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Expressions-with-variables/197120: could you please explain to me how to solve this problem 2 over 5(15p-20)= negative 8p+3(p-6) 1 solutions
Answer 147778 by jim_thompson5910(28595) on 2009-05-20 19:20:52 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Start with the given equation.
 Distribute.
 Multiply.
 Combine like terms on the right side.
 Add  to both sides.
 Add  to both sides.
 Combine like terms on the left side.
 Combine like terms on the right side.
 Divide both sides by  to isolate  .
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Answer:
So the solution is  which approximates to  .
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Equations/197037: please solve this equation.
1 over 5(x-120)=-34
thank you 1 solutions
Answer 147700 by jim_thompson5910(28595) on 2009-05-20 00:44:11 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!Is the equation  ???
 Start with the given equation.
 Multiply both sides by 5.
 Multiply.
 Add  to both sides.
 Combine like terms on the right side.
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Answer:
So the solution is
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Surface-area/197029: Find the area of a square whose perimeter is 32 inches? Multiple Choice: A.)8square inches, B.) 16, C.) 32, D.)64 But no measurements are given...If I had measurements I could do something but I guess that's what I am supposed to fiqure out right? I suck at geometry!! 1 solutions
Answer 147695 by jim_thompson5910(28595) on 2009-05-19 22:57:18 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!Remember, the perimeter of a square is simply the sum of the four sides of a square (ie add up ALL of the 4 sides). To shorten it, we can multiply one side by 4 (since they're all equal). So if "s" is the side length, then  is the perimeter.
 Start with the given equation.
 Plug in the given perimeter
 Divide both sides by 4 to isolate "s".
 Reduce
So the side length is  which means that the side of the square is 8 inches long.
Now that you have the side length, do you think you can continue? If not, repost or email me.
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Distributive-associative-commutative-properties/196991: For all a, (3a+4)(4a-3)= 1 solutions
Answer 147690 by jim_thompson5910(28595) on 2009-05-19 21:48:16 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
 Start with the given expression.
Now let's FOIL the expression.
Remember, when you FOIL an expression, you follow this procedure:
 Multiply the First terms:  .
 Multiply the Outer terms:  .
 Multiply the Inner terms:  .
 Multiply the Last terms:  .
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So we have the terms:  ,  ,  , and
 Now add every term listed above to make a single expression.
 Now combine like terms.
So  FOILs to  .
In other words,  .
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Functions/197006: This question is from textbook Algebra 1
Find the number of solutions for this equation. x2-3x+4=0 1 solutions
Answer 147688 by jim_thompson5910(28595) on 2009-05-19 21:44:46 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
From  we can see that  ,  , and
 Start with the discriminant formula.
 Plug in  ,  , and
 Square  to get
 Multiply  to get
 Subtract  from  to get
Since the discriminant is less than zero, this means that there are two complex solutions.
In other words, there are no real solutions.
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Equations/197010: please help solve
3(2c-3)-2(-3c-3)=45
thank you 1 solutions
Answer 147684 by jim_thompson5910(28595) on 2009-05-19 21:35:08 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
 Start with the given equation.
 Distribute.
 Combine like terms on the left side.
 Add  to both sides.
 Combine like terms on the right side.
 Divide both sides by  to isolate  .
 Reduce.
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Answer:
So the solution is
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Numbers_Word_Problems/196978: The average of two numbers is 7. Find the numbers if three times one of the numbers is one half the other number.
I tried using substitution from the two equations given, which I think are :
(x + y) / 2 = 7 and
3x = 1/2y
But I didn't have any luck 1 solutions
Answer 147661 by jim_thompson5910(28595) on 2009-05-19 17:55:14 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Start with the second equation.
 Multiply both sides by 2.
 Multiply
 Rearrange the equation
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 Move onto the first equation
 Plug in
 Add
 Multiply both sides by 2.
 Multiply
 Divide both sides by  to isolate  .
 Reduce.
So one of the numbers is 2
 Go back to the second equation
 Plug in
 Multiply
So the other number is 12
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Rational-functions/196960: x/x-2 - x-5/5 = x-2/5 1 solutions
Answer 147652 by jim_thompson5910(28595) on 2009-05-19 16:59:45 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Start with the given equation.
 Multiply EVERY term by the LCD  to clear out the fractions.
 Simplify
 FOIL
 Distribute
 Get all terms to the left side.
 Combine like terms.
Notice we have a quadratic in the form of  where  ,  , and
Let's use the quadratic formula to solve for x
 Start with the quadratic formula
 Plug in  ,  , and
 Square  to get  .
 Multiply  to get
 Subtract  from  to get
 Multiply  and  to get  .
 Take the square root of  to get  .
 or  Break up the expression.
 or  Combine like terms.
 or  Simplify.
