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Question 1027783: Find the function h(x) = f(x) - g(x) if f(x) = 3^x and g(x) = 3^2^x - 3^x.
h(x) = 0
h(x) = -3^2^x
h(x) = 2(3^2^x)
h(x) = 3^x(2 - 3^x)
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Question 1029358: Use quadratic formula and a calculator to solve. Round decimal approximations to the nearest hundredth.
Find two integers such that the larger is 2 less than eight times the smaller and the difference of their squares is 884
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Question 1029414: In which two points are the solutions to this quadratic equation whose related quadratic function is graphed in the link below?
Graph: http://postimg.org/image/yy8qfsdkn/
A.) Between �-1 and �0 and between -2 and -3
B.) Between 2 and 3 and between 3 and 4
C.) Between -�1 and 0 and between 3 and 4
D.) Between -�1 and �0 and between 2 and 3
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Question 1029420: How many solutions does this equation have whose related function is graphed in the link below?
Graph: http://postimg.org/image/3pbvgp65t/
0
12
2
3
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Question 1029405: A women bought an number of items for $90. She realized that if she had bought 10 more for the same money she would have paid 12 less per item. How many items did she buy?
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Question 1029401: A woman bought a number of items for $120. She realized if she had bought 24 more items for the same money, she would have paid 16 less per item. How many items did she buy?
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Question 1029499: What is the answer to negative B plus a minus of square root of B squared square- 4AC over 2A
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Question 1029500: Explain how a quadratic function models a free� fall ride. Be sure to include a graph showing the height at any given time of a free� fall ride that lifts riders to a height of 185 feet, and explain how to use this graph to estimate how long the riders would be in free� fall if the ride were allowed to hit the ground before stopping.
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Question 1029536: The equation x^2+12x=73 has two solutions. The positive solution has the form (sqrta)-(b) for positive natural numbers a and b. What is a+b?
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Question 1029543: Write a quadratic equation with -1/3 and 4 as its roots. Write the equation in standard form.
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Question 1029543: Write a quadratic equation with -1/3 and 4 as its roots. Write the equation in standard form.
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Question 1029552: The New River Gorge Bridge in West Virginia is the second longest steel arch bridge in the world. Its height above the ground, in feet, at a point x feet from the arch's center is
(a) What is the height of the top of the arch?
The height of the arch is ____ feet.
(b) What is the span of the arch at a height of 525 feet above the ground?
Round your answer to the nearest integer.
The span of the arch is ____ feet.
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Question 1029553: The length of a rectangular swimming pool is twice its width. The pool is surrounded by a walk that is 2 feet wide. The area of the region consisting of the pool and the walk is 1056 square feet.
(a) Use the method of completing the square to determine the dimensions of the swimming pool.
The length of the pool is ____ feet, and the width of the pool is ____feet.
(b) If the material for the walk costs $8 per square foot, how much would the material cost for the entire walk?
The material would cost $____ .
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Question 1029675: Create a parabola graph that shows the height of a free-fall ride that reaches a height of 185 feet.
How can this graph be used to measure how long a rider is in free fall?
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Question 1029167: Use quadratic formula and a calculator to solve. Round decimal approximations to the nearest hundredth.
Find two integers such that the larger is 2 less than eight times the smaller and the difference of their squares is 884.
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Question 1029909: Find y if (y^2 - 9y + 8)/(y-1} + (3y^2 +16y-12)/(3y -2) = -3.
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Question 1029997: Write a quadratic equation in standard form with the given solutions.
The hypotenuse of a right triangle measures 8 in. More than one leg and 3 in. More than the other leg. Find the lengths of the sides of the triangle ( to the nearest tenth of an inch).
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Question 1029998: Solve. State irrational solutions as decimal approximations rounded to the nearest thousandth.
(x-5)^2 + (x-5) - 2 = 0
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Question 1029913: For what values of x is it true that x^2 - 5x - 4 <= 10? Express your answer in interval notation.

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Question 1030081: Given x is not equal to 0, find the positive value of b such that the equation 3/x + x/3 = b will have exactly one solution.

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Question 1030133: The length of a rectangular swimming pool is twice its width. The pool is surrounded by a walk that is 2 feet wide. The area of the region consisting of the pool and the walk is 1056 square feet.
(a) Use the method of completing the square to determine the dimensions of the swimming pool.
The length of the pool is ____ feet, and the width of the pool is ____feet.
(b) If the material for the walk costs $8 per square foot, how much would the material cost for the entire walk?
The material would cost $____ .
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Question 1030164: For the equation X2-13x=30, I got the answer (x-15)(X+2)by setting to zero so that: X squared -13x=30 becomes X squared -13x-30=0.
I found that -15 times 2 equals 30, and -15 plus 2 = -13. when I checked the answer, it said that X= -2 and X+15. Why isn't it 2 and -15?
Help, please?

