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Question 1108548:
can some one explain to me in the simplest form what it means to simplify and how to simplify with an add of the following question. l am seriously looking for a tutor for l dont want given answers but a teacher/ tutor to guide me.
question 1

Simplify the following expression as far as possible:
(3ab^2c^3) � (ab) � (2a^3b^4)

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Question 1108586: 1.suppose an ice cream costs twice as much as a chocolate.if the ice cream costs x rand,how much,in terms of x,does the chocolate cost?
2.suppose john buys a chocolate and an ice cream.how much,in terms of x,does he pay for them?
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Question 1108591: Find all solutions of the equation in the interval [0,2π)
3 cot^2 x-9 = 0
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Question 1108591: Find all solutions of the equation in the interval [0,2π)
3 cot^2 x-9 = 0
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Question 1108537: (please explain to me to get to the correct answer.) my answer was (x + 2) rand due to the fact that the brackets multiplies

Suppose an ice cream costs twice as much as a chocolate. If the ice cream costs x rand, how much, in terms
of x, does the chocolate cost?

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Question 1108596: Simplify
cos^2 x sec^2 x -cos^2 x
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Question 1108551: Question 4
Suppose an ice cream costs twice as much as a chocolate. If the ice cream costs x rand, how much, in terms
of x, does the chocolate cost?
Question 5
Refer to question 4 above.
Suppose John buys a chocolate and an ice cream. How much, in terms of x, does he pay for them?

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Question 1108590: Find all the solutions of the equation in the interval [0,2pi]
sec^2 x + tan x=1
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Question 1108602: 1- USE A COLORED SQUARE TILES TO MAKE A SQUARE WITH AN AREA OF 16.WHAT IS THE LENGTH OF A SIDE OF YOUT SQUARE?______THEREFORE, THE SQUARE ROOT OF 16 EQUALS_________.
2-USE COLORED SQUARE TILES TO MAKE A SQUARE WITH AN AREA AS CLOSE TO 12 AS POSSIBLE BUT NOT GREATER THAN 12. WHAT IS THE LENGTH OF A SIDE OF THE LARGEST SQUARE YOU CAN MAKE?__________.
THEREFORE, THE SQUARE ROOT OF 12 IS GREATER THAN_______BUT LESS THEN_______.
3-MAKE A SQUARE WITH A SIDE LENGTH OF 5. WHAT IS THE AREA OF THE SQUARE?______THEREFORE 5 SQUARE ROOT OF 2______________, AND THE SQUARE ROOT OF 25=_________.
4-WHAT IS THE LARGEST SQUARE YOU CAN MAKE USING 40 TILES?_______WHAT DOES THIS TELL YOU ABOUT THE SQUARE ROOT OF 40?____________________________________________________________
IF I WANT THE SIDE LENGTH OF A SQUARE TO BE BETWEEN 5 AND 6, WHAT IS ONE POSSIBLE VALUE FOR THE AREA OF THE SQUARE? ________HOW DO YOU KNOW?_____________________________________
DRAW A NUMBER LINE, AND PLOT THE SQUARE ROOT OF 14 AND THE SQUARE ROOT OF 8.
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Question 1108605: Identify the expression that completes the equation so that it is an identity.
1+sec u/ tan u -tan u/ 1+sec u =?
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Question 1108624: Identify the expression that completes the equation so that it is an identity.
cos x/1+sin x = ?

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Question 1108624: Identify the expression that completes the equation so that it is an identity.
cos x/1+sin x = ?

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Question 1108607: 1-Use a colored square tiles to make a square with an area of 16. What is the length of a side of your square?________ therefore, the square root of 16 equals____________.
2- Use colored square tiles to make a square with an area as close to 12 as possible but not greater than 12. What is the length of a side of the largest square you can make?_________.there fore the square root of 12 is greater than ________ but less then _______.
3- Make a square with a side length of 5. What is the area of the square?__________ therefore 5 square root of 2=_________, and the square root of 25=___________.
4- What is the ;argest square you can make using 40 tiles?________ what does this tell you about the square root of 40?________________
5-If I want the side length of a square to be between 5 and 6, what is one possible value for the area of the square?____________ how do you know?____________
6-Draw a number line, and plot the square root of 14 and the square root of8
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Question 1108642: A steel bar 6.50 in. in diameter is being ground in a lathe. The surface speed of the bar is 46.0 ft./min. How many revolutions will the bar make in 10.0 s?
Round the answer to two decimal places.
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Question 1108667: Simplify the following expression as far as possible:
√36a^16b^36

.my answer is the square root of 36 = 6
.the square root of a^16 = 8 break down to 4
.the square root of b^36 = 6
final answer being 6a^4b^6

please review ?

