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Question 199601: 3+(7+8)=(?+?)+? what is the answer and what property is this.
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Question 200589: somebody said the solution for:squareroot of negative w, then subracting 6=w is negative 4 and negative 9.Then he said we take negative 9 because the squareroot of 9 (after substituding w with -9) is -3.I am confussed.please explain this to me.
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Question 200588: somebody said the solution for:squareroot of negative w, then subracting 6=w is negative 4 and negative 9.Then he said we take negative 9 because the squareroot of 9 (after substituding w with -9) is -3.I am confussed.please explain this to me.
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Question 200693: find two real numbers that have a sum of 8 and a product of 2
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Question 200582: please,solve this problem for me 2+4-6-3x2+(3x7)=?

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Question 200807: Simplify, p+p+p
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Question 201264: List the conditions when the sum of a positive number and several negative numbers will be positive.
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Question 201575: New Worth. Melanie's house is worth $125,000.00, but she still owes $78,422 on her mortgage, She has $21,236 in a savings account and has $9477 in credit card debt. She owes $6131 to the credit union and figures that her cars and other household items are worth a total of $15,000.00. What is Melanie's new worth?
I really have no clue and am getting answers from different ppl I just want to know how to do this question so i can move on so it will give me an example on the questions I DO need to do thank you

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Question 201882: Take any irrational number and turn it into a rational number by using addition, subtraction, multiplication, division or exponentiation.
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Question 202038: set of rational number and set of real number

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Question 202103: 1. How do I classify the given numbers as real and rational, real and irrational, or complex. And I have to simplify BEFORE I classify.
a. (3)1/2 + 2i
b. 3.14
c. π
d. (16)1/4 + 6
e. (18)1/3
f. 1/6
g. 6i
h. 3 – (-9)1/2

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Question 202112: Can anyone help me with ANY of these problems? Please!

1. Change 0.0555... to fraction form.
= ____

2. Simplify. The square root of 15 over the square root of 5 = _____

Solve the following problems for the roots.

3.
(the square root of 4x+5) = 3 + (the square root of 2x-6)
x= ___ and ___

4.
x^2 + 10x + 25 = 16
x= ___ and ___

5. Solve for the roots by factoring.Leave answer as an improper fraction.
(2x^2) - x = 21
x= ___ and ___

6. Solve for the roots by completing the square.
(3x^2)- 12x = 9
x= ____________

7. Solve for the roots using the quadratic formula. Leave answer as an improper fraction.
3x^2 + 11x - 4 = 0
x= ___ and ___

8. Solve for the roots using the quadratic formula.
2(6-x) = x(x+5)
x= ___________

9. Use the given equation and associated roots to perform the following exercise.
3x^2 + 11x - 4 = 0 and root1 = - 4 , root2 = (1/3)
Identify a, b, and c. (Hint: you may have to arrange the equation in the form ax2 + bx + c = 0.)
a =__ b = __ c = __

10. Use the given equation and associated roots to perform the following exercise.
3x^2 + 11x - 4 = 0 and root1 = - 4 , root2 = (1/3)
The value of the fraction below will be: -b/a
=___/____

11. Use the given equation and associated roots to perform the following exercise.
3x^2 + 11x - 4 = 0 and root1 = - 4 , root2 = (1/3)
root1 + root2 = -4 + (1/3)= ______

12. Use the given equation and associated roots to perform the following exercise.
3x^2 + 11x - 4 = 0 and root1 = - 4 , root2 = (1/3)
The sum of the roots is the same as: ___ /___

13. Use the given equation and associated roots to perform the following exercise.
3x^2 + 11x - 4 = 0 and root1 = - 4 , root2 = (1/3)
c/a = ___ /___

14. Use the given equation and associated roots to perform the following exercise.
3x^2 + 11x - 4 = 0 and root1 = - 4 , root2 = (1/3)
root1 x root2 = (-4) x (1/3) = ____

15. Use the given equation and associated roots to perform the following exercise.
3x^2 + 11x - 4 = 0 and root1 = - 4 , root2 = (1/3)
The product of the roots is the same as: ____ /____

16. Use the discriminant to determine the nature of the roots of the following equation.
y^2 - 5y - 3 = 0
Which best fits?
Double root
real and rational root
real and irrational root
imaginary root

17. Use the discriminant to determine the nature of the roots of the following equation.
x^2 + 2x + 5 = 0
Which best fits?
Double root
real and rational root
real and irrational root
imaginary root

18. Simplify the following algebraic expression, using " i" in the final answer.
The square root of 12 / the square root of -6 = the square root of ___ /___

19. Simplify the following algebraic expression.
(2 + the square root of -3 / 2) (2 - the square root of -3 / 2)
= _________

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Question 202293: Classify the given numbers as real and rational, real and irrational, or complex. Justify your answer. Remember you may need to simplify BEFORE you classify!
1. (3)1/2 + 2i
2. 3.14
3. π
4. (16)1/4 + 6
5. (18)1/3
6. 1/6
7. 6i
8. 3 – (-9)1/2

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Question 203104: -25, -28/7, -18/5, -Pi, -0.763, -0.333..., 0, 1/10, 2/7, Pi/4, sqrt3, 9, 52.8, 283/5
From the above list, list all the irrational numbers.
I think that -Pi is one of them?

