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Question 1127844: what is the area of a rhombus that has a side along 15x-8y=72 and the opposite side through (6,-2)?
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Question 1127973: How many squares are there in this shape?
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Question 1128055: Write an algebraic expression that represents the circumference of the rectangle whose area is given by x^2+24x81
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Question 1128772: Find a point (x,y) equidistant from lines 2x+5y-8=0 and 3x-4y+3=0
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Question 1128772: Find a point (x,y) equidistant from lines 2x+5y-8=0 and 3x-4y+3=0
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Question 1128771: Find a point (x,y) equidistant from point (-3,8) and the line 5x-4y+3=0
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Question 1128770: Find a point (x,y) equidistant from points (2,-7), (-3,-8) and (-5,9)

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Question 1128770: Find a point (x,y) equidistant from points (2,-7), (-3,-8) and (-5,9)

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Question 1128769: Prove that the points M(-2,-2), N(2,1), and L(6,4) are on a straight line using the midpoint equation.
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Question 1128794: How far is the point (4,1) from the line y= -2x+3?
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Question 1129618: Explain how to construct a line segment with length square root of 13 cm?
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Question 1129618: Explain how to construct a line segment with length square root of 13 cm?
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Question 1130003: The frame of a picture is 30 cm by 34 cm outside and is of uniform width. What is the width of the frame if 252 cm2 of the picture shows?
1) Sketch a relevant graph and define appropriate variables
2) Model the problem (an equation)
3) Solve the model and answer the question.

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Question 1130159: Differentiate y = sin^2x / cosx(cosx + sinx)
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Question 1131094: The sum of the two parallel sides of a trapezoid is 22 cm. The segment that connects the midpoints of the two non-parallel sides divides the area of the trapezoid into two parts, in a ratio of 4:7. What is the product of the lengths of the two parallel sides?

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Question 1131156: A segment has a midpoint at (2, -7) and an
endpoint at (8, -5). What are the coordinates
of the other endpoint?
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Question 1131483: write in ratio using fraction notation: 130 miles to 6 gallons of gas.
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Question 1131485: A person starts walking from home and walks:
6 miles East
3 miles Southeast
4 miles South
3 miles Southwest
2 miles East
This person has walked a total of
Find the total displacement vector for this walk:

If this person walked straight home, they'd have to walk miles
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Question 1131758: Identify the coordinates of the midpoint of PQ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ with endpoints P(1,−1) and Q(7,−3).
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Question 1131587: find the equation satisfied by the centers of the set of circles such that each is tangent to x^2+y^2=9 and to x=5. thank you
P.s Is my answer y^2=-4(x-1) and y^2=-16(x-4) correct?
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Question 1131920: Can you help me find the distant between the following ordered pairs (-4,5) and (1,-6)?
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Question 1132078: what is the midpoint of AC if A is at �2 and C is at 3 on a number line
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Question 1132457: Here is a picture that shows one side of a child's wooden block with a semicircle cut out at the bottom Area of 9 cm 4.5 cm 5 cm Find the area of the side. Explain or show your reasoning
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Question 1132600: Find the slope of the line that contains the points (6, -2) and (-3, 7).
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Question 1132690: what is the length of (-1,7) and (3,-1)

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Question 1133072: Find the length of the leg x of the right triangle.
18 cm
x
12 cm

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Question 1133072: Find the length of the leg x of the right triangle.
18 cm
x
12 cm

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Question 1133072: Find the length of the leg x of the right triangle.
18 cm
x
12 cm

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Question 1133068: Wow I think this is the hardest grade 9 math question!!
In a 6 by 6 grid, how many pathways can be drawn from S to F, (always moving to the right or down) that cross the main diagonal at least once? (You can use the Catalan sequence to answer this question...) The diagram illustrates one pathway that crosses the main diagonal twice.
Link to diagram : http://i63.tinypic.com/2s65wdg.jpg
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Question 1133600:
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Question 1134175: A 4x4x4 cube is ruled on all six of its faces with 16 congruent squares. How many paths are there along the faces of the cube from A to B, travelling along the lines and always moving closer to point B? (Remember, : the paths are drawn on all six faces!)
Here is the link to the diagram : http://tinypic.com/r/166m8si/9
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Question 1134256: A scale on a hiking map shows that 33 inches represents 1.251.25 miles.

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Question 1134259: Find, in simplest radical form, the shortest possible distance in centimeters that could be traced from A to B on the surface of this block.

Link to diagram: http://tinypic.com/r/1zgurrm/9
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Question 1134380: Find, in simplest radical form, the shortest possible distance in centimeters that could be traced from A to B on the surface of this block.

Link to diagram: http://tinypic.com/r/1zgurrm/9''.

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Question 1134379: A 4x4x4 cube is ruled on all six of its faces with 16 congruent squares. How many paths are there along the faces of the cube from A to B, travelling along the lines and always moving closer to point B? (Remember, : the paths are drawn on all six faces!)
My work: I think it would be 12!/4!x4!x4! x 6 faces
What are your thoughts?
Sorry forgot to add diagram on the other one! http://tinypic.com/r/166m8si/9''
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Question 1134378: A 4x4x4 cube is ruled on all six of its faces with 16 congruent squares. How many paths are there along the faces of the cube from A to B, travelling along the lines and always moving closer to point B? (Remember, : the paths are drawn on all six faces!)
My work: I think it would be 12!/4!x4!x4! x 6 faces
What are your thoughts?
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Question 1134597: Find the distance between the two points.
(4, −5), (−1, 7)
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Question 1135184: Relatively aperture. The relative aperture , or f-stop, of a 23.5mm diameter lens is directly proportional to the focal length F of the lens. If 250-mm focal length has an f-stop of 6.3, find the f-stop of a 23.5mm diameter lens with a focal lengh ot 90mm.

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Question 1135190: Explain 'soft' and 'hard' notions of community participation in citizenship education.(4)
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Question 1135189: Explain what is meant by 'context' in symbolic interactionism. Give an example of two different contexts found in schools.
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Question 1135189: Explain what is meant by 'context' in symbolic interactionism. Give an example of two different contexts found in schools.
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Question 1135302: Given A(-4,4) and B(4.3), what is the length of AB?
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Question 1135273: 24) The picture shows the plan of a town. There are four circular bus routes in the town. №1 bus follows the route C-DE-F-G-H-C, which is 17km long. №2 bus goes A-B-C-F-G-H-A, and covers 12 km. The route of №3 bus is А-B-C-D-EF-G-H-A, and is equal to 20 km. №4 bus travels C-F-G-H-C. How long is this route?
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A) 5 km B) 8 km C) 9 km D) 12 km E) 15 km
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Question 1135759: I think this is in the right category but...
Construct △ABC with AB=3 in. , AC=3 in. , and m∠A=60°
What is the length of BC, if it could be measured?

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