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Question 167558: I am thinking of three consecutive negative numbers. If I multiply the first with the second and then subtract three times the third, the result is 57. What are the numbers?
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Question 167551: Solve ( x2 – 2x )( x + 3) = -2x ( x + 1)
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Question 167716: solve (1)/(x-2)-(1)/(x+2)=5
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Question 167715: How would I complete the square for both x and y and find the equation of the circle for the given equation x^2-8x+y^2+4y-205=0. I also have the same question for the following equation x^2+12x+y^2-14y-204=0.
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Question 167757: If you are looking at a graph of a quadratic equation, how do
you determine where the solutions are?

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Question 167786: Solve using the square root property:
(x + 3)^2 = 49

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Question 167788: Solve using the quadratic formula:
x^2 – 2x = 15x – 10

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Question 167789: Solve using the quadratic formula:
x^2 – 3x – 3 = 5

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Question 167781: Please can you give me a real world example of a quadratic function? Please.
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Question 167802: Solve the following equation:
(x + 4) (x + 3) = 6

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Question 167802: Solve the following equation:
(x + 4) (x + 3) = 6

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Question 167809: Factor 9b3 – 6b2
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Question 167810: Factor completely 16x4 – 40x2 + 9
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Question 167807: Solve 2x ( x + 3 ) = x + 25
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Question 167806: Hi thanks a lot for offering to help this is great.
The question gives me a rectangle with a height of 2x-1 and a width (base) of 3x-1. The question also says the length of a diagonal in the rectangle is the square root of 5. Calculate the area of the rectangle.
Thanks again

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Question 167808: Factor 15 + 3y – 5x2 – x2y
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Question 168097: A square mat has a uniform red border on all four sides. The rest of the mat is blue. The width of the blue square is three-fourths the width of the entire square. If the area colored red is 28 m squared, determine the lengths of each side of the mat.
I have tried W^2 - 3/4W^2 = 28
Also W^2 - (W-1/4)^2=28
Mainly need help on setting up. I am alright after the problem is set up into a math problem rather than a word problem.
Thanks

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Question 168149: This one has been answered but the answer does not make sense. I emailed the tutor and have not heard back. Will someone please take a look at this for me?
Thanks
A square mat has a uniform red border on all four sides. The rest of the mat is blue. The width of the blue square is three-fourths the width of the entire square. If the area colored red is 28 m squared, determine the lengths of each side of the mat.

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Question 168149: This one has been answered but the answer does not make sense. I emailed the tutor and have not heard back. Will someone please take a look at this for me?
Thanks
A square mat has a uniform red border on all four sides. The rest of the mat is blue. The width of the blue square is three-fourths the width of the entire square. If the area colored red is 28 m squared, determine the lengths of each side of the mat.

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Question 168149: This one has been answered but the answer does not make sense. I emailed the tutor and have not heard back. Will someone please take a look at this for me?
Thanks
A square mat has a uniform red border on all four sides. The rest of the mat is blue. The width of the blue square is three-fourths the width of the entire square. If the area colored red is 28 m squared, determine the lengths of each side of the mat.

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Question 168162: If you are looking at a graph of a quadratic equation, how do you determine where the solutions are?
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Question 168200: Dear sir/ma'am,
I have a question regarding how to solve Quad. Equations.
My brother has homework, and he has been asked to solve a mixed bunch of quad. equations using either factoring, finding the square roots, or using the quadradic formula.
My question is, how do you know which method to use for each problem? Is there a certain way the equation is set up that indicates what type is most proper?
Thank you!

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Question 168317: 5t^2 – 10t = 0
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Question 168430: I am trying to solve y=x2-6x. so far column x is 0 1 2 3 4 column y is 0 -5 -8 a=1 b=-6 c=0. At school I understood where to get these #s now im lost. not sure how i need to do this
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Question 168501: painting if 50 feet by 30ft they want to put a border to be 25% of the painting what is the exact width of the border?
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Question 168539: 3x^3+x^2-3x-1=0 (The ^3 and ^2 and exponents)

I have tried to factor and pull out the x but I am getting confused with the two different power. I got x=-1, x=-1/3 and x=1 but i dont think i need three answers

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Question 168648: This particular problem is a more of a quadratic function. I truly wish I could give you some of my calculations but nothing I put together makes sense. I have tried multiplying by the squared denominator, using the square root property but nothing is working! Any help is very much appreciated!!

