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Question 922820: please help me i am stuck with this problem..............
IF x^2 =r^2+2rs+s^2,y^2=s^2,x>0,and y>0,then x/y=

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Question 922820: please help me i am stuck with this problem..............
IF x^2 =r^2+2rs+s^2,y^2=s^2,x>0,and y>0,then x/y=

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Question 922825: please if someone help can help me ....so do help me......
if ax^2-bx=ay^2+by,then a/b=
(A) 1/x-y
(B)1/x+y
(C)X-Y/X+Y
(D)X+Y/X-Y
(E)X/Y
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Question 924066: while graphing an absolute value function...the function y= abs(x)-4...setting up the table> X's> -3,-1,0,1,2,3 how do u get the y's for the table?
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Question 924050: an ore contains 20% zinc. how many kg of ore will be required to get 45 kg of zinc
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Question 924258: Graph each absolute value function and state its domain and range
y=|2x-3|
and
x+3=|y|
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Question 924258: Graph each absolute value function and state its domain and range
y=|2x-3|
and
x+3=|y|
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Question 924870: please help me i am stuck ..........
if 5x+y=19 and x-3y=7,then x+y=
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Question 924874: please help me ........
if 1/x+1/y=1/4 and 1/x-1/y=3/4,then x=?
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Question 924828: a carpenter is making a part for a desk.the part is to be 256 millimeters wide plus or minus 3 millimeters . this means that the absolute value of the difference between the part and 256 can be no more than 3 millimeters. to the nearest millimeter, what are the acceptable dimensions of the part

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Question 925082: rikkies locker number is a two digit number the number is less than 70 and is an even multiple of 10 what three numbers could be rikkis locker number ?
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Question 925451: What is the absolute value of an improper fraction
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Question 925669: What is the absolute value of 10-5i? Thanks :)
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Question 926090: please help me if you can........
if(x-1)^2-(x-1)=0,then,
(A)X=0 OR X=2
(B)X=0 OR X=1
(C)X=-1 OR X=2
(D)X=1 OR X=2
(E)X=0 OR X=-1
PLEASE ANSWER ME ACCORDING TO CAPS
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Question 926070: Solve the inequality |x/x-1|<2 by interpreting the absolute value function as a distance function.
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Question 926548: i am stuck can anyone solve it please....|x^2-x-20|=0
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Question 926597: x+4=|x-2|

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Question 927109: kindly help me in solving this question and explain me too what are they asking about..........
the elapsed time from 11:00 p.m.On Wednesday of the same day is what fraction of the elapsed time from 11:00 a.m on Wednesday to 3:00 p.m.On Friday of the same week...............
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Question 927106: i am not able to solve this question please help me......
|1-x|=|2x+3|
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Question 927108: kindly help me in solving this question..........
|3|x|/5+1|=0
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Question 927104: please help me solve this equation........
|t-x|=|4t|
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Question 927368: how do you solve
|2-x|<4
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Question 927396: I AM HAVING PROBLEM IN SOLVING THIS QUESTION KINDLY HELP ME............
EACH INCH ON RULER A IS MARKED IN EQUAL 1/8 INCH UNITS,AND EACH INCH ON RULER B IS MARKED IN EQUAL 1/12 INCH UNITS.WHEN RULER A IS USED,A SIDE OF A TRIANGLE MEASURES 12 OF THE 1/8 INCH UNITS.WHEN RULER B IS USED,HOW MANY 1/12 INCH UNITS WILL THE SAME SIDE MEASURE?
(PLEASE EXPLAIN ME TOO WHAT ARE THEY ASKING ABOUT AND HOW YOU SOLVED IT)
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Question 929443: 3 /p-4/= 18
it is 3 multiplied to the absolute value of p-4 is equal to 18
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Question 930296: If i won $11,000 from a $7,000 bet how much did I win?
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Question 930295: If i won $11,000 from a $4,000 bet what % did I win?
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Question 930269: how would you graph
y>or= 3x-4 ,yor=0
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Question 930503: Solve this equation:
|x+1| + |1-x| = 2
Thanks.
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Question 930503: Solve this equation:
|x+1| + |1-x| = 2
Thanks.
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Question 932198: i cannot figure out if the absoulte value of 30 is less than the absoulte value of 19 please help
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Question 932234: Can you please help me explain this I would appreciate it.
With absolute value within an inequality sometimes the solution is one interval and sometimes it is two intervals. Why is this and how can you tell which case to use?
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Question 932679: The sum of two consecutive even numbers plus the next odd number is 212. Write an algebraic equation that can be used to solve this problem. what is the odd number?
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Question 932835: 3|x+2|-1=8
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Question 932867: How do I graph y=-|x+1| and y=|2x-1| on the same coordinate plane.
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Question 933163: what is the absolute value of -5
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Question 933499: I am having trouble with absolute value in inequalities.
What does it mean?
The difference between 9 and 3 times the distance between x and -5 is greater than 6.
I did try to to this. Here's what I think. 9-3|x-5|>6 only question. Is it supposed to be x-5 or x+5? And then i got the answer : -6>x>-4. Your help is greatly appreciated.. As i showed you here I did try but did not get the answer. Also tell me the definition of absolute value and how it is used in word problems if you would not mind.

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Question 933742: Ballislife
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Question 934483: what is the absolute value of -8+4i?

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Question 934483: what is the absolute value of -8+4i?

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Question 934778: prove inequality
(x-2)/(x2-x)
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Question 934874: John eats 5/8 of a box of chocolates and leaves the rest for his friend. The box now contains 36 chocolates. How many chocolates were in the box at the start?
How do I explain to my 10 year old how to solve this?
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Question 934897: Please help me Solve this problem:
For this problem you have to fill in the box with < or >...
|7|-|-7| ⬛ -7
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Question 934897: Please help me Solve this problem:
For this problem you have to fill in the box with < or >...
|7|-|-7| ⬛ -7
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