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Question 1049565: Given x+1/x=1, calculate x^7+1/x^7
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Question 1049565: Given x+1/x=1, calculate x^7+1/x^7
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Question 1049713: Solve and check
4/x + 1/y + 2/z =4
2/x + 3/y - 1/z =1
1/x + 1/y + 1/z =4
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Question 1049710: Solve and check
3/x-1 + 2/y+2 - 1/z+1 =9
1/x-1 - 4/y+2 + 3/z+1 =-5
2/x-1 - 2/y+2 - 5/z+1 =7

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Question 1049710: Solve and check
3/x-1 + 2/y+2 - 1/z+1 =9
1/x-1 - 4/y+2 + 3/z+1 =-5
2/x-1 - 2/y+2 - 5/z+1 =7

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Question 1049947: please help me with this word problem solving.
1)Peter has three times as many golf balls as Chris and six more than Geoff.together
they have fifty balls.how many does Chris have?
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Question 1049980: A parabola has an axis of symmetry x=-2 and passes through the point (-5,6). Find another point that lies on the graph of the parabola.
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Question 1049994: Identify the focus, directrix, and axis of symmetry of f(x)=1/16x^2. If possible please add steps. Thanks!
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Question 1050120: What polynomial has a graph that passes through the given points?
(-2, 2) (-1, -1) (1, 5) (3, 67)

A. y = -x^3 + 4x^2 + 2x - 2
B. y = x^3 + 4x^2 + 2x - 2
C. y = x^4 + 4x^3 + 2x^2 - 2x
D. y = x^3 - 4x^2 - 2x - 2
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Question 1050155: Find each value without using the calculator and please show the steps. Thank you.
Arcsin (-1/2)
Can you explain how you do it with a NEGATIVE 1/2 ???
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Question 1050147: Find each value without using the calculator and please show the steps. Thank you.
Arctan 1
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Question 1050145: Find each value without using the calculator and please show the steps. Thank you.
Sin^-1 ( (square root 3)/2 )
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Question 1050146: Find each value without using the calculator and please show the steps. Thank you.
tan (sin^-1 1 - cos^-1 (1/2))
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Question 1050219:
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Question 1050166: You have been offered a loan of $40,000, which you will have to repay in 5 equal annual payments of $10,000, with the first payment to be received one year from now. What interest rate would you be paying on the loan?
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Question 1050319: 6x�-10x+6
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Question 1050319: 6x�-10x+6
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Question 1050324: you just won $400,000 in the lottery. After careful consideration, you decide to keep a
certain amount of this total, give one -
half of your amount to your parents, and one
-
tenth of
your amount to your algebra teacher. Ho
w much did you give your teacher?

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Question 1050361: Hal says that the greatest product of a 3-digit number and a 1-digit number is 8,891. Is he correct? Explain.
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Question 1050360: A tape measure is marked in metres on one side . On the other side it is marked in cms. How many cms are on the other side to 2.5 metres?

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Question 1050359: I am a length between 3 and 6 metres. My length in cm has 3 even digits which are all the same . What am I ?
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Question 1050395: Kyle was in charge of ticket sales for the upcoming track meet. The cost of tickets was $3 for students and $6 for adults. They collected $840 from ticket sales. There was a total of 200 tickets sold. How many adult tickets were sold?
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Question 1050479: I am a length between 3 and 6 metres. My length in cm has 3 even digits which are all the same. What am I?
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Question 1050479: I am a length between 3 and 6 metres. My length in cm has 3 even digits which are all the same. What am I?
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Question 1050467: You need $210,000 to buy a new home. The bank offers a choice of a 30 year loan at an APR of 8% or a 15 year loan at 7.5%. Assume the closing costs are the same for both loans.
a) Compare the monthly payments for these two loans options.
b) Compare the total loan costs for these two loan options.
c) What are the pros and cons of each loan which option would you choose?
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Question 1050469: Suppose you haved student loans totaling $20,500 when you graduate from college. The APR is 8% and the loan term is 10 years.
A) What are the monthly payments?
B) What is the total amount you will pay over the term of the loan?
C) Of the total amount paid, what percentage is paid toward the principal?
D) Of the amount paid, what percentage is paid for interest?
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Question 1050470: You need to borrow $24,000 to buy a car. You can only afford to make monthly payments of $550. The bank offers 3 choices:3- year loan at 5%, 4-year loan at 6%, and 5-year loan at 7%.
A) What's the monthly payment for each loan?
B)Which loan is best for your situation?
C) What's the total amount you would pay over the term of each loan?
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Question 1050515: a man borrowed 8480 $ for 4 years at 4% simple interest.how much money he have to save annually to pay his doubt
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Question 1050515: a man borrowed 8480 $ for 4 years at 4% simple interest.how much money he have to save annually to pay his doubt
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Question 1050519: You are estimating the cost of engine overhauls. A sample of 99 repairs showed an average overhaul of 285 hours with a standard deviation of 60 hours. Calculate a 95% confidence interval for the average overhaul. (Carry intermediate calculations to three decimal places.)

