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Question 71314: Help
Solve 5x-25=0
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Question 71316: Solve 49x^2-4
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Question 71310: Factor 140 into the product of primes
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Question 71321: factor x^2-3x-18
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Question 71331: ``Find the product: (3x + 5)(4x - 1)
Which of the following is the equation of a vertical line?
x = y
y = -4
y = 3x + 2
x = 8
Simplify: (-3a2b5)2
Find (x - 4)2

All work needed to arrive at a correct answer. If it is not a question that requires work, you will need to provide a complete explanation of how you determined the correct answer. (Explanations for those problems not requiring work must demonstrate your understanding of the concept.)
The correct answer.

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Question 71349: 5(2z-4)=9(z+4)
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Question 71367: Can you please help me in solving this problem...instructions...find the value of each of the following polynomials for the given values of the variable.
-x^2-5x-6, x=-3 and x=-2
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Question 71370: 4x^2+4x-3
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Question 71376: 6x2-3x-45=0
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Question 71386: How doe you solve these 4/a-7=-2a/a+3
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Question 71386: How doe you solve these 4/a-7=-2a/a+3
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Question 71425: Add or Subtract as indicated. Express your results in simlplest form.

I came up with an anwer of
Is this correct?
Thanks
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Question 71431: how do i add and/or subtract polynomials?
ex:: (5x-12)-(2x-7)
ex:: (24m-13)-(18m+7)+(6m-4)
Please help me solve these, i would very much apriciate it. thank you
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Question 71429: Add or Subtract as indicated. Express your result in simplest form.

The answer I came up with for this problem was:
I was wondering if I was doing this correctly.
Thanks.
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Question 71426: Add or Subtract as indicated. Express your results in simlplest form.

I came up with an anwer of
Is this correct?
Thanks
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Question 71478: All work needed to arrive at a correct answer. If it is not a question that requires work, you will need to provide a complete explanation of how you determined the correct answer. (Explanations for those problems not requiring work must demonstrate your understanding of the concept.)
The correct answer

If x varies directly as y and x is 25 when y is 5, find the constant of variation.
Which of the following relations is NOT a function?
(2,1), (1,-2), (-3,2), (2,-3)
(2,-1), (-1,2), (-2,3), (3,-2)
(-3,-2), (-1,0), (0,1), (1,2)
(-2,1), (-1,2), (1,1), (2,3)
This equation, 6x + 3y = 15, crosses the y axis at ______.
The sum of three consecutive ODD integers is 75.
Write the equation you would use to find these integers.

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Question 71519: 9x2+6x+1
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Question 71427: the length of a rectangle is 3 times the width. If the width were increased by 4 and the length remains the same the resulting rectangle would have an area of 231 sq.inches. find the dimension of the original.
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Question 71558: The book is not helping me. Someone please help and show me how to do this
Given f(x) = 5x +7 and g(x) = x2 + 7, Find .
possible answers:
=5 x 2 + 7
. = 5 x 2 +42
. = (5x)2 + 14
.= 25 x 2 + 70x + 56
Thank you
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Question 71552: can you give three examples of something you do, that process using a polynomial?
I can give the examples of somethhing we would possibly use them, but not sure how to confidently answer this question, and need some assistance. Thanks
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Question 71518: I don't get how to solve the problem.At all!
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Question 71624: Directions : Add or subtract as indicated. Express your result in simplest form.
#58
(3)/(x^2+4x+3) minus (1)/(x^2-9)
#62
(4y)/(y^2+6y+5) plus (2y)/(y^2-1)
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Question 71621: Directions for #8,28
Factor each polynomial completely. to begin, state which method should be applied as the first step. then continue the exercise and factor each polynomial completely.
#8
2p-6q+pq-3q^2
#28
m^4-9n^4
Directions for #32
Factor completely
9x^2+12xy+4y^2-25
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Question 71614: #70 SEC.4.3
Directions: Find each of the following polynomial completely.
-3s^2-10s+8

