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Question 945371: Solve the equation by making an appropriate substitution. Separate your answers with commas.
x^{5/4}-14 x^{5/8} + 49 = 0

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Question 945369: Solve the equation. Check all proposed solutions and separate your answers with commas.
(x-52)^{2/5} = 4

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Question 945456: Factor the polynomial, if possible.
6y2 - 4y + 3y - 2

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Question 945677: Pls what is the value of m which makes the quadratic function X^2+2(m 1)X+m+3 perfect square
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Question 945368: Solve the equation. Check all proposed solutions and separate your answers with commas.
3 x^{5/7} - 12 = 0

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Question 945695: What substitution should be used to rewrite 4x4 – 21x2 + 20 = 0 as a quadratic equation?

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Question 945716: Maximizing profits: In business, profit is the difference between revenue and cost; that is Total Profit=Total Revenue - Total Cost, P(x)=R(x)-C(x), where x is the number of units sold. Find the maximum profit and the number of units that must be sold in order to yield the maximum profit for
R(x)=20x-0.1x^2, C(x)=4x+2

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Question 945761: 5. The population of a small town is monitored starting in 2000, and the data follows the quadratic equation (x > 0), where x is the number of years after 2000. How many residents were there in 2007?
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Question 945802: In a two digit number, the tens digit is 5 less than the ones digit. The number is 14 greater than the product of the digits. Find the number
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Question 945823: 3x%5E5%2F5+-+x%5E2+-+2x+%2B+C8x
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Question 945935: without solving, determine the number of real solutions for each quadratic equation.
1. x-3xsquared = 5+2x-xsquared

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Question 945953: Select the approximate values of x that are solutions to f(x) = 0, where
f(x) = -7x2 + 2x + 8.

{–0.94, 1.22}

{-7, 2}

{–0.29, –1.14}

{–0.88, 0.25}

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Question 945952: Select the approximate values of x that are solutions to f(x) = 0, where
f(x) = -3x2 + 5x + 3.

{2.14, –0.47}

{-3, 5}

{–1.67, –1.00}

{–1.00, 1.67}

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Question 945951: Select the approximate values of x that are solutions to f(x) = 0, where
f(x) = -4x2 + 6x + 3.

{–1.33, 2.00}

{-4, 6}

{–1.50, –0.75}

{–0.40, 1.90}

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Question 946110: How do you solve 6x^2-32=0 using the quadratic formula
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Question 946208: I don't even know where to begin with this problem. A page of a magazine contains 36 square inches of type. The height of the page is twice the width. If the margin around the type is 3 inches uniformly, what are the dimensions of the page? I know I have to set up a quadratic equation but I don't know what to put where.
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Question 946230: I'm struggling a lot on solving an equation in quadratic form. The problem I'm currently on is the following:
6(x+2)^4 - 11(x+2)^2 = 4
where u = (x+2)^2 and u^2 = (x+2)^4
So far I've done...
6u^2 - 11u + 4 = 0
(2u - 1)(3u - 4) = 0
u = 1/2 and u = 4/3
From there, I need help.

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Question 946232: I'm struggling a lot on solving an equation in quadratic form. The problem I'm currently on is the following:
16x^-4 - 65x^-2 +4 = 0
where u = x^-2 and u^2 = x^-4
So far I've done...
16u^2 - 65u + 4 = 0
(16u - 1)(u - 4) = 0
u = 1/16 and u = 4
From there, I need help.

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Question 946321: please help me solve 5x^3+40x^2+80x
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Question 946498: Need help on this problem...
16x^-4 - 65x^-2 +4 = 0
where u = x^-2
So far I've done...
16u^2 - 65u + 4 = 0
(16u - 1)(u - 4) = 0
u = 1/16 and u = 4
From there, I need help.

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Question 946507: -5x^2=-5x+9 solve by using the quadratic formula.
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Question 946674: y=x^2-3x+4 you have to solve for the vertex
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Question 946927: A ball is thrown into the air with the in initial upward velocity of 45 ft/s. It's height (h) in feet after t seconds is given by the function h=- -16t^2+45t+6. After about how many seconds will the ball hit the ground?
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Question 946929: A ball is thrown into the air with the in initial upward velocity of 60 ft/s. It's height (h) in feet after t seconds is given by the function h=- -16t^2+60t+6. What will the height be at t=3 seconds?
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Question 947155: a sail is in the form of a right triangle that is four times as high as it is wide. the sail is made from 18 square meters of material. what is its height?

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Question 946770: If x^y+y^x =17 and x+y = 5, find x and y.
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Question 947186: Put the equation in the form ax2 + bx + c = 0. Enter exponents using the caret ( ^ ). For example, you would enter 4x2 as 4x^2.
x^2+6x=-4x^2+2

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Question 946223: find 3 consecutive positive even integers such that the sum of the squares of the first and second integers is equal to the square of the third integer plus 48
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Question 947195: Find the solutions to the equation below. Check all that apply.
4x^2+4x+1=0
A. X= -1/2
B. X= 1/2
C. X= -2
D. X= 2
E. X=3
F. X= 3/2

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Question 947201: 14 + 14x – x2 = 0 solve quadratic equation
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Question 947232: Simplify the function
f(x)=6(8−x)2+8
by expanding and combining like terms. Simplify your answer as much as possible.

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Question 947198: Put the equation in the form ax2 + bx + c = 0. Enter exponents using the caret ( ^ ). For example, you would enter 4x2 as 4x^2.
7-3x^2=(x+2)^2-6

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Question 947245: 14x^2+3x-5
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Question 947238: Find the solutions to the equation below. Check all that apply.

2x^2+9x+4=0
A. X=7
B. X=-4
C. X=4
D. X=-3
E. X=2
F. X=-1/2

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Question 947285: How would you find the lateral distance between the zeros of a quadratic
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Question 947342: Solve
2x%5E2+%2B+4x+-+5+=0

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Question 947425: Put the equation in the form ax2 + bx + c = 0. Enter exponents using the caret ( ^ ). For example, you would enter 4x2 as 4x^2.
2x^2+3x=(3x-1)^2-x^2

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Question 947480: Put the equation in the form ax2 + bx + c = 0. Enter exponents using the caret ( ^ ). For example, you would enter 4x2 as 4x^2.
x^2+6x=-4x^2+2

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Question 947480: Put the equation in the form ax2 + bx + c = 0. Enter exponents using the caret ( ^ ). For example, you would enter 4x2 as 4x^2.
x^2+6x=-4x^2+2

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Question 947535: make x subject of the formula ux^2+t=5t-2x^2
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Question 947593: Put the equation in the form ax2 + bx + c = 0. Enter exponents using the caret ( ^ ). For example, you would enter 4x2 as 4x^2.
x^2+3x+7=6x+18

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Question 947728: Find all values of k such that g(x)=3x^2+kx+8 has two distinct real x intercepts. Give the answer in interval notation.
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Question 947729: How do i convert standard from to Vertex form?
5x+20x-66=0
I dont know what to do here because i cannot factor anything out.

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Question 947758: how to solve a problem in which there are two real numbers and taking half of one number is the same as adding 12.5 to another. Also the squares of the two real numbers are 200 apart?
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