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Question 1108643: A wind generator has blades 4.20 m long. Find the tip speed when the blades are rotating at 22 rev/min.
Round the answer to the nearest integer.
The speed =
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Question 1108678: Find all solutions of the equation in the interval [0,2π)
5 sqrt 3 tan x + 3 = 8 sqrt 3 tan x
Thanks!
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Question 1108539: Question 1.
Suppose an ice cream costs twice as much as a chocolate. If the ice cream costs x rand, how much, in terms
of x, does the chocolate cost?
Question 2
Suppose John buys a chocolate and an ice cream. How much, in terms of x, does he pay for them?

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Question 1108712: If r is the nominal rate and n is the number of times interest is compounded annually, then R= (1 + r/n)^n Here, R represents the annual rate that the investment would earn if simple interest were paid. Use this formula to determine the effective rate for $1 invested for 1 year at 7.17.1% compounded semiannually.
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Question 1108709: Find all solutions of the equation in the interval [0,2π)
2 csc 3x - 4 sqrt 3/3 = 0
Thanks!

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Question 1108711: An employee wants to invest $60 comma 00060,000 in a pension plan. One investment offers 66% compounded quarterlyquarterly. Another offers 5.755.75% compounded continuously.
(a) Which investment will earn more interest in 66 yr?
(b) How much more will the better plan earn?
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Question 1108814: a cast-rod is 30 metres long.it has to be cut in two pieces such that the one piece is 8 metres longer than the other.suppose the longer piece is p metres.How long in terms of p,should the shorter piece be?
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Question 1108824: Tom is 40 inches tall. The sign next to the Superman Roller Coaster says: �You must be 48 inches to ride!�. By what percent does Tom have to grow to be able to ride the roller coaster?
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Question 1108845: Let n be a three digit number and let m be the number obtained by reversing the order of the digits in n. Suppose that m does not equal n and that n+m and n-m are both divisible by 7. Find all such pairs n and m.
I have found
168 and 861
259 and 952
Are there any more?
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Question 1108846: A sales representative invests in a stock paying 9% dividends. A research consultant invests $5,000 more than the sales representative in bonds paying 8% annual simple interest. The research consultant�s income from the investment is equal to the sales representative�s. Find the amount of the research consultant�s investment.
I know the answer is $45,000 since it was in the back of my book. I don�t understand how to get there.
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Question 1108927: write the equation in standard form 2y= 5x +2

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Question 1108943: A picture 9 inches and 8 inches is to be mounted on a piece of matboard so that there is an even amount of mat all around the picture. How wide will the boarder be if the area of the border is 124.
I did this question for a quiz and I got it wrong. The answer that I got was 9.

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Question 1108974: 4 1/2 - 3 5/6

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Question 1109012: The magnitude of operating leverage for Franklin Corporation is 2.8 when sales are $200,000 and net income is $24,000. If sales increase by 5%, what is net income expected to be?
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Question 1109006: One and a half years ago Julie received some money for her birthday and she immediately deposited it into an account earning 0.75% per month. Today the value of that deposit has reached $5,902. How much did she deposit 1.5 years ago?
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Question 1109005: On October 13 Jerry's $1,100 deposit matured at $1,127.12. It had been earning 4.5%. What was the date that he made the deposit?
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Question 1109089: Write the standard form of the equation of the circle with radius r = 2 and center (h, k) = (0, 0).

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Question 1109092: Write the standard form of the equation of the circle with radius r = 2 and center (h, k) = (0, 0).

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Question 1109090: Find the general form of the equation for the line with slope = -2/3 and containing the point (0, 4).
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Question 1109087: Find the general form of the equation for the line with slope = -2/3 and containing the point (0, 4).

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Question 1109086: Find the distance d(P1, P2) between the points P1 and P2.
P1 = (0, -4); P2 = (5, -4)

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Question 1109085: Find an equation for the line that is perpendicular to the line 3x - y = 6 and contains the point (0, 2
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Question 1109085: Find an equation for the line that is perpendicular to the line 3x - y = 6 and contains the point (0, 2
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Question 1109091: If (-5, -5) is the endpoint of a line segment, and (-10, -7) is its midpoint, find the other endpoint
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Question 1109088: If (-5, -5) is the endpoint of a line segment, and (-10, -7) is its midpoint, find the other endpoint

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