So the solutions are  or
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Equations/196925: Factor: 16x²-81 1 solutions
Answer 147633 by jim_thompson5910(28595) on 2009-05-19 13:13:48 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
 Start with the given expression.
 Rewrite  as  .
 Rewrite  as  .
Notice how we have a difference of squares  where in this case  and  .
So let's use the difference of squares formula  to factor the expression:
 Start with the difference of squares formula.
 Plug in  and  .
So this shows us that  factors to  .
In other words  .
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Trigonometry-basics/196914: This question is from textbook
2y+1
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y^2-y-6 1 solutions
Answer 147631 by jim_thompson5910(28595) on 2009-05-19 12:57:55 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!I'm assuming that you want to perform a partial fraction decomposition...
 Start with the given expression.
 Factor the denominator
Since both factors are linear and are of multiplicity 1, this means that the fraction decomposes into:
 Multiply EVERY term by the LCD  to clear out the fractions.
 Simplify
 Distribute
 Rearrange the terms
 Combine like terms.
Since the "y" coefficient on the right side is  , this means that  . Also, the constant term
So this means that we have the system:
Solve this system of equations (using any method) to get the solutions:
 and
Now plug these values back into the original equation to get:
And simplify
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Answer:
So
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Quadratic_Equations/196896: I have a few problems I'm struggling with:
1: x^2 - 3x = -10 (directions say use quadratic formula, use radicals as needed).
2: (x+12)(x-8)(x+8)>0 (directions say to use one equality or compount equality)
3: 2x^2 - 5x +1 (evaluate polynomial for x= -4
4: (9x^8 - 3)(x^9 - 3) (use FOIL to find product)
I thank you in advance for time spent in helping with these problems 1 solutions
Answer 147630 by jim_thompson5910(28595) on 2009-05-19 12:43:44 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!# 1
 Start with the given equation.
 Get all terms to the left side.
Notice we have a quadratic in the form of  where  ,  , and
Let's use the quadratic formula to solve for x
 Start with the quadratic formula
 Plug in  ,  , and
 Negate  to get  .
 Square  to get  .
 Multiply  to get
 Subtract  from  to get
 Multiply  and  to get  .
 Simplify the square root
 or  Break up the expression.
So the answers are  or
# 2
 Start with the given inequality
 Set the left side equal to zero
Set each individual factor equal to zero:
 ,  or
Solve for x in each case:
 ,  or
So our critical values are  ,  and
Now set up a number line and plot the critical values on the number line
So let's pick some test points that are near the critical values and evaluate them.
Let's pick a test value that is less than  (notice how it's to the left of the leftmost endpoint):
So let's pick
 Start with the given inequality
 Plug in
 Evaluate and simplify the left side
Since the inequality is false, this means that the interval does not work. So this interval is not in our solution set and we can ignore it.
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Let's pick a test value that is in between  and  :
So let's pick
 Start with the given inequality
 Plug in
 Evaluate and simplify the left side
Since the inequality is true, this means that the interval works. So this tells us that this interval is in our solution set.
So part our solution in interval notation is ( )
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Let's pick a test value that is in between  and  :
So let's pick
 Start with the given inequality
 Plug in
 Evaluate and simplify the left side
Since the inequality is false, this means that the interval does not work. So this interval is not in our solution set and we can ignore it.
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Let's pick a test value that is greater than  (notice how it's to the right of the rightmost endpoint):
So let's pick
 Start with the given inequality
 Plug in
 Evaluate and simplify the left side
Since the inequality is true, this means that the interval works. So this tells us that this interval is in our solution set.
So part our solution in interval notation is ( )
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Summary:
So the solution in interval notation is:
( ) ( )
# 3
 Start with the given expression.
 Plug in  .
 Square  to get  .
 Multiply  and  to get  .
 Multiply  and  to get  .
 Combine like terms.
So  when
# 4
 Start with the given expression.
Now let's FOIL the expression.
Remember, when you FOIL an expression, you follow this procedure:
 Multiply the First terms:  . Note: simply add the exponents
 Multiply the Outer terms:  .
 Multiply the Inner terms:  .
 Multiply the Last terms:  .
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So we have the terms:  ,  ,  ,
 Now add every term listed above to make a single expression.
So  FOILs to  .
In other words,  .
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Equations/196882: ((3x+2)/4)=(9/4)-((3-2x)/6) 1 solutions
Answer 147601 by jim_thompson5910(28595) on 2009-05-18 23:24:54 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Start with the given equation.
 Multiply EVERY term by the LCD 12 to clear out the fractions.
 Simplify
 Multiply
 Distribute.
 Combine like terms on the right side.
 Subtract  from both sides.
 Subtract  from both sides.
