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Answer 456583 by fcabanski(874) on 2013-05-19 15:54:54 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!Radians * 180/pi = degrees.
degrees * pi.180 = radians.
Do not use the value of pi. Use "pi".
For example 30 degrees = 30*pi/180 = pi/6 radians.
pi/2 radians = pi/2 * 180/pi = 90 degrees.
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logarithm/749847: As a Single Log:
log b (9) - log b (8) 1 solutions
Answer 456178 by fcabanski(874) on 2013-05-17 11:41:47 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!log(basex)y - log(basex)z = log(basex)y/z
log b (9) - log b (8) = log b (9/8)
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Expressions-with-variables/749849: 1.Which property is illustrated by this example?
7x1=7
A.Associative
B.Distributive
C.Multiplication Property of Zero
D.Identity
Which property is illustrated by this example?
(3 +4) + 6 = 3 + (4 + 6)
A.Distributive
B.Identity
C.Commutative
D.Associative 1 solutions
Answer 456177 by fcabanski(874) on 2013-05-17 11:40:17 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!7x1=7 : The identity property of multiplication is the product of one and any number or variable is the number or variable. x * 1 = x.
This is the identity property.
(3 +4) + 6 = 3 + (4 + 6) - Associative property of addition - grouping doesn't matter when adding numbers. Remember it this way - it doesn't matter which numbers associate (share ()) with other numbers.
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Angles/747720: The measure of each interior angle of a regular quadrilateral is?
The measure of the supplementary angle of an interior angle is?
1 solutions
Answer 455086 by fcabanski(874) on 2013-05-12 01:52:42 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!The sum of interior angles in a quadrilateral is (n-2)*180 where n is the number of sides. (4-2)*180 = 360.
In a regular quadrilateral all four interior angles are equal. 360/4 = 90.
Supplementary angles have a sum of 180. So the angles supplementary to each of these interior angles are 90 degrees.
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logarithm/746408: When the east coast and Japan experienced that earthquake a couple years ago, what role did logarithms play? 1 solutions
Answer 454248 by fcabanski(874) on 2013-05-08 12:55:39 (Show Source):
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logarithm/746405: how to solve for x exactly:
log(x^2+19)=2 1 solutions
Answer 454247 by fcabanski(874) on 2013-05-08 12:52:54 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!log(base y) (x) = z is the same as 