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Question 1030134: Please help, I am completely stuck:
A diver jumps off a diving board that is 10 ft above the water at a velocity of 12 ft/sec. His height, s , in feet, above the water can be modeled by .
(a) How long is the diver in the air before he hits the water?
Enter the exact answer.
The diver is in the air for ____ seconds.
(b) What is the maximum height achieved and when does it occur?
Enter the exact answers.
The maximum height is ____ feet, and it occurs after ____seconds.
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Question 1030179: A diver jumps off a diving board that is 10 ft above the water at a velocity of 12 ft/sec. His height, s , in feet, above the water can be modeled by

(a) How long is the diver in the air before he hits the water?
Enter the exact answer.
The diver is in the air for ____ seconds.
(b) What is the maximum height achieved and when does it occur?
Enter the exact answers.
The maximum height is ____ feet, and it occurs after ____seconds.
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Question 1030248: Graph each quadratic function
The graph of f(x) = 1/2x^2 + 5 is contained in which quadrants of the coordinate plane?
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Question 1030247: Graph each quadratic function
Where is the line of symmetry for any function of the form f(x) = ax^2 + c? What is the equation for this line?
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Question 1030306: What is the minimum number of zeros that a quadratic function can have? Explain
Thanks so much :)
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Question 1030245: Graph each quadratic function
Where is the vertex of any quadratic function of the form f(x) = ax^2
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Question 1030296: What is the minimum number of zeros that a quadratic function can have? Explain
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Question 1030421: x^2+4x+3=0

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Question 1030421: x^2+4x+3=0

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Question 1030460: Factorise the following expression.
7x�-3x+6
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Question 1030564: For each quadratic function, state the vertex and then graph the function
f(x) = 1/4x^2 - x - 2
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Question 1030560: Write a quadratic function in vertex form whose graph has the vertex (1,2) and passes through the point (3,10).
(what does F(x)=?)
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Question 1030574: For each quadratic function, state the vertex and then graph the function
The cost equation used by the R & E Manufacturing Co. Is C(h) =2h^2 - 8h + 12, where h is the number of hours it takes to produce a particular product and C(h) Isa the cost of procuction in hundreds of dollars. What is the minimum cost possible?
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Question 1030562: For each quadratic function, state the vertex and then graph the function
Julie wants to place 44 ft of picket fencing around a garden so as to create the largest rectangular area possible.
A.) If x represents the width, write an algebraic expression that represents the length
B.) Write a function rule, f(x), that models the area of the garden
C.) What is the minimum point on the parabola?
D.) Find the dimensions of the garden with the maximum area
E.) What is the maximum area?
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Question 1030616: Mikayla went on a 48 mile trip to a soccer game. On the way back, due to road construction she had to drive 24 miles per hour slower. This made the trip take 1 hour longer. How fast did she drive to the soccer game?
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Question 1030615: woman bought a number of items for $120. She realized that if she had bought 16 more items for the same money, she would have paid 24 less per item. How many items did she buy?

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Question 1030625: A diver dives into a swimming pool from the diving board. His height in feet is given by y(t) = −16t2 + 32t + 20, where t is the time in seconds. The horizontal distance in feet of the diver from the diving board is given by x(t) = 2t. What horizontal distance will the diver travel before he hits the water?
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Question 1030704: Chloe went on a 168 mile trip to a soccer game. On the way back, due to road construction she had to drive 14 miles per hour slower. This made the trip take 1 hour longer. How fast did she drive to the soccer game?
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Question 1030715: Darius went on a bike ride of 48 miles. He realized that if he had gone 6 mph faster, he would have arrived 18 hours sooner. How fast did he actually ride?

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Question 1030775: A ball is thrown upward with an initial velocity of 64 feet/ sec. using h(t)= 64 t-16 t where h(t) is the height of the ball (feet) at any time second.
find the height of the ball at time= 1 second?

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Question 1030877: Jesse flies a plane against a headwind for 3224 miles. The return trip with the wind took 10 hours less time. If the wind speed is 5 mph, how fast does Jesse fly the plane when there is no wind?
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