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Rational-functions/152928: Another graphing a function question! I can't figure the graphing part out.
Graph the function f(x)= -3x squared + x-5 1 solutions
Answer 112379 by jim_thompson5910(28711) on 2008-08-21 16:50:51 (Show Source):
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Table of Contents:
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Jump to Graph
In order to graph  , we need to plot some points.
Let's find y when
(Note: you can start with any x-value):
 Start with the given equation.
 Plug in  .
 Square  to get  .
 Multiply  and  to get  .
 Combine like terms.
So when  , then  .
So we have the point ) .
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Let's find y when  :
 Start with the given equation.
 Plug in  .
 Square  to get  .
 Multiply  and  to get  .
 Combine like terms.
So when  , then  .
So we have the point ) .
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Let's find y when  :
 Start with the given equation.
 Plug in  .
 Square  to get  .
 Multiply  and  to get  .
 Combine like terms.
So when  , then  .
So we have the point ) .
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Let's find y when  :
 Start with the given equation.
 Plug in  .
 Square  to get  .
 Multiply  and  to get  .
 Combine like terms.
So when  , then  .
So we have the point ) .
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Let's find y when  :
 Start with the given equation.
 Plug in  .
 Square  to get  .
 Multiply  and  to get  .
 Combine like terms.
So when  , then  .
So we have the point ) .
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Now let's make a table of the values we just found.
Table of Values:
| x | y | | -2 | -19 |
| -1 | -9 |
| 0 | -5 |
| 1 | -7 |
| 2 | -15 |
Now let's plot the points:
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Graph:
Now draw a curve through all of the points to graph  :
 Graph of
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Rational-functions/152926: Please help me solve this problem on functions:
1. Graph the function f(x)= -3x+7. Label the axes and the line with its equation.
Thank you so much! 1 solutions
Answer 112378 by jim_thompson5910(28711) on 2008-08-21 16:46:41 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Looking at  we can see that the equation is in slope-intercept form  where the slope is  and the y-intercept is
Since  this tells us that the y-intercept is ) .Remember the y-intercept is the point where the graph intersects with the y-axis
So we have one point
Now since the slope is comprised of the "rise" over the "run" this means
Also, because the slope is  , this means:
which shows us that the rise is -3 and the run is 1. This means that to go from point to point, we can go down 3 and over 1
So starting at ) , go down 3 units
and to the right 1 unit to get to the next point
Now draw a line through these points to graph
 So this is the graph of  through the points ) and
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Expressions-with-variables/152904: Write the equation 5x-2y=3 in slope intercept form
I need the answer and steps to this thanks :) 1 solutions
Answer 112373 by jim_thompson5910(28711) on 2008-08-21 16:01:42 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
 Start with the given equation.
 Subtract  from both sides.
 Rearrange the terms.
 Divide both sides by  to isolate y.
 Break up the fraction.
 Reduce.
So the equation  is now in slope intercept form  where the slope is  and the y-intercept is  note: the y-intercept is the point
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Quadratic_Equations/152916: This question is from textbook Intermediate Algebra
I was wondering if someone could help me with this problem. Somehow I can't get it started.
Problem is solve using the quadratic formula:
x^2-3x=7x-2 1 solutions
Answer 112365 by jim_thompson5910(28711) on 2008-08-21 15:46:05 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
 Start with the given equation.
 Subtract  from both sides. Add 2 to both sides.
 Combine like terms.
Notice we have a quadratic equation 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 (note: If you need help with simplifying square roots, check out this solver)
 Break up the fraction.
 Reduce.
 or  Break up the expression.
So the solutions are  or
which approximate to  or
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Expressions-with-variables/152911: Model the following situation with an equation by determining the slope and y intercept. A candle is 8 inches tall and burns at a rate of 1.5 inches per hour.
Im doing a summer math packet and this question stumped me 1 solutions
Answer 112361 by jim_thompson5910(28711) on 2008-08-21 15:38:06 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Since the candle starts at 8 inches, this means that the constant is  . Also, because the candle burns at a rate of 1.5 inches per hour, this means that the slope is  (note: the rate is negative since the length of the candle is decreasing). So the equation that models the candle is
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Expressions-with-variables/152912: Find both intercepts of the line 3x+4y=-12 1 solutions
Answer 112360 by jim_thompson5910(28711) on 2008-08-21 15:35:09 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x-intercept
To find the x-intercept, plug in  and solve for x
 Start with the given equation.
 Plug in  .
 Multiply  and 0 to get 0.
 Simplify.
 Divide both sides by  to isolate  .
 Reduce.
So the x-intercept is ) .
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y-intercept
To find the y-intercept, plug in  and solve for y
 Start with the given equation.
 Plug in  .
 Multiply  and 0 to get 0.
 Simplify.
 Divide both sides by  to isolate  .
 Reduce.
So the y-intercept is ) .
