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Question 1053752: The intermediate Value Theorem claims that if a polynomial the points of (0,10) and (6, -8) then
A.) f(2) is a value between and
B.) f(3) is a value between and
C.) f(4) is not a value between and
D.) f(5) is not a value between and
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Question 1053863: There are some passengers on a bus. when the bus arrives at the first stop, 2/3 of the passengers get off and 12 passengers get on. At this moment, there are 75 passengers on the bus. Find the original number of passengers on the bus.

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Question 1053832: The length of a rectangle is twice its width.The perimeter of the rectangle is 96 metres.Assume the width of the rectangle as Y meters.

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Question 1053934: find to 4 decimal places the root of x^2+lnx=2
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Question 1053944: ? X ? = -1
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Question 1053944: ? X ? = -1
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Question 1053944: ? X ? = -1
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Question 1053776: what is the Algebratic equation for 4x50=200

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Question 1053989: What is the range of f(x)=-(x+2)^2+8 in set and interval notations
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Question 1054033: Mrs Parkson buys some oranges from a supermarket. She finds that:
I. If she buys a dozen oranges in brand A, she will have $96 left.
II. If she buys two dozen oranges in brand B, she will use half of the money brought.
Given that the price of each orange in brand B is $1 less than that in brand A, find the original amount that Mrs Parkson has.
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Question 1053870: In a test, Dora has answered only 4/5 of the questions and 3 of them are wrong. It is known that 4 marks are given for each correct answer, no marks for each wrong answer or any question not answered. If Dora gets 68 marks in the test, how many questions are there in the test?
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Question 1054134: Given the following function, find f(-5)
f(x)=6-x^2/x^3-x^2+8
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Question 1054163: x^4+x^2-6/x^4+6x^2+9
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Question 1054168: Add and subtract.
5/(x)-5x/(5-3x)+2
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Question 1054164: Simplify.
y/(y+9)-y/(y-9)/y/(y+9)+y/(y-9)
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Question 1054213: Does ? Why or why not?
Thanks

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Question 1054304: Please help me solve this question:
For what value of k does x^2 + kx + 1 = 0 have two different real roots?
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Question 1054306: For what value of k does x^2 + kx + 1 = 0 have two different real roots?
This is what I have done so far:
D > 0
k^2 - 4(1)(1) > 0
k^2 > 4
sqrt(k) > + or - sqrt(4)
k > + or - 2
My answer sheet says k < -2 or k > 2, but I don't understand how to get to that answer.
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Question 1054325: Flying with the wind, a small plane flew 360 mi in 2 h. Against the wind, the plane could fly only 330 mi in the same amount of time. Find the rate of the plane in calm air and the rate of the wind
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Question 1054335: A baker purchased 17 lb of wheat flour and 14 lb of rye flour for a total cost of $21.30. A second purchase, at the same prices, included 18 lb of wheat flour and 12 lb of rye flour. The cost of the second purchase was $21.00. Find the cost per pound of the wheat flour and of the rye flour.
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Question 1054332: A jet plane flying with the wind went 1030 mi in 2 h. Against the wind, the plane could only fly 900 mi in the same amount of time. Find the rate of the plane in calm air and the rate of the wind.
plane speed
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Question 1054331: A pharmacist has two vitamin-supplement powders. The first powder is 5% vitamin B1 and 10% vitamin B2. The second is 25% vitamin B1 and 15% vitamin B2. How many milligrams of each of the two powders should the pharmacist use to make a mixture that contains 58 mg of vitamin B1 and 74 mg of vitamin B2?
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Question 1054329: A chemist has two alloys, one of which is 5% gold and 25% lead and the other which is 40% gold and 30% lead. How many grams of each of the two alloys should be used to make an alloy that contains 49.5 g of gold and 128.5 g of lead?
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Question 1054327: A rowing team rowing with the current traveled 12 km in 2 h. Rowing against the current, the team rowed 10 km in the same amount of time.
Find the rate of the rowing team in calm water and the rate of the current.
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Question 1054326: A motorboat traveling with the current went 75 mi in 3 h. Against the current, it took 5 h to travel the same distance. Find the rate of the boat in calm water and the rate of the current.
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Question 1054349: if (a^2 + b^2)^(1/2) = 613 than find out the value of (a+b)
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Question 1054348: Simplify.
(x^16-y^16)/(x^8-y^8)
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Question 1054328: A company manufactures both liquid crystal display (LCD) and cathode ray tube (CRT) color monitors. The cost of materials for a CRT monitor is $60, whereas the cost of materials for an LCD monitor is $120. The cost of labor to manufacture a CRT monitor is $90, whereas the cost of labor to manufacture an LCD monitor is $130. During a week when the company has budgeted $9720 for materials and $11580 for labor, how many LCD monitors does the company plan to manufacture?
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Question 1054345: 2x+y=5;(3,-1)
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Question 1054341: Annual production of $375,165 units this year. This s 140% of the annual production last year. What was last years production ?
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Question 1054366: 2(x+4)=14
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Question 1054347: Simplify.
(2x^3+6x^2+18x)/(10x^3-270)
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Question 1054374: 24 less than the product of 3 and Y is 237
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Question 1054407: Does this equation have only one solution?
A.) Yes 1
B.) No 2
C.) No 3
D.) No 4
I only found the solution of x=1�i
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Question 1054408: Please help me solve this.
Identify the zeros for this equation, (x2 + 9)(x-2)(x + 2i)(x-2i)
A.) 3, -3, 2, 2i, -2i
B.) 9i, -9i, 2, 2i, -2i
C.) 3i, -3i, 2, 2i, -2i
D.) 9i, -9i, 3i, -3i, 2
Thank you.
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Question 1054409: What is the total of roots and real roots of this equation? ?
A.) , (-1,0) (5,0)
B.) , (-1.5,0) (1.5, 0)
C.) , (-1.5,0) (1.5,0) (-8,0) (8,0)
D.) , (0, -1.5) (0,1.5)
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Question 1054432: brett favre left the nfl with 32 touchdown passes in 2003. This was twice as
many touchdown passes as Donovan Mcnabb . Find the number of touchdown
passes for Mcnabb
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Question 1054455: How do I solve -8(4+9x)=7(-2-11x)
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Question 1054479: how do I solve x over 2y-6z over 3 + s/t
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Question 1054547: A slope of negative 2 and through the point (5,negative 14
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Question 1054583: Let x represent the unknown number. Seven times the sum of a number and six
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Question 1054641: P, Q and R start from the same place X at (a) kmph, (a+b) kmph and (a+2b) kmph respectively.�
If Q starts�p�hours after P, how many hours after Q should R start, so that both Q and R overtake P at the same time?

This question is of TIME,SPEED & DISTANCE chapter
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