x = 9 or x = -9
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percentage/746404: Elsa bought a DVD player for $104. the cost includes a 20% discount. What was the cost of the DVD player before the discount. please explain? 1 solutions
Answer 454246 by fcabanski(874) on 2013-05-08 12:47:20 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!When dealing with a discount % the formula is x*(1-D) = P where x is the original price, D is the discount %, and P is the new price.
For this problem: x*(1-.2) = 104
.8x = 104
x = 104/.8 = 130
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Graphs/745619: if you need .75 pounds of cheese to top a pizza, and you have 4 pounds of cheese, will you have enough to make 6 pizzas? Write an inequality where p=pizzas
i have no - p=4/.075<6 the - is under <
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Answer 453935 by fcabanski(874) on 2013-05-06 14:48:12 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!Your inequality is the amount of cheese on the pizzas is less than or equal to (<=) the total amount of cheese. The number of pizzas is unknown, so call it p. 6 is the number of pizzas for one sample situation, not for the general situation.
In general the number of pizzas, p, times the cheese per pizza, .75, = the total cheese used. That must be less than or equal to 4.
.75p <= 4
p <= 4/.75 <= 5.33 You can make 5 and 1/3 pizzas with 4 pounds of cheese. You don't have enough cheese for 6 pizzas.
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Rectangles/745024: ABC is an isosceles triangle. The angles A and B are equal to each other, and the angle C is 38 degrees. what are the angles of A and B 1 solutions
Answer 453671 by fcabanski(874) on 2013-05-05 02:05:38 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!The sum of a triangle's internal angles is 180 degrees.
180-38 = 142
A and B are the same, so each one equals 142/2 = 71 degrees.
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�t�e�s�t/744746: Find the sum of the odd integers between
-39 and 91 including them, that is,
-39+(-37)+(-35)+....+49+91 1 solutions
Answer 453564 by fcabanski(874) on 2013-05-04 03:14:46 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!The sum of -39 ...+39 = 0. -39 + 39 - 0. -37 + 37 = 0 etc.
This is the sum of odd integers from 41 to 91.
The sum of n odd integers is 
The number, n, of odd positive integers from 0 up to a certain odd integer is ((that integer - 1)/2) + 1. For example, the number (n) of odd integers from 0 to 9 is ((9-1)/2) + 1 = 5. The odd integers from 0 to 9 are 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 - there are five.
The number of odd integers from 0 to 91 is 91-1 = 90/2=45 + 1 = 46. .
Subtract the sum of odd integers from 0 to 39 (because those summed to 0 when added to -1, -3...-39). There are (39-1)/2 = 19 + 1 = 20 odd integers from 0 to 37. 
The sum of all odd numbers from 0 to 91 - the sum of all odd numbers from 0 to 39 is the sum of odd numbers from 41 to 91. It is 2116-400 = 1716.
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Divisibility_and_Prime_Numbers/744545: An old women goes to market and a horse steps on her basket and crashes the eggs.The rider offers to pay the damages and asks her how many eggs she had brought .She does not remember the exact number,but when she had taken them out two at a time ,there was one egg left.The same happened when she picked 2,3,4,5,6 at a time, but when she took seven at a time they came out even.What is the smallest number of eggs she could have had? Please do explain the method.... 1 solutions
Answer 453358 by fcabanski(874) on 2013-05-03 06:02:10 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!The smallest number divisible by 2,3,4,5, or 6 with a remainder of 1 is their LCM + 1.
Find the LCM by Step 1: Finding the prime factors of each number:
2 is a prime, 3 is a prime, 4 factors to 2*2, 5 is prime, 6 factors to 2*3
Step 2: Look at each prime number represented. Whichever factor group has the most of that number, use that many of that prime number in a product that will be the LCM:
The most 2's are in the factorization of 4, so use 2*2. There are at most one 3 (in the prime factorization of 3 or 6). There are at most one 5.
The LCM is 2*2*3*5 = 60. LCM + 1 is 61. But 61 isn't divisible by 7.
Now increase by 60 (add 1 to multiples of 60) until you find one divisible by 7.
61 NO
121 NO
181 NO
241 NO
301 Yes. This is the answer.
The other way to calculate this is using the Chinese Remainder Theorem. This theorem only holds true for co-prime numbers. That is numbers that only have 1 as a common factor.
The list of numbers in this problem is 2,3,4,5,6, and 7. They aren't co-prime. But any odd number will have a remainder (mod) 1 when divided by 2, so we can keep that in mind but forget about 2 for the calculation.
We need to find some x such that x = 1 mod 2 (meaning there is a remainder of 1 when x is divided by 2.) That's any odd number.
x = 1 mod 3
x = 1 mod 4
x = 1 mod 5
x = 1 mod 6
x = 0 mod 7
Drop 6, because 6 isn't co-prime with 3. That leaves 3,4,5,and 7 as the co-prime numbers. Our answer has to be 1 mod 6, but we won't use 6 in the calculation.
Step 1: Multiply the co-prime numbers: 3*4*5*7 = 420 (the co-prime LCM)
Step 2: Divide 420 by each number. Divide that result by the number to find the remainder.
420/3 = 140 (call this the factor number) and 140/3 has a remainder of 2 (call this the mod number): 140=2 mod 3.
420/4 = 105 and 105 = 1 mod 4
420/5 = 84 and 84 = 4 mod 5
420/7 = 60 and 60 = 4 mod 7
Step 3: Add together (for each number): (desired remainder) * (factor number) * (mod number) =
1*140*2 + 1*105*1 + 1*84*4 + 0*60*4 = 280 + 105 + 336 + 0 = 721
Step 4: Find the remainder of Step 3 result divided by the co-prime LCM.
721 / 420 = 1 remainder 301.
This number (301, the remainder) satisfies the condition that it must be odd (remainder 1 when divided by 2.) It also satisfies the remainder of 1 when divided by 6. 301 is the answer
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Quadratic_Equations/744560: Show that the quadratic function can be written in the form where the point (h,k) is the vertex of the parabola an and
Substitute the algebratic expressions for h and k into the general equation and transpose for y 1 solutions
Answer 453357 by fcabanski(874) on 2013-05-03 04:40:34 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Substitute the values for h and k>

FOIL 

Distribute a

Cancel where possible

Add c to both sides. Subtract from both sides.