Notice that if we graph the equation  , we can see that the graph has the x-intercept ) and the y-intercept
 Graph of
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Radicals/152886: Ok this is my problem. Since I don't have a "radical" key on my computer, I'm going to type it the way it would be said. Its 81x to the 4th, y to the 20th, all under a radical, raised to the 4th power. Help would be greatly appreciated ...I can't remember how to do these kinds of problems at all. thank you, sarah. 1 solutions
Answer 112355 by jim_thompson5910(28711) on 2008-08-21 13:59:59 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Start with the given expression.
^{\frac{1}{4}}) Rewrite the radical expression into exponential form.
^1x^4y^{20}\right)^{\frac{1}{4}}) Rewrite  as ^1) .
^{\left(1\right)\left(\frac{1}{4}\right)}x^{\left(4\right)\left(\frac{1}{4}\right)}y^{\left(20\right)\left(\frac{1}{4}\right)}) Multiply the outer exponent by each of the inner exponents.
^{\frac{1}{4}}x^{\frac{4}{4}}y^{\frac{20}{4}}) Multiply the exponents.
^{\frac{1}{4}}x^{1}y^{5}) Reduce.
 Convert back to radical notation.
 Take the fourth root of  to get
So  where every variable is positive.
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Equations/152870: For about what value(s) of x does g(x) = k(x) if g(x) = x^3 + 2x^2 and k(x) = x^3 – x^2 + 6?
a. x = ± 2.3
b. x ≈ 2.3
c. x ≈ ± 1.4
d. x ≈ 1.4 1 solutions
Answer 112351 by jim_thompson5910(28711) on 2008-08-21 13:20:52 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Start with the given equation.
 Plug in  and
 Subtract  from both sides. Subtract  from both sides.
Notice we have a quadratic equation 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
 Rewrite  as
 Add  to  to get
 Multiply  and  to get  .
 Simplify the square root (note: If you need help with simplifying square roots, check out this solver)
 Break up the fraction.
 Reduce.
 or  Break up the expression.
So the answers are  or
which approximate to  or
So the answer choice is c) x ≈ ± 1.4
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logarithm/152883: log(2x-1) = log(x+3) + log3 1 solutions
Answer 112350 by jim_thompson5910(28711) on 2008-08-21 13:17:06 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Start with the given equation.
 Combine the logs using the identity
 Set the inner arguments equal to one another.
 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.
So the possible answer is  ; however, we must check it.
 Start with the given equation.
 Plug in
 Simplify. Since you cannot take the log of negative number, this means that  is not a solution.
So there are no solutions.
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Rate-of-work-word-problems/152882: A man can construct a wall in 20 hrs. With the help of his apprentice assistant the task would take 12 hrs. How long would it take the apprentice, working alone, to construct the wall?
1 solutions
Answer 112349 by jim_thompson5910(28711) on 2008-08-21 13:11:53 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!Let x=# of hours apprentice can complete the job
 Start with the work done formula.
Since the "man can construct a wall in 20 hrs", this means that T=20
 Plug in  (for 1 job) and
 Divide both sides by 20.
So the man's rate is  of a wall per hour
 Go back to the first formula
 Plug in  and
 Divide both sides by x.
So the apprentice's rate is  of a wall per hour
Now add the two rates to get
So together, their rate is
 Go back to the first formula
 Plug in  ,  , and  (this is the time for them if they work together)
 Multiply both sides by  .
 Distribute
 Subtract  from both sides.
 Combine like terms on the left side.
 Divide both sides by  to isolate  .
 Reduce.
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Answer:
So the answer is  which means that it'll take 30 hours for the apprentice to do it alone.
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Equations/152871: How many positive real solutions are there in f(x) = x^4 + 4x^3 + 6x^2 + 4x – 1
Apply Descartes' Rule of Signs.
a. 1
b. 1 or 2
c. 4 or 2
d. 2 or 0 1 solutions
Answer 112348 by jim_thompson5910(28711) on 2008-08-21 13:02:28 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Count the sign changes of
From  to  , there is no change in sign
From  to  , there is no change in sign
From  to  , there is no change in sign
From  to  , there is a sign change from positive to negative
So there is 1 sign change for the expression  .
So there are 1 positive zeros
So the answer is a) 1
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Equations/152872: Whose theorem is used to determine how many real zeroes are likely in this function, f(x) = 16x^4 – 3x^3 – 2x^2 + 8x? Apply Descartes' Rule of Signs.
a. Pascal’s
b. Einstein’s
c. Penrose’s
d. Descartes’ 1 solutions
Answer 112347 by jim_thompson5910(28711) on 2008-08-21 13:00:38 (Show Source):
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Trigonometry-basics/152881: I HAVE BEEN GIVEN A TABLE WHICH SHOWS THE MEDIAN "B.M.I" (BODY MASS INDEX) FOR FEMALES OF DIFFERENT AGES IN THE U.S IN THE YEAR 2000 . THE QUESTION IS USE TECHNOLOGY TO PLOT THE DATA POINTS ON A GRAPH?? . DEFINE ALL VARIABLES USED AND STATE ANY PARAMETERS CLEARLY??what type of function ,models the behavior of the graph? explain why one chose this function?
