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Question 1186419: The width of the rectangle is 0.4 meters less than the length. The perimeter of a rectangle is 53.2 meters. Find the dimensions of the rectangle (in meters).
length
13.

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Question 1186496: 1. The cost. C dollars, to produce a school yearbook is given by the equation c=8000+9n, where N is the number of yearbooks printed.
a. what will it cost to produce 1500 yearbooks?
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Question 1186530: The RER packaging company is in search for the best packaging for a new dairy product that they will introduce to the market. You are a member of the design department of RER packaging company . Your company is tapped to create the best packaging box that will contain 2 identical cylindrical containers with the box's volume set at 100 cubic inches. The box has an open top. The cover will just be design in the reference to the box's dimension . You are to present the design proposal for the box and cylinder to the chief executive officer of the dairy company and head of the RER packaging department. The design proposal is evaluated according to the following : explanation of the proposal, accuracy of computations, utilizations of the resources ,and appropriateness of the models.
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Question 1186522: Determine the standard equation of the hyperbola whose general equation is 5x^2-4y^2-20x-24y-36=0.
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Question 1186610: What is the (a) general form and (b) standard form of the equation of a parabola given its vertex at (0, 0) , focal width (4p) of 3, and opens to the right?
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Question 1186769: How many cubic feet of warehouse space are needed for 300 boxes 17 inby 9 inby 11 in.?
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Question 1186848: One side of a rectangle is 3 cm longer than twice the shorter side,and the area is 230cm^2.Find the perimeter of the rectangle.

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Question 1186873: What is the equation of the circle with center at (0, 2) and tangent to the line 3x - 4y = 12
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Question 1186934: If a silo measures 20 ft in diameter and is 52 ft tall, what is the volume of grain (in cubic feet) it can hold? (round to the nearest whole number)
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Question 1187056: Find the points of intersection (x,y) of the following system of nonlinear equations.
x-y=2
x^2+y=2
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Question 1187055: Find the points of intersection (x,y)of the system of nonlinear equations.
x^2+y^2=5
3x-y=5
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Question 1187062: Find points of intersection(x,y) of the following system of nonlinear equations.
y=√x
y=2x-6
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Question 1187063: Find the points of intersection (x,y) of the following system of nonlinear equations.
x+y=10
2x-y=1
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Question 1187063: Find the points of intersection (x,y) of the following system of nonlinear equations.
x+y=10
2x-y=1
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Question 1187106: The length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is 37 cm and it's area is 210cm^2.Find the length of the legs of the right triangle.
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Question 1187102: Triangle ABC has vertices A(-2,3), B(1,-3) and C(p,1). For how many values of p is the triangle isosceles?
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Question 1187102: Triangle ABC has vertices A(-2,3), B(1,-3) and C(p,1). For how many values of p is the triangle isosceles?
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Question 1187105: A rectangle is inscribed in a circle of radius √10.If the area of the rectangle is 16,find its dimensions.
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Question 1187103: A bowl with radius 20 cm, shaped like a hemisphere, is filled with water to half its depth. Find the greatest angle through which it can be tilted without water spilling.
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Question 1187404: https://imgur.com/hrQkDYl (copy and paste this link into the search bar to view the diagram). In the diagram, circle with centre O has a radius of 5 cm. Segment AT is tangent to the circle. AO = 13 cm, and AX = XY (this length is labeled m). Find the length of m.
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Question 1187405: https://imgur.com/HQvOuKW In the triangle, each vertex is joined to four points on the opposite side of the triangle, with no three lines intersecting at one point. How many non-overlapping regions are formed in the triangle?
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Question 1187557: https://imgur.com/7Etbyns In the diagram, find the measure of angle BFD.
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Question 1187565:
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Question 1187564: How do I write the slope-intercept form of the equation of the line described through: (3, 4), parallel to y = 7 3 x + 3 ??
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Question 1187564: How do I write the slope-intercept form of the equation of the line described through: (3, 4), parallel to y = 7 3 x + 3 ??
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Question 1187564: How do I write the slope-intercept form of the equation of the line described through: (3, 4), parallel to y = 7 3 x + 3 ??
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Question 1187745: Hi, I'm working on a word problem (I'm not sure if it's completely accurate to geometry)
but this is the word problem: Latoya has twice as many CD's as Kristen. Sherry has
12 more than Kristen. Together they have 96 CD's How many does each girl have?
I would appreciate a step by step way to solve this, I get the concept a little bit but it still has me stuck!
Thanks in advance :)
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Question 1187796: The base of a triangle is x cm long and its altitude is quarter the length of its base. if the triangle has an area of 12 cm2, form an equation in x and solve it.
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Question 1187821: How long is the wire needed to put up a fence around a rectangular lot 25m long and 1500cm wide in meters?
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Question 1187824: https://imgur.com/NaFETdb Three curtain rods, each with diameter 3 cm, are bound together by a band, as illustrated. Find the length of the band, in cm.
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Question 1187825: https://imgur.com/BBD28vE ABCD is a trapezoid in which AD:BC = 2:3. If the area of triangle AMD is 16 cm^2, then the area of the trapezoid is, in cm ^2.
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Question 1187826: https://imgur.com/8J0Mleu ABCD is a trapezoid with AD ||BC. If AD = 5 cm and BC = 11 cm, and if the area of the trapezoid is 80 cm^2, find the area of triangle ABE, in cm^2.
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Question 1188055: Please help me solve this word question: A model steamboat is 2 ft. 3 in. long and it displaces 1.5 lb. of water. The ship of which the model is made is 720 ft. long. What is its displacement in tons?
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Question 1188054: Please help me solve this word problem: A well 40 ft. deep and 6.5 ft. in diameter is lined with stone 1.5 ft. thick so that the inner diameter of the well becomes 3.5 ft. Find the number of cubic feet of stone required.
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Question 1188061: A 9 inch apple pie sells for $6. What is its cost per square inch (in2) round to the nearest cent?
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Question 1188061: A 9 inch apple pie sells for $6. What is its cost per square inch (in2) round to the nearest cent?
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Question 1188059: What will it cost to tile a rectangular floor measuring 225feet by 31 feet if the tile cost 19 .00 per square foot?
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Question 1188073: A9inch apple pie sells for$6 what is its cost per square inch(in2) round to the nearest cent?
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Question 1187703: https://imgur.com/mLTjbMU In the diagram line AD = 2 cm, EF = 1 cm, and parallel segments are indicated. If the total area of the trapezoid is 105 cm^2, what is the area, in cm^2, of triangle AMN?
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