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Question 648870: I would like help on my geometry math problem. It says here that I need to find the measures of two complementary angles if the difference in measure is 18.

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Question 649436: If a room measures 10 m by 6 m, what would
its area be?
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Question 649515: THE LENGTH OF A RECTANGLE IS 5 METERS LONGER THAN ITS WIDTH. THE AREA IS 84 SQ METERS. WHAT IS THE LENGTH AND WIDTH??
I TRIED SETTING UP THE EQUATION 1W+5L=84 FIRST SOLVING FOR WIDTH, THEN SOLVING FOR LENGTH. SHOULD I SET IT UP AS 5L+W=84???
BUT WHEN I WENT TO CHECK THE ANSWER.....I KEPT COMING UP WITH 83 SQ FT!!!

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Question 649483: i have a story problem i am trying to figure out. I think the equation is going to be a^2+b^2=c^2 but im not quite sure the problem reads:
The length of each side of a square is 3 inches more than the length of each side of a smaller square. The sum of the areas of the squares is 149 in2. Find the lengths of the sides of the two squares. (define the variable, write an equation, solve and label)
so far i have x^2+(x+6)^2=149 then i factored it out and came to 2x^2+12x-113=0 and from there im not sure what to do can you help.
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Question 649596: PB_has endpoints at �2 and 12. What is the coordinate of its midpoint?
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Question 649659: The ratio of the width to the length of a picture frame is 8 to 13. If the width of the frame is 11 inches, what is the length?
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Question 650134: The difference between two numbers is 67? Three times the smaller number plus five times the larger number is 239. what are the numbers? write equation and solve algebraically
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Question 650136: an isosceles triangle has two angles whose measures are equal.If the third angle of the triangle measures 65 degrees what are the measures of the other two equal angles? Write an equation and solve.
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Question 650821: The area of a circle with a radius of 15 in., to the nearest tenth is _____.
a = 3.14(15)^2
a = 706.9 or 706.5?

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Question 651690: A piece of wire is shaped to enclose a square with an area of 121 in^2. It is reshaped to enclose a rectangle which has a length of 13 in. What is the area of the triangle?
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Question 652072: The length in centimeters of the 2 sides of a rectangle are consecutive odd intergers. The perimeter is 120 centimeters. whet is the area of the rectangle?
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Question 652328: If a regular pentagon is 89cm what is it in meters?
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Question 652463: A square mat has an area of 225 cm2.what is the length of each side of the mat?

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Question 652470: an open-top box with a square base is to have a volume of 900 cubic feet.express the surface area of the box as a function of the length of one of the sides of the base?
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Question 653285: The height of a box is 5 inches. The length is three inches more than the width. Find the width if the volume is 350.
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Question 653283: A ladder is resting against a wall. The top of the ladder touches the wall at a height of 9 ft. Find the length of the ladder if the length is 3 ft more than its distance from the wall.
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Question 653300: a triangular parking lot has two sides that are the same length and the third side is 5m longer. if the perimeter is 71m, find the lengths of the sides
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Question 653570: each participant in a community garden is allotted a rectangular plot that meausres 18 ft. by 45 ft. how much is needed to enclose wach plot.

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Question 653792:
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Question 653857: What is the perimeter of triangle PQR with vertices P(-2,9), Q(7,-3), and R(-2,-3) in the coordinate plane?
21 units
25 units
34 units
36 units
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Question 653905: If the probability of seeing moose in a day in a certain region of Alaska is 0.29, what is the probability of not seeing any moose in a day there?
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Question 654003: a rope is 104 inches long.it is cut into two parts so that one part in 18 inches more than the other part.find the length of each part.
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Question 654048: For any real number x, if x squared is greater than or equal to 1, x is greater than or equal to 1.
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Question 654079: Joanna decides to run around a circular park. The park has a diameter of 300 yards. If Joanna makes one loop approximately how far has she run?
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Question 654114: the largest angle of a triangle measures 4^o less than 5 times the measure of the smallest angle. The middle angle measures twice that of the smallest angle. find the measures of all three angles
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Question 654358: the length of a rectangular box is twice the height, and it's height is twice the width. if the volume of the box is 1000 cubic inches, what is the height of the box in inches?
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Question 654474: clock problem
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Question 654643: I need help on this problem, "A triangle has a perimeter of 108 yards. The first side is twice the length of the second side. The third side is 8 yards longer than the second side. How long is each side?"
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Question 654940: the length of a rectangular field is 10 meters less than 9 times the width. the perimeter is 140 meters. find the length.

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Question 655170: find the length of the short leg of a right triangle if the longer leg is 11 feet more than the shorter leg and the hypotenuse is 11 feet less than twice the shorter leg
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Question 655564: If the area of a square is 4x^2-12xy+9y^2, what is its perimeter?
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Question 655774: A wire 77 inches is cut into two pieces whose lengths have a ratio of 5 to 2. What is the length of each piece?
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Question 655919: A=1/2bh, find h when A=24square Feet and B= 8.0 Feet
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Question 656223: What is the area of a square that is 3 1/4 yards on one side?
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Question 656384: What is the surface area of a circle if the radius is 25ft
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Question 656401: Use the Pythagorean theorem to find the unknown lengths.
The sides of a square are 36inches. Find the diagonal of the square. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.
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Question 656734: a tree casts a shadow 45meter long. at the same time, the shadow cast by a vertical 2meter stick is 3mtr. long. find the height of the tree.
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Question 656717: I am building an A frame. The height will be 144 inches from ground to peak. The base will be 144 inches long. How do I figure how long my other 2 sides will be?
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Question 657375: If the radius of a circle is increased by 2 cm, its area increases by 16PI square centimeters. What
is the original radius of the circle?
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Question 657342: For a hydraulic press the mechanical advantage is the ratio of the large piston area to the small piston area. Find the mechanical advantage if the pistons have diameters of 3.10 cm and 2.25 cm.
Could you please help me figure this out i am not sure what formula to even use.
Thank you
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Question 657775: find a rectangle whose perimeter is 22' and has an area that is LARGER than 30'.i come up with 5w x 6l but only equals 30'??
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Question 657775: find a rectangle whose perimeter is 22' and has an area that is LARGER than 30'.i come up with 5w x 6l but only equals 30'??
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Question 657811: paula is 12 years older than his sister maria. four years from now bob will be two thirds as old as paula. how old are they now ?
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