268.20 ≤ μ ≤ 301.80

273.18 ≤ μ ≤ 296.82

271.00 ≤ μ ≤ 299.00

281.61 ≤ μ ≤ 288.39

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Question 1050537: the probability that the card is not a face card?
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Question 1050518: We are estimating the spares requirement for a radar power supply. The power supply was designed with a mean (μ) life of 6500 hours. The standard deviation (σ) determined from testing is 750 hours. What is the likelihood that a power supply would fail in less than 4880 hours?
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Question 1050695: Alyson leaves her house at 6:30 am to drive to Boston, a distance of about 444 miles. She averages 48 miles per hours and drives without stopping.
A) For how long will she be traveling?
B) At what time will she arrive in Boston?
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Question 1050726: Check my answer please!
Giving a test to a group of students, the grades and gender are summarized below
A B C Total
Male 17 5 2 24
Female 7 11 12 30
Total 24 16 14 54

If one student was chosen at random,
find the probability that the student was female.
7/54

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Question 1050473: You have a home mortgage of $180,000 with a fixed APR of 4% for 30 years.
A) For month #1 what would the payment, interest, principal and the balance be?
For month #2 what would the payment, interest, principal, and the balance be?
For month#3 what would the payment, interest, principal, and the balance be?
For month #4 what would the payment, interest, principal, and the balance be?
B) What do you notice about the payment toward the principal during the term of the loan?
C) What do you notice about the payment toward interest during the term of the loan?
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Question 1050770: Claire has received scores of 85, 88, 87, and 95 on her algebra tests. What is the minimum score she must receive on the fifth test to have an overall test score average that is greater than or equal to 90? (Set up and solve an inequality to answer this question).
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Question 1050773: Assume you have a balance of $900 on a credit card with an APR of 24% or 2% per month. You start making payments of $150 per month, but at the same time charge an additional $60 per month to the credit card. Assume the interest for a given month is based on the balance for the previous month.
Month 0 - $900
Month 1- What would be the interest and the new balance? (Payment is $150)
Month 2 - What would be the interest and new balance?( Payment is $150)
Month 3- What would be the interest and new balance?(Payment $150)
Month 4- What would be the interest and new balance?(Payment is $150)
Month 5- what would be the interest and new balance?(Payment is $150)
Month 6- What would be the interest and new balance?(Payment is $150)
Month 7- What would be the interest and new balance?(Payment is $150)
Month 8- What would be the interest and new balance?(Payment is $150)
Month 9- What would be the interest and new balance ?(Payment is $150)
Month 10- What would be the interest and new balance?(Payment is $150)
Month 11- What would be the interest and new balance?(Payment is $150)
How long does it take to pay off your debt?
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Question 1050821: Giving a test to a group of students, the grades and gender are summarized below
A B C Total
Male 19 5 8 32
Female 6 16 15 37
Total 25 21 23 69

If one student is chosen at random,
Find the probability that the student was male AND got a "C".
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Question 1050901: A scientist measures the change in the temperature of a chemical solution. At the start of the experiment, the solution is at a temperature of -14.96 degree Celsius. The temperature decreases 2.9 degree Celsius each hour. Write an expression that can be used to find the temperature of the solution after 3 hours and what is the temperature of the solution after 3 hours rounded to the nearest whole degree? Thanks!
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Question 1050786: Giving a test to a group of students, the grades and gender are summarized below
A B C Total
Male 4 17 20 41
Female 15 7 19 41
Total 19 24 39 82

If one student is chosen at random,
Find the probability that the student did NOT get an "B"
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Question 1050898: The value of a stock increased 1 1/4 points Monday morning. On Monday afternoon, the value of the stock decreased 1 2/3 points. On Tuesday morning, the value increased 1 1/2 points. What is the overall change in the stock's value?
A. -1/12 point
B. 1/12 point
C. 1 1/12 points
D. 2 5/12 points
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Question 1050896: Which of the following expressions are equivalent to -5/8 - (-1/8 -1/2)
Choose all that apply.
A. -5/8+(1/8+1/2)
B. -5/8+5/8
C. -5/8-(1/8+1/2)
D. -5/8-(-1/8+(-1/2))
E. -5/8+(1/8-1/2)
F. -5/8-1/8-1/2
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Question 1051045: f(x) is an even function.
Determine if g(x)=-f(x)+1 is an even, odd or neither
1
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Question 1051176: PLEASE HELP!!!!
EVALUATE EACH FUNCTION
GIVEN f(x) = 3x - 1, find
a.) f(2)
b.) f(-1)
c.) f(0)
d.) f(2/3)
e.) f(k)
f.) f(k+2)
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