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Money_Word_Problems/744297: Christopher recently won $20,000 in the lottery and decides to save his money in a unique way. He saves $1.00 on the day after he won the lottery. He then saves twice as much as he did the previous day for a total period of two weeks. How much does Christopher have saved by the end of this time period 1 solutions
Answer 453244 by fcabanski(874) on 2013-05-02 13:51:33 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!Start with a simple example. What if he saved for only three days? It would be $1, $2, $4. It looks like  where n is the number of days. But  which is twice the savings on the first day. Adjust the formula to  - that gives  on the third day which is correct.
A period of two weeks is 14 days. 
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Average/743106: Once the lowest grade is dropped, what score does the following student need to score on the final exam to earn an A- for this course? ( 90% = A- )
Module 9 – 72%
Module 10 – 86%
Module 11 – 90%
Module 13A – 87%
Module 13B – 92%
Module 14 – 88%
Word Problem Score – 94%
Final Exam - ?
1 solutions
Answer 452763 by fcabanski(874) on 2013-04-29 13:49:14 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!Drop the 72. This is an average problem: avg = sum/(# of numbers). Call the final exam grade x since it's unknown.
AVG = 90 = (86+90+87+92+88+94+x)/7
90 = (893+x)/7
630=537+x
93=x
If the question asked what was the needed score to earn at least an A-, then the answer would be:
93 <= x
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Angles/743105: the angles of a pentagon measure x, x2, x3, x4, and x5. what is the measure of the smallest angle? 1 solutions
Answer 452761 by fcabanski(874) on 2013-04-29 13:42:12 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!The internal angles of a polygon = (n-2)*180 where n is the number of sides. n=5, so in a pentagon the internal angles are (3)*180 = 540 degrees.
x+2x+3x+4x+5x = 540
15x=540
x=36.
The smallest angle is x = 36 degrees.
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Exponents/742959: These are suppose to be simplified and there are not suppose to be any negitives. These two are very similar and I do not understand how they can be solved differently.
a. 1 b. 1
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x^1/2 x ^-(1/2) 1 solutions
Answer 452700 by fcabanski(874) on 2013-04-29 02:23:56 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!Never leave a radical (in this case a square root or 1/2 power) in the denominator. Multiply the fraction by the denominator over itself.

For remember that 
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sets-and-operations/742962: 2=6
3=12
4=20
5=30
6=42
9=??
I think the answer is 56 and my husband says 90. Who's correct? 1 solutions
Answer 452698 by fcabanski(874) on 2013-04-29 02:17:28 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!Both of you are correct. A sequence can have multiple rules as long as the rules make sense.
56 is correct if the rule is "The left number is given, and the right number is the next even number greater than the last right number."
90 is correct if the rule is "this sequence is x on the left and y on the right (of the =) where y=x*(x+1)"
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Money_Word_Problems/742536: If an investment earns 9% compounded continuously, how much should you deposit now to have 25,000
(A) 36 months from now? (B) 9 years from now?
I'm sorry if this has already been answered, but I couldn't find a similar problem...
Thanks! 1 solutions
Answer 452542 by fcabanski(874) on 2013-04-27 17:40:05 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!Is the interest rate an annual rate?
The formula for compound interest is where P is principal amount, r is the annual rate, t is the time in years, A is the amount after that time, and e is the constant approx. 2.71828183
To find P...apply some algebra: 
A. 36 months is 3 years. = $19,084.49
B. 9 years: = $11,121.45
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Percentage-and-ratio-word-problems/742486: I get stuck on stupid when it comes to word problems can someone please help me with the following problem?
The daily largest newspaper is about 1.67 million
The third largest is 1.08 million
Express the relative differnce using a percentage.
Then use the second given value as the reference value 1 solutions
Answer 452512 by fcabanski(874) on 2013-04-27 16:05:14 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!You can express the difference as the % difference compared to the larger newspaper, and as the % difference compared to the smaller newspaper.
In general the % difference is difference/original x 100.
% difference of the larger paper is (1.67-1.08)/1.67 x 100 = .59/1.67 x 100 = 35.33%.
% difference of the smaller paper is .59/1.08 x 100 = 54.63%
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Triangles/741823: What must I show to prove the theorem given below?:
The median drawn to the base of an isosceles triangle bisects the vertex angle. (Basically, picture an isosceles triangle with sides AB and AC congruent, and X bisects the triangle, cutting it in half, so that BX is congruent to XC.) 1 solutions
Answer 452160 by fcabanski(874) on 2013-04-25 13:54:07 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!AB is congruent AC - Definition of an Isosceles triangle
BX is congruent to XC - Definition of a bisector
AX = AX - Reflexive property of equality (draw lines over the AX)
AX congruent to AX - definition of congruent.
Triangle ABX congruent to triangle ACX - SSS
Angle BAX congruent angle CAX - CPCTC (corresponding parts of congruent triangles are congruent
AX bisects angle BAC - Definition of angle bisector.
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Graphs/741822: Please tell me if my answers are correct.
question #1
find w if √(w) + 9 =25
I have 256
Thanks so much!
1 solutions
Answer 452159 by fcabanski(874) on 2013-04-25 13:46:38 (Show Source):
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Polygons/741819: If a certain measurement of a polygon is 612 in2, it means:? Can I please have help solving this? I tried answering it but I can only think that it is squared. 1 solutions
Answer 452158 by fcabanski(874) on 2013-04-25 13:45:19 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!Volume involves three dimensions, so it's in cubic units. Area involves two dimensions (for example l x w in a rectangle), so it's in square units.
is in square units, so it's an area - surface area of a solid (like a cube or sphere) or area of a 2D figure (like a square or circle).
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