 Combine like terms on the left side.
 Combine like terms on the right side.
 Divide both sides by  to isolate  .
 Reduce.
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Answer:
So the solution is
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Quadratic_Equations/196864: This question is from textbook McDougal Littell Algebra 1
Please help me solve this equation: x^2+3/5x-1=0
It is called completing the square and has to do with solving quadratic equations. 1 solutions
Answer 147600 by jim_thompson5910(28595) on 2009-05-18 23:13:57 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!First, let's complete the square:
 Start with the left side of the given equation.
Take half of the  coefficient  to get  . In other words,  .
Now square  to get  . In other words,
 Now add and subtract  . Make sure to place this after the "x" term. Notice how  . So the expression is not changed.
 Group the first three terms.
 Factor  to get  .
 Combine like terms.
So after completing the square,  transforms to  . So  .
So  is equivalent to  .
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Now let's solve
 Start with the given equation.
 Add  to both sides.
 Combine like terms.
 Take the square root of both sides.
 or  Break up the "plus/minus" to form two equations.
 or  Simplify the square root.
 or  Subtract  from both sides.
 or  Combine the fractions.
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Answer:
So the solutions are  or  .
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Quadratic_Equations/196865: This question is from textbook McDougal Littell Algebra 1
Please help me solve this equation: 5x^2-20x-20=5
It is called completing the square and has to do with solving quadratic equations. 1 solutions
Answer 147595 by jim_thompson5910(28595) on 2009-05-18 22:18:01 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Start with the given equation.
 Subtract 5 from both sides.
 Combine like terms.
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Now let's complete the square for the left side expression
 Start with the given expression.
 Factor out the  coefficient  . This step is very important: the  coefficient must be equal to 1.
Take half of the  coefficient  to get  . In other words,  .
Now square  to get  . In other words,
 Now add and subtract  inside the parenthesis. Make sure to place this after the "x" term. Notice how  . So the expression is not changed.
 Group the first three terms.
 Factor  to get  .
 Combine like terms.
 Distribute.
 Multiply.
So after completing the square,  transforms to  . So  .
So  is equivalent to  .
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Now let's solve
 Start with the given equation.
 Add  to both sides.
 Combine like terms.
 Divide both sides by  .
 Reduce.
 Take the square root of both sides.
 or  Break up the "plus/minus" to form two equations.
 or  Take the square root of  to get  .
 or  Add  to both sides.
 or  Combine like terms.
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Answer:
So the solutions are  or  .
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Miscellaneous_Word_Problems/196868: 1. Use inductive reasoning to determine the next three numbers in the pattern:
__1__ ___1__ _1___
3 9 27
1 solutions
Answer 147594 by jim_thompson5910(28595) on 2009-05-18 22:12:11 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!The numerators follow the pattern: 1, 1, 1, ...
The denominators follow the pattern: 3, 9, 27, ...
Notice how if multiply 3 by 3, we get 9. If we multiply 9 by 3, we get 27, etc..
So the rule is to multiply the denominators by 3 to get the next term. So the next three denominators are:  ,  , and
This means that the next three terms are:  ,  and
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Quadratic_Equations/196866: This question is from textbook McDougal Littell Algebra 1
Please help me solve this equation: 4x^2+6x-6=2
It is called completing the square and has to do with solving quadratic equations. 1 solutions
Answer 147593 by jim_thompson5910(28595) on 2009-05-18 22:08:01 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Start with the given equation.
 Subtract 2 from both sides.
 Combine like terms.
Now let's complete the square for the expression on the left side:
 Start with the given expression.
 Factor out the  coefficient  . This step is very important: the  coefficient must be equal to 1.
Take half of the  coefficient  to get  . In other words,  .
Now square  to get  . In other words,
 Now add and subtract  inside the parenthesis. Make sure to place this after the "x" term. Notice how  . So the expression is not changed.
 Group the first three terms.
 Factor  to get  .
 Combine like terms.
 Distribute.
 Multiply.
So after completing the square,  transforms to  . So  .
So  is equivalent to  .
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Now let's solve
 Start with the given equation.
 Add  to both sides.
 Combine like terms.
 Divide both sides by  .
 Reduce.
 Take the square root of both sides.
 or  Break up the "plus/minus" to form two equations.
 or  Simplify the square root.
 or  Subtract  from both sides.
 or  Combine the fractions.
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Answer:
So the solutions are  or  .
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Rational-functions/196861: Please help me simplify this rational expression:  1 solutions
Answer 147591 by jim_thompson5910(28595) on 2009-05-18 21:53:16 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!Note: the previous solution has a sign error and the answer should be much simpler.
 Start with the given expression.
 Multiply the first fraction  by the reciprocal of the second fraction  .
 Factor  to get  .
