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Question 216314: 2x squared=-10x-5
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Question 216374: A river has a current of 5 mph. It takes Al half an hour longer to paddle upstream 1.2 miles than to paddle downstream the same distance. What is Al's rate in still water?
I started out with:
r=rate
With current=r+5
against current=r-5
but this is as far as I could get

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Question 216328: derive the quadratic formula from y=ax^2+bx+c
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Question 216275: Molly's age is twice Anita's. If the sum of the square of their ages is 80, what are their ages?
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Question 216527: I need help on this problem. Complete the first 4 steps for graphing the quadratic function given.
y = -x^2 - 4x - 3

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Question 216539: Factor out completely w^2- 12w + 36
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Question 216539: Factor out completely w^2- 12w + 36
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Question 216553: A line is described by the equation y = 3 . A parabola is given by the equation Y = x^2 –6x +c What value(s) of c would result in this system of equations having one solution? What value(s) of c would result in two solutions?
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Question 216553: A line is described by the equation y = 3 . A parabola is given by the equation Y = x^2 –6x +c What value(s) of c would result in this system of equations having one solution? What value(s) of c would result in two solutions?
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Question 216551: A helicopter drops a supply package from an altitude of 625 ft. How long is the package in the air?

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Question 216596: Please anyone tell me if I got this answers right? Thank you so much!!!
x = -5 and 2x2 + 4x -30 = 0
1) x=5
(x-5)(x-5)
x^2 -10x +25

2) 2x^2 +4x -30 = 0
-4 +/- sqrt((4)^2 - 4(2)(-30))
2(2)
-4 +/- sqrt(16 +240)
4
-4 +/- sqrt(256)
4
-4 +/- 16
4
x = 3 x= -5

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Question 216651: Find all points on the y-axis that are 6 units from P(4,1)
Enter answers as two ordered pairs.
Round answers to nearest hundreth.

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Question 216720: help write in simplest form by combining like terms
5(y+6)+4

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Question 216865: 33x^2+10x-2=0
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Question 216913: Please help me with solve by completing the square.
x^2+5^x-24=0

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Question 217107: I am having difficulty with a question. The problems is as follows: A parabola has an x-intercept at 2, its axis of symmetry is the l ine x=4, and the y-coordinate of its vertex is 6. Determone the equation of the parabola.
I am setting up my equation - y = ax^2 + bx + c and plugging in the numbers as follows: y = 4a^2 + 2b + 8. Am I on the right track?
Thanks,
Lori

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Question 217107: I am having difficulty with a question. The problems is as follows: A parabola has an x-intercept at 2, its axis of symmetry is the l ine x=4, and the y-coordinate of its vertex is 6. Determone the equation of the parabola.
I am setting up my equation - y = ax^2 + bx + c and plugging in the numbers as follows: y = 4a^2 + 2b + 8. Am I on the right track?
Thanks,
Lori

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Question 217107: I am having difficulty with a question. The problems is as follows: A parabola has an x-intercept at 2, its axis of symmetry is the l ine x=4, and the y-coordinate of its vertex is 6. Determone the equation of the parabola.
I am setting up my equation - y = ax^2 + bx + c and plugging in the numbers as follows: y = 4a^2 + 2b + 8. Am I on the right track?
Thanks,
Lori

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Question 217145: I’m really confused with this; please help me solve this problem.
a) Solve x^2+7x-1=0
b) Find the x-intercepts of f(f) =x^2+7x-1
What are the solutions?
X=?
(Type exact answers, using radicals as needed. Use a comma to separate answers as needed)

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Question 217168: I need to find the two x-intercepts of this equation
2x^2+12x+19

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Question 217164: How do I solve this quadratic equation?
2x^2+12x+19
I need to find the leftmost x-int and the right most x-int for the graph of this equation

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Question 217185: find the slope, if it exists
y=-7x+2

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Question 216956: I am having difficulty with a question. The question is as follows: A parabola has an x-intercept at 2, its axis of symmetry is the line x=4, and the y-coordinate of its vertex is 6. Determine the equation of the parabola.
I am setting up my problem as y = ax^2 + bx + c and I since x = 4, y must be 0
o = 16 + 4 + c. I'm confused and I don't think I am setting up the equation correctly.
Thanks - Lori

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Question 217300: Please solve:
4x^2+8x-4=0

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Question 217300: Please solve:
4x^2+8x-4=0

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Question 217305: Find the quadratic function satisfying the given conditions.
The axis of symmetry is the line x = 5. The y-intercept is 25. There is only one x-intercept.

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Question 217201: find the x and y intercepts of each line and write the equation in standard form y=2/7x-1
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Question 217609: a rectangular room has a permeter of 48 ft. the width is two-thirds of the length. what are the dimensions of the room?
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Question 217609: a rectangular room has a permeter of 48 ft. the width is two-thirds of the length. what are the dimensions of the room?
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Question 217665: p2 + 13p – 30 = 0

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Question 217665: p2 + 13p – 30 = 0

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Question 217742: Can you please help me with quadratic equations, and the general method used for them
thanks

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Question 217731: can you tell me what 6 ordered pairs are for this problem x2+4x+4?
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Question 217836: What is the greatest common factor of the terms 14c2d and 42c3d?

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Question 217836: What is the greatest common factor of the terms 14c2d and 42c3d?

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Question 218205: I need to graph these equations and determine where they meet. I am stumped
20x + 400
10x + 600

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Question 218354: solve the equation 2y^2-8y-5=0
you cant factor this out, i've tried to
im stuck on whats next, the home work says
1/2[2y^2-8y-5=0] then square both sides
why do you first use 1/2 with [2y^2-8y-5=0] ?

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Question 218466: Solve: 4y^2 + 12y + 9 = 0
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Question 218651: Solve: (w+5)^2 = 2w^2+20w+46
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Question 218978: I NEED YOUR HELP ON QUADRATIC EXPRESSION.
5X^2+17X-40

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Question 219064: I need help on quadratic factoring on the problem
45x^2-32x+3
I have already tried factoring everything and have not been able to come up with a response.

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Question 219064: I need help on quadratic factoring on the problem
45x^2-32x+3
I have already tried factoring everything and have not been able to come up with a response.

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Question 218155: the dolphin jumps out the water at a show, the function can be modeled by
f(x)=-16x^2 times 32x, which the x is the time in second. find out what is the max. height, and how long does it take to reach that height, and how long will the dolphine stay in the air before he went back into the water.

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Question 219126: hey iv a freashman and my teacher is makeing us do a sheet a sertain way can u show me all the ways to solve (x-8=0) (6x+5=13) (67=x-65) (x-4=9) (6=x+2) (5b=145) (-4=(2/5a) (7y=28) (m/7=12) im kinda in need of help cuz she wants me to do it in a certain way and if i dont ill get all of them wrong even though i got them right so plz help
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Question 219414: how can we know if the graph of quadratic equation opens?
a. upward
b. downward
c. to the left
d. to the right

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