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Question 1066609: A projectile is launched from ground level with an initial velocity of v0 feet per second. Neglecting air resistance, its height in feet t seconds after launch is given by s=−16t^2+v0t. Find the time(s) that the projectile will (a) reach a height of 96 ft and (b) return to the ground when v0 = 112 feet per second.
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Question 1066600: Cynthia Besch wants to buy a rug for a room that is 18 ft wide and 31 ft long. She wants to leave a uniform strip of floor around the rug. She can afford to buy 300 square feet of carpeting. What dimensions should the rug have? The dimensions of the rug should be blank ft.
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Question 1066679: Solve the equation. x^4-5x^2-14=0
The solution set is
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Question 1066680: Solve the equation. √5x+39-8=3x-15
The solution set is

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Question 1066682: Solve the equation.
√5x-x+10=0
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Question 1066685: Solve the equation.
(√5x)-x+10=0
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Question 1066681: Solve and check the given equation with rational exponents.
x^5/2=32
The solution set is
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Question 1066684: Solve the equation. (√5x+39)-8=3x-15
The solution set is

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Question 1066714: The number obtained by adding the squares of a number and it's reciprocal is greater by 7/4 than the sum of the number and it's reciprocal. Find the number
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Question 1066741: A)Given the equation X^2 +X -12 = 2x
Provide all solutions for the variable
x^2 - x -12 = 0
(x-4)(x+3) = 0
x=4, x =-3
Solutions 4, 3
B) Graph both of the related functions on the same coordinate grid
WHAT DOES IT MEAN BY RELATED FUNCTIONS (there is only one?)
C) Plug in both of your solutions from part A into the related functions
How do I obtain the related functions
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Question 1066781: If each side of square is increased by 5 cm, the total area of both the new square and the original square will be 200 cm2. Approximate to the nearest tenth of a centimeter the length of each side of the original square.
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Question 1066782: If each side of a square is increased by 2 cm, the total area of both the new square and the original square will be 400 cm2. Approximate to the nearest tenth of a centimeter the length of each side of the original square.
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Question 1066819: Solve the equation by the zero-factor property.
s^2-12s+35=0
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Question 1066820: At a point on the ground 80 ft from the base of a tree, the distance to the top of the tree is 11 ft more than 2 times the height of the tree. Find the height of the tree.
The height of the tree is blank ft.
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Question 1066823: Solve the following equation using the quadratic formula.
-4x^2=-3x+11
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Question 1066824: Solve the equation by the zero-factor property.
s^2-12s+35=0
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Question 1066824: Solve the equation by the zero-factor property.
s^2-12s+35=0
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Question 1066821: Write the number in standard form.
-3+(√-27)/3

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Question 1066850: Solve the following equation using the quadratic formula.
-2x^2=-9x+13
The solution set is.
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Question 1066848: Solve the equation by the zero-factor property.
w^2-10w+21=0
The solution set is.

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Question 1066841: Perform the indicated operations.
(4-8i)(5+i)
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Question 1066840: Solve the equation by the zero-factor property.
w^2-10w+21=0
The solution set is.

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Question 1066837: Solve the following equation using the quadratic formula.
-2x^2=-9x+13

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Question 1066847: At a point on the ground 70 ft from the base of a tree, the distance to the
top of the tree is 2 ft more than 3 times the height of the tree. Find the
height of the tree.
The height of the tree is
blank ft.

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Question 1066849: Decide whether the given statement is true or false. If false, correct the right side of the equation.
(-5+7i)-(10-6i)=-15+i

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Question 1066831: Choose the correct equation below which is set up such that the values of a, b, and c can be determined immediately.
A.
x^2+x=30
B.
(5x−3)(x−2)=0
C.
(5x+6)^2=7
D.
5x^2−32x−21=0
Solve the equation found in the previous step. The solution set is.
Please give a straight answer thank you.
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Question 1066833: Write a quadratic function whose vertex is (6,2) and passes through the point (2,8)
Thank you!!
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Question 1066838: At a point on the ground 70 ft from the base of a tree, the distance to the top of the tree is 2 ft more than 3 times the height of the tree. Find the height of the tree.
The height of the tree is
blank ft.
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Question 1066878: 9v^2+1=12v and 9v^2+12v=1
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Question 1066884: In a round-robin chess tournament, each player is paired with every other player once. The function, shown below, models the number of chess games, N, that must be played in a round-robin tournament with t chess players. In a round-robin chess tournament, 6 games were played. How many players entered thetournament?
how to solve formula? N=t^2-t / 2

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Question 1066888: The volume of a rectangular prism is giving by formula V=l*w*h, find the length, width and height expression if the volume is 18x^4 - 99x^3 + 108x^2
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Question 1066892: suppose the profit function for product is given by f(x)=1080x+9.6x^2-0.1x^3-50000.find the maximum profit

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Question 1066936: An object is thrown upward from the top of a 160-foot building with an initial velocity of 144 feet per second. The height h of the object after t seconds is given by the quadratic equation h= −16t^2+144t+160. When will the object hit the ground?
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Question 1066947: If the sides of a square are increased by 3 inches, the area becomes 81 square inches. Find the length of the sides of the original square.
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Question 1066945: The sum of a number and its square is 56. Find the number(s).
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Question 1066946: A ladder is leaning against a building so that the distance from the ground to the top of the ladder is 11 foot less than the length of the ladder. Find the length of the ladder if the distance from the bottom of the ladder to the building is 33 feet.
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Question 1066944: The length of a rectangle is 23 centimeters less than six times its width. Its area is 35 square centimeters. Find the dimensions of the rectangle.
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Question 1066952: Factor t^2+4t+4
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Question 1066952: Factor t^2+4t+4
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Question 1066951: Express as a trinomial
(U+3)^2
(U-8)^2
(2u+5)^2
(1-4u)^2
(U+2v)^2
(7u-3v)^2
(I've+6)^2
PleAse help Im terrible at algerbra I don't even know how to go about solving this
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Question 1066958: If the sides of a square are increased by 2 inches, the area becomes 49 square inches. Find the length of the sides of the original square.
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