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Question 203290: Express irrational solutions in simplest radical form
(n-5)^2 = 20
I get {4, 4} is this right?

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Question 203470: I need to list irrational numbers and I am not sure what they are. Can you give me an idea of what they mean by irrational numbers?
Thank you.

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Question 203471: Can you help me with this problem? The problem is 4/5(-15/11)
Thank you.

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Question 203972: -234+(-)132
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Question 204071: 1000*1=1000
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Question 204906: -7 + -2 =
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Question 204906: -7 + -2 =
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Question 205409: identify each type of series
-9+3+-1+1/3+?

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Question 205330: Tell which real number corresponds to the situation. During a month a person withdraws 235 dollars. What is the corresponding number for this sentence?
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Question 205604: Is 0.4 rational or irrational?
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Question 205668: How do you combine like terms- advanced....
3(-6x+5)-x

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Question 206081: An example of the sum of two irrational numbers may be and irrational number?
An example the sum of two rational numbers may be a rational number?
An example the product of two irrational numbers may be an irrational number?
An example thr product of two irrational numbers may be a rational number?
Please, as I'm stuck on these questions

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Question 206946: okay, i got my homework, and it says operations with real numbers so im guessing this is the right category.
1.-3 (4-5)^5
2. 16/(-4)-3(-2)-(-8)
can someone please help?

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Question 206919: can you simpilify this problem for me (1/3)(3/4)+(-2/5)^2
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Question 207178: i need help with identifying a number that is both irrational and real.
also, a number that is real,rational, and integer.

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Question 207178: i need help with identifying a number that is both irrational and real.
also, a number that is real,rational, and integer.

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Question 207676: Okay i have a problem i need an answered as soon as possible so here it goes.
1. the difference of 10 and u
I am not dumb i just can't figure out which comes first.
10 - u or u - 10
Please Help!! Thanks

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Question 207766: identify the sets of nunbers to which each givin number belongs.
-2.7
choices: rational munbers
irrational numbers
whole numbes, integers, rational numbers
natural numbers, whole numbers, integers, rational numbers

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Question 208019: please help me in this problem:(integers)
evaluate each expression.
1) -3{2(15-5)-(-7-8)}
2) {4(-11-7)+9}+5(5-9)
3) {41-7(9-4)}-{3(9)-1}
4) 2{-5+3(4-5)}
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-4
5) 6{2-(-6+2)}+20
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2(5-6)
6) 9+3{5-6(1+4)}
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3+8(7-6)
7) 4(5)+6-6{3-3(4)}
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1-3(5-2)
8) 4(-2+7)-7{5-(7+4)}

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Question 208369: what property is 7+(-7)=0
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Question 208384: Find a rational number between 19.9 and 20.
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Question 208527: We are studying the lesson, Adding Real Numbers this week in class.
Can you help me with the problem variable x divided by 4 plus negative variable x divided by three? in numeral form x/4+-x/3=???
Thank you!

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Question 208850: -0.002 IS IT A RATIONAL, IRRATIONAL, WHOLE NUMBER, INTEGER, OR NATURAL NUMBER?
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Question 209108: Can You Please Help Me
Solve This Show The Work
Please.!

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Question 209238: if x and y are two different real numbers and xz = yz then what is the value of z?
a)x - y b) 1 c) x/y d) y/x e) 0

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Question 209256: the sum of a positive and negative number is 0 _________.

the quotient formed by any nonzero number divided by 0 is __________, and the quotient formed by 0 divided by any nonzero is __________.
i have to show an example of the two questions also.

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Question 209392: numbers more than 2 units than 8
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Question 208550: how do you identify the properies of real numbers??
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Question 208520: the average time per lap (t) it takes a race car to complete (n) laps
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Question 209612: write all the classifications that apply to each real number
square root of 2

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Question 210831: WRITE A SIX DIGIT WHOLE NUMBER THAT HAS THE DIGIT 4 IN THE THOUSANDS' PLACE WITH EACH OF THE REMAINING DIGITS BEING A 3?
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