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Question 970709: What are the like terms of this problem 5a^5 + 2a^4 - 9a^3
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Question 970790: 4sqrt6/3sqrt8
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Question 970791: 3sqrt6(sqrt10-sqrt3)
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Question 970879: Can I have some help with this equation?
6(2-sqrt(3))
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Question 970942: sqrt 3x+4=5

I am unsure on how to do this problem
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Question 971038: what are the solution of this equation 2x + 5/2 = 3/x
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Question 971088: Find (a) such that 2x^2a[8x^(5a-4)+5x^(2a+1)]=16x^31+10x^21 Please explain how you got your answer
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Question 971112: (4x)^3=1728 find positive value of X that makes the equation true.
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Question 971139: (12 square root 60 - 14 square root 21) divide by 2 square root 3

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Question 971138: 12 square root 60 - 14 square root 21

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Question 971316: I tried this problem and have no answer.

72+32 in radical form

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Question 971825: how to solve 3 root 2 x 4 root 2 x 12 root 32
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Question 972223: The sum of the squares of four consecutive odd integers is 36. What is the difference between the largest and smallest of the integers?
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Question 972331: Write the expression in the simplest radical form:

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Question 972558: how do you simplify radical 8x squared
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Question 972746: how do you solve this question: "solve. check for extraneous solutions 3sqrt7x-9+11=14? can you please show me how to solve this and how to check for extraneous solutions?

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Question 972920: nth degree polynomial function w/real coefficients satisfying the given conditions
n=3
-3 and 1+5i are 0
f(2)=130
f(x)=
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Question 972920: nth degree polynomial function w/real coefficients satisfying the given conditions
n=3
-3 and 1+5i are 0
f(2)=130
f(x)=
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Question 973012: Write (4-x)^1/2 as a radical expression.
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Question 973165: Please help me figure out how to put (x^2y)^3/2 as a radical expression.
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Question 973754: please help me solve this question :
find the values of 'a' and 'b' :
3+sqrt(2)/ 3-sqrt(2) = a+b sqrt(2)

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Question 973976: what is (4- square root of 8) divided by (2+ square root of 8) simplified

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Question 974044: an=n+4
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Question 974215: Rationalize the denominator:
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Question 974369: SQRT(x + 8) + SQRT(x + 15) = SQRT(9x + 40). This must be squared twice and I'm stuck.
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Question 974556: (x^(3/2)-27)/(x-9) Factor this equation
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Question 974563: =(x^(3/2)-27)/(x-9) Factor
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Question 974748: How do you solve 3^81^x = 81^3^x for x?
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Question 974804: Let y = cube root of (x^2 - x +1). For which value of x is y a minimum?
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Question 974794: Between which two consecutive numbers does the square root of 110 lie?

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Question 975425: Perform the indicated operations. Simplify if possible. Rationalize the denominators if needed.
6√8
----
2√3

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Question 975432: Hello I need help with this question please: adding radical expressions
-1+7a-4x/ 6a -a+5x/9a
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Question 975445: Multiply and simplify
(5√2-3)(5√2+3)
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Question 975806: If a car is traveling 45 mph how many feet will it travel before stopping? I wrote it like this s=sqrt45d. Don't know if I am doing this right. Thanks
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Question 975856: The 4th root of A to the 9th = ?
A. 36A
B. A to the 3rd
C. A to the 5th
D. A to the 36th
E. (A squared) times the 4th root of A
Thank you for any help on this.
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Question 976274: Square root of 1/ square root of x = 3
What is x?
A. 0.123
B. 1/81
C. 45
D. 81

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Question 975447: Perform the operations. Express answers with positive exponents in lowest terms.
(125x1/2y6)1/3
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Question 976954: What are the mean and standard deviation of the data -6,12,2,-4,1,6,0,3?
a. the mean is 2 1/3 and the standard deviation is approximately 5.6252
b. The mean is 2 1/3 and the standard deviation is 5.
c. The mean is 1 3/4 and the standard deviation is approsimately 5.6252
d. The mean is 4.86 and the standard deviation is 5.63.
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Question 976953: which of the following best describes imaginary numbers?
a. They are not numbers, but are useful in solving equations.
b. they are the values of expression of the form sqrt-a for various real numbers a, as long as a does not equal 0.
c. They are the complex numbers
d. they consist of two values, the principal imaaginary number i and its negative -1.
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Question 976949: Simplify ^3 sqrt 810
a. 2.5.3 sqrt 81
b. 3 ^3 sqrt30
c. 81^3 sqrt 10
d. 9^3 sqrt 10
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Question 976951: to solve sqrt x + sqrt x-5=5 for x, begin with which of these steps?
a. isolate on radical expression
b. square both sides of the equation
c. combine the two like radicals, then square both sides.
d. eliminate the negative in the second radical expression.
Thank you
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Question 977059: choose the best description of the radical expression ^3 sqrt -9
a. It can be simplified, but the result is a complex number.
b. It can be simplified to -^3 sqrt 9 but no further
c. It is in simplified form
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Question 977061: Expand (sq rt c + sq rd d)^2 and simplify. Assume c> or equal to 0 and d > or equal to 0
b. c+2 sqft cd + d
c. c^2-d^2
d. c^2+2cd_d^2
I thought it was [c]+2[cd]+[d] but I was wrong.
Thank you
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