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Question 71601: can you please help me with this: Place the polynomials in the correct descending order in terms of x.
17. 1 + x^3 + x^5 + x^2+ z^3x

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Question 71616: sec.4.4
Directions: determine whether each of the following trinomials is a perfect square. If it is, factor the trinomial.
#48
x^2-24x+48
#54
16x^2+40xy+25y^2
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Question 71600: Can you please help me solve this: Which term in each of the following has the lowest degree in x?
5x^2 - 3x^3 + 7 + 2x - a^3x + 8x^6

thank you so much!
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Question 71669: I have a question that I can't figure out.
It's 4y to the sixth minus 14y to the fifth minus 144y to the third equals 0. I am supposed to find all six degrees of x. How do I do this. So my teacher say there should be six answers.
Thank you for your help.
Amy
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Question 71691: can you please assist me with solving problem...instructions...
7x^2 + 5x from 9x^2 - 3.
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Question 71707: factor
125x^3+y^3
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Question 71714: Please help!, we worked on this problem for 2 hrs last night.
x^2+x+2 /x+2
_____________
X^2+4X+3 /x+3
The book says the answer is "1",but we can't get there. Thanks for your assistance, Carol
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Question 71693: can you please assist me in completing the equation...instructions...business and finance.
the price of an item is given by p=2x^2-100. find the polynomial that represents the revenue generated from the sale of x items.
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Question 71732: This is from Beginning Algebra 6th edition, chapter 4 ,section 4.4 #60. I am having a hard time figuring this one out. I hope that you can help. Thank you for your time.
Factor each expression...
a ^ 2 ( b - c ) - 16 b ^ 2 ( b - c )

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Question 71738: I've tried to do this and every time i either forget a step or get a different answer.
Factor and solve the following equation:
21x2 - 19x - 22 = 0

Please help! thanks
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Question 71751: The question is worded:
Factor the following:
x(x+1)^4+(x+1)^5
Thanks in advance for your help!
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Question 71754: What is the answer to the following problem:
3x-2y-x-3x
Thank you!
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Question 71792: someone please show or explain the easiest way to understand this
Find the polynomial with leading coefficient 1 and degree 3 that has -1, 1, and 3 as roots.
Possible answers:
x3 - 3x2 -x +3
.x3 -3x2 + x -3
.x3 +3x2 +x +3
.x3 + 3x2 +x +3
Thanks to anyone who can help me
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Question 71793: someone please show or explain the easiest way to understand this
Find the polynomial f(x) of degree 3 that has zeroes at 1,2, and 4 such that f(0) = -16.
Possible answers:
f(x) = x^3 -7x^2 +14x -16
f(x) = 2x^3 -14x^2 +28x -16
f(x) = 2x^3 -14x^2 +14x -16
f(x) = 2x^3 +7x^2 +14x +16
Thanks to anyone who can help me
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Question 71795: someone please show or explain the easiest way to understand this
express the following statement as a formula with the value of the constant of proportionality determined with the given conditions: w varies directly as x and inversley as the square of y. If x =15 and y=5, then w = 36.
Possible answers:
w = 3 x/y^2
w = 12 x/y^2
w = 36 x/y^2
w = 60 x/y^2
Thanks to anyone who can help me. This is way way over my head
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Question 71797: Find the roots of the polynomial x3 -x2 +16x -16
Please explain also.
Thank you
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Question 71825: I need help!
Express as a polynomial
(x+a)[x^2-ax/x]
How do I figure this out?
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Question 71837: can you assist me in solving this problem...instructions...perform the indicated divisions.
x^2 - 2x - 35/x + 5
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Question 71849: The degree three polynomial f(x) with real coefficients and leading coefficient 1, has -3 and +4i among its roots. Express f(x) as a product of linear and quadratic polynomials with real coefficients.
AND
for the function f(x) shown in the earlier problem, find the domain and range of f^-1(x)
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Question 71871: Need help with soving the following prime factorization problem:
Not sure of the steps.
1.)9t^2+36t
2.)14zx-18xz^2
Thanks
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