AGE B.M.I
2 16.40
3 15.70
4 15.30
5 15.20
6 15.21
7 15.40
8 15.80
9 16.30
10 16.80
11 17.50
12 18.18
13 18.70
14 19.36
15 19.88
16 20.40
17 20.85
18 21.22
19 21.60
20 21.65
1 solutions
Answer 112346 by jim_thompson5910(28711) on 2008-08-21 12:57:38 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!Let x=age and y=BMI
If we plot the points, we get
Notice that the data is periodically rising and falling. So a trigonometric function like  or  would fit this data.
Here is my attempt to fit a  function to the data. It's not perfect, but it gets pretty close
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Equations/152875: The Richter Scale is an example of the application of:
a. Logarithmic functions
b. Rational functions
c. Polynomial functions
d. All of the above 1 solutions
Answer 112344 by jim_thompson5910(28711) on 2008-08-21 12:46:02 (Show Source):
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Equations/152878: The best base to determine the solution to 2^2x + 1 = 4^x is:
@ Since 4 is a multiple power of 2, 2 is the best base.
a. b = 10
b. b = 2
c. b = e
d. None of the above, there is no solution to the problem 1 solutions
Answer 112343 by jim_thompson5910(28711) on 2008-08-21 12:44:11 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!I'm assuming that you answered "Since 4 is a multiple power of 2, 2 is the best base. " ?
Since  , you are correct. So the answer is b)
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Equations/152879: logbM = logaM/logaB is an expression of the change of base property.
a. ‘a’
b. M over b
c. M – b
d. None of the above; you have to know what b, M, and ‘a’ are first 1 solutions
Answer 112342 by jim_thompson5910(28711) on 2008-08-21 12:43:13 (Show Source):
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Equations/152876: What is the range of standard exponential functions?
also, exponential functions are asymptotic to the x-axis.
a. f(x) ∈ (0, ∞)
b. f(x) ∈ (-∞, ∞)
c. f(x) ∈ [0, ∞)
d. f(x) ∈ [1, ∞) 1 solutions
Answer 112340 by jim_thompson5910(28711) on 2008-08-21 12:34:36 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!If you graph something like  , you get
 Graph of
From the graph, notice that x doesn't cross the x-axis. So this means that the range of any standard exponential function in the form of  is
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Percentage-and-ratio-word-problems/152848: Please Help Me Figure This Out!!!!!!!!
Question- A baseball park has 40,000 seats of which 13,040 are box seats and 18,200 are reserved seats. What percent of the seats are box seats? What percent of the seats are reserved seats? 1 solutions
Answer 112329 by jim_thompson5910(28711) on 2008-08-21 11:14:12 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
# of box seats
Percent of Box Seats = ----------------- * 100
total # of seats
# of reserved seats
Percent of Reserved Seats = ----------------------- * 100
total # of seats
Percent of Box Seats =  = 32.6 %
Percent of Reserved Seats =  = 45.5 %
Note: the percentages normally add to 100%, but in this case, there are more seats that are not considered.
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Quadratic_Equations/152851: This question is from textbook Intermediate Algebra
I have a problem solving this problem Can someone help me?
The problem is solve using the sqrt property:
2x^2-35=15 1 solutions
Answer 112326 by jim_thompson5910(28711) on 2008-08-21 11:05:18 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Start with the given equation.
 Add  to both sides.
 Combine like terms on the right side.
 Divide both sides by  to isolate  .
 Reduce.
 Take the square root of both sides
 or  Break up the expression
 or  Take the square root of 25 to get 5
So the solutions are  or
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Quadratic-relations-and-conic-sections/152793: how do i turn -5, 4, and 6 into polynomial funtions with rational coeffients in standard form? 1 solutions
Answer 112305 by jim_thompson5910(28711) on 2008-08-20 23:47:46 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Since  ,  , and  are given zeros this means that:
 ,  , and
Get all terms to the left side in each case
 ,  , and
 Now use the zero product property in reverse to join the factors.
 FOIL
 Distribute
 Distribute again
 Combine like terms
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Answer:
So the polynomial with roots of  ,  , and  is
Notice how if we graph  , we can visually verify our answer
 Graph of  with roots of  ,  , and
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Quadratic-relations-and-conic-sections/152795: This question is from textbook Algebra 2 Texas
Put in the form  1 solutions
Answer 112304 by jim_thompson5910(28711) on 2008-08-20 23:41:19 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
 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 "y" 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  .
This means that the equation  is in the form  where  ,  , and
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Quadratic_Equations/152737: Practice Quadratic Equations
Solve this on paper, preferably without a calculator:
3x2-6x+3 = 0
After you are done, you can click this button to see the solution, to check if you got it right.
Or Try Another Practice Equation.
1 solutions
Answer 112262 by jim_thompson5910(28711) on 2008-08-20 16:13:47 (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
 Start with the given equation.
Notice we have a quadratic equation 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  .
 Take the square root of  to get  .
 or  Break up the expression.
 or  Combine like terms.
 or  Simplify.
So the only solution is
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