something different, so it must be +. Or you can think of it as, since -+ is - then multiplying by a minus must change the sign, so in a minus times a minus the first minus must change the sign of the second one to plus. An interesting more formal way of seeing it is to use the distributive property. Take an example with numbers to make it friendlier.
 ,
but also by the distributive property
So whatever  is, when you add it to  you have to get  , and the only thing you can add to  and get  is  . Anyway, however you see it, it seems that the only possible thing for the product of two negatives to be is a positive.
Again just like with addition we can make this easier to remember by collapsing it down to just two cases, and here it is really much simpler that with addition, because with multiplication you always multiply, so all you have to worry about is what the sign of the answer will be.
Always multiply
Like signs, sign is +
Different signs, sign is

The same rules about signs hold for division as for multiplication. Also if you have a problem that is all multiplication and division, you can just ignore the signs and then figure out what the sign of the answer is by counting up the minuses and if it is even the answer is plus and if it is odd the answer is minus. But be careful, you can only do this if the problem is all multiplication and division.
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