 Factor  to get  .
 Factor  to get  .
 Factor  to get  .
 Combine the fractions.
 Multiply  and  to get  .
 Highlight the common terms.
 Cancel out the common terms.
 Simplify
 FOIL
So  simplifies to  .
In other words,
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Equations/196850: solve for x: 0.3x+3=30 1 solutions
Answer 147577 by jim_thompson5910(28595) on 2009-05-18 20:50:49 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
 Start with the given equation.
 Multiply both sides by 10 to clear out the decimals.
 Distribute and multiply.
 Subtract  from both sides.
 Combine like terms on the right side.
 Divide both sides by  to isolate  .
 Reduce.
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Answer:
So the solution is
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Equations/196847: Solve for r: 3r-4=4(r-3) 1 solutions
Answer 147574 by jim_thompson5910(28595) on 2009-05-18 20:32:16 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
 Start with the given equation.
 Distribute.
 Add  to both sides.
 Subtract  from both sides.
 Combine like terms on the left side.
 Combine like terms on the right side.
 Divide both sides by  to isolate  .
 Reduce.
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Answer:
So the solution is
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Polynomials-and-rational-expressions/196844: It says "Find each quotient. Assume that no denominator has a value of 0."
y2-36 y+6
-----/---- (/ means divided by)
y2-49 y+7 1 solutions
Answer 147573 by jim_thompson5910(28595) on 2009-05-18 20:31:34 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!Is the expression  ??? If it is, then...
 Start with the given expression.
 Multiply the first fraction  by the reciprocal of the second fraction  .
 Factor  to get  .
 Factor  to get  .
 Combine the fractions.
 Highlight the common terms.
 Cancel out the common terms.
 Simplify.
So  simplifies to  .
In other words,  where  ,  , or
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Square-cubic-other-roots/196845: This question is from textbook McDougal Littell Algebra 1
Please help me solve this equation: x^2+5x-11/4=0
It is called "completing the square" and has to do with solving quadratic equations. 1 solutions
Answer 147572 by jim_thompson5910(28595) on 2009-05-18 20:26:57 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!To solve this, let's first complete the square:
 Start with the left side of the given equation.
Take half of the  coefficient  to get  . In other words,  .
Now square  to get  . In other words,
 Now add and subtract  . Make sure to place this after the "x" term. Notice how  . So the expression is not changed.
 Group the first three terms.
 Factor  to get  .
 Combine like terms.
So after completing the square,  transforms to  . So  .
So  is equivalent to  .
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Now let's solve
 Start with the given equation.
 Add  to both sides.
 Combine like terms.
 Take the square root of both sides.
 or  Break up the "plus/minus" to form two equations.
 or  Take the square root of  to get  .
 or  Subtract  from both sides.
 or  Combine like terms.
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Answer:
So the solutions are  or  .
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Rational-functions/196710: For each rational function, identify any holes or horizontal or vertical asymptotes of its graph.
1. y=[1/x+4]-3
I got:
Holes: none
Vertical Asymptotes: x=-4
Horizontal Asymptotes: y=-3
For the horizontal asymptotes would it be -3 or 3? Or is it something completely different?
2. y=[3/x-1] -2
I got:
Holes: none
Vertical Asymptotes: x=1
Horizontal Asymptotes: y=-2
Would the horizontal asymptote be -2 or 2? Or something else?
Are these right?
I'm not sure if I am doing these type correctly
Thanks in advance for any help! 1 solutions
Answer 147571 by jim_thompson5910(28595) on 2009-05-18 20:22:36 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!# 1
If the equation is  , then you are correct, the vertical asymptote is  and the horizontal asymptote is  (you're first choice)
# 2
Likewise, if the equation is  , the vertical asymptote is  and the horizontal asymptote is  (again, you're first choice)
So you are correct on both of them.
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Probability-and-statistics/196717: how do you find the variance and standard of the following data? 12,8,13,9,13,11,12,11,9 1 solutions
Answer 147570 by jim_thompson5910(28595) on 2009-05-18 20:12:30 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!Standard Deviation:
First sort the numbers into ascending order (from least to greatest):
8,9,9,11,11,12,12,13,13
Now let's find the mean:
To find the mean, add up all of the numbers and divide the sum by the number of numbers (which in this case is 9).
So the mean is 10.8888888888889
Now let's find the standard deviation.
^2}) where  is the arithmetic mean,  is the ith number, and  is the number of numbers
So we can replace N with 9 (since there are 9 numbers)
Replace  with 10.8888888888889
Expand the summation (replace each  with the respective number)
Subtract the terms in the parenthesis
Square each term
Add up all of the terms
Multiply
Take the square root
So the standard deviation is
Since  and  is the variance, this means that the variance is:
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