"Solve each equation for the indicated variable".....
E%5E2R%2F%28r%2BR%29%5E2 Solve for R (E > 0)
E squared R is the numerator. (r+R) squared is the denominator.

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Question 168648: This particular problem is a more of a quadratic function. I truly wish I could give you some of my calculations but nothing I put together makes sense. I have tried multiplying by the squared denominator, using the square root property but nothing is working! Any help is very much appreciated!!

"Solve each equation for the indicated variable".....
E%5E2R%2F%28r%2BR%29%5E2 Solve for R (E > 0)
E squared R is the numerator. (r+R) squared is the denominator.

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Question 168650: I apologize for having to ask two questions but they are the only two that I'm totally stumped on. I appreciate your help very, very much!! This also is a quadratic function.

"Solve each equation for the indicated variable"
10p%5E2c%5E2+%2B+7pcr+=+12r%5E2 Solve for r

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Question 168650: I apologize for having to ask two questions but they are the only two that I'm totally stumped on. I appreciate your help very, very much!! This also is a quadratic function.

"Solve each equation for the indicated variable"
10p%5E2c%5E2+%2B+7pcr+=+12r%5E2 Solve for r

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Question 168649: Simplify
(5-2x)-(8-2x)

thanks

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Question 168652: I just submitted a problem and left a very important segment out which altered it completely, I'm sorry!! No wonder no one could solve it, it was not a full function or equation. I sure appreciate your time but here is the REAL problem that I'm stuck on!! Thank you.

"Solve each equation for the indicated variable"

p+=++E%5E2R%2F%28r%2BR%29%5E2 Solve for R (E>0)

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Question 168679: factor the polynomial.
9x^2-64.
I wasnt sure how to do this since it isnt in the form of ax^2+bx+c=0
hope you can help!! THANKS!

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Question 168739: the area of a square is 21 more than the perimeter. Find the length of a side
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Question 168855: A rod of unknown length is used to measure the dimensions of a rectangular door. The rod is 4 ch'ih longer than the width of the door. The rod is 2 ch'ih longer than the height of the door, ad the same length as the door's diagonal. What are the dimensions of the door?
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Question 169103: A 135-kg steer gains 3.5kg/day and costs 80 cents /day to keep. The market price for beef cattle is $1.65/kg, but the price falls by 1 cent /day. When should the steer be sold to maximize profit ?
I tried to make the profit equation for this problem but got confused when I tried to make the cost part of it , how do I make the profit equation?

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Question 169175: please help me solve this equation x%5E3+%2B+5x+=+79.4
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Question 169120: Find the corresponding y values for x=-4, -3, -2 if y+x^+2x-15.
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Question 169247: y=x(squared)-2x-5
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Question 169248: The height in feet for a ball thrown upward at 48 feet per
second is given by s(t)=-16t^2 +48 where t is the time
in seconds after the ball is tossed. What is the maximum
height that the ball will reach?
Thank you.

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Question 169276: 2x^2 = x + 15
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Question 169268: a rectangular page in a book is to have an 18 cm by 23 cm illustration in the center with equal margins on all four sides. How wide should the margins be if the page has an area of 594 square cm?
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Question 169332: Change to logarithmic form: 0.125=2^-3
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Question 169253: if i know the vertex of a parabola, can i figure out the equation? why or why not?

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Question 169378: winter wheat: while finding the amount of seed needed to plant to plant his three square wheat fields, hank observed that the side of one field was 1 kilometer longer than the side of the smallest field and that the side of the largest field was 3 kilometers longer than the side of the smallest field. if the total area of the three fields is 38 square kilometers, then what is the area of each field?
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