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Question 977452: Given the function g=(t^(2)-3)/t, find the function that gives the gradient of the curve of the function g at any point on the curve.
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Question 977455: solve for x: Logbase10 x=1.68
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Question 977456: The value of L is given by dividing the square root of r by the product of p and q.
a) write the formula for L algebraically.
b) rearrange the formula to make 'r' the subject.
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Question 977464: A motorboat travels 198 km in 6 hours going upstream. It ravels 294 km going downstream in the same amount of time. What is the rate of the boat in still water and what is the rate of the current.
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Question 977494: On a trip to the mountains, Ms. Jacobs drove her car at an average rate of 50 km/hr. Due to the bad road conditions, the return trip took 3 hours longer, and she averaged only 30 km/hr. Find out how much time she spent driving home.
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Question 977502: Two ships leave the dock at 8:00 am. The first ship travels at a bearing of N 26 degrees W at 18 miles per hour. The second ship travels at a bearing of S 43 degrees W at 24 miles per hours. find the distance between the two ships at 1:00 pm that same day.
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Question 977568: Two trains start at the same station at the same timw. Train A travels 92 kmph while tain b travels 82kmph. If the two trains travel in opposite direction, how far apart will they be after an hour? If the two trains travel the same directio, hor far apart will they be in two hours?
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Question 977575: "DISTANCE(5- MILES PER HOUR), "DISTANCE(50)," and "D(50)" all represent which of the following?
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Question 977603: If a wheel rotates 1 time in .08 seconds. What is the velocity for a car whose wheels have a .22m diameter? Enter your answer in units of km/h.
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Question 977670: Factorise fully: 6a^2by-2aby^2
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Question 977759: A student in a mall walks 140 m [E] in 55 s to go to his favorite store. The store is not open yet, so he walks 45 m [W] in 21 s to go to another store. Calculate his average velocity.
What I dont understand is do I add the times together or subtract?
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Question 977815: Brian is riding his bicycle. He rides at a speed of
9
kilometers per hour for
22.5
kilometers. For how many hours does he ride?
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Question 977824: Two trains are traveling on parallel tracks. One is a freight train and the other is a passenger train. The freight train travels at 25mph. If the freight train is 280 miles ahead of the passenger train and the passenger train is traveling at 60 mph , how long will the passenger train take to catch up with the freight train?
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Question 977829: What's the word for a sound that has traveled as far as it can go before fading completely, at the edge of echo radius and reverberation, when it's just a mess of pieces of the original? I know there's a word for it, or for the effect, but it's on the tip of my tongue, and Google doesn't work well with vague concepts and definitions.
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Question 977880: An aeroplane was flying at a height of 1800 m if it descend at constant rate of 60 m per
minute how long will it take yo descend to a height of 300m
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Question 977949: If a race car is traveling 300 miles per hour on a straightaway how long would it take to get 25 miles to the destination?
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Question 978050: If I ran one mile in ten minutes, what is the speed at which I was traveling?
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Question 978090: Chris has ridden 64 miles of a bike course. The course is 80
miles long. What percentage of the course has Chris ridden so far?

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Question 978061: Kato rode his bike 98 miles last week. That is two fewer than four times the number of miles Dave rode. How many miles did Dave ride
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Question 978164: You toss a ball that travels on the path y= -0.1x^2 +x+2 where x and y are measured in meters. Sketch the path of the ball. How high does the ball go. I know I studied algebra in 8th grade, but I don't remember solving hard problems like these so please help me it would really be helpful. Thank you
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Question 978271: FLYING SPEED:Two planes leave simultaneously from Chicago's O'Hare Airport, one flying due north and the other due east (see figure).The northbound plane is flying 50 miles per hour faster than the eastbound plane.After 3 hours, the planes are 2440 miles apart.Find the speed of each plane.

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Question 978266: A car travels 270 miles in 4.5 hours. How long will it take 300 miles?
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Question 978347: Two boats leave the same port, heading in opposite directions. One boat travels at 10 mph and the other boat at 12 mph. Formulate an equation in order to determine how long it will take for the two boats to be 33 miles apart
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Question 978416: Jacksons father drives 27km to work and back everyday.how far does he drive in 6 days
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Question 978460: If a plane flies 200 mph in calm air and the rate of the wind is r miles per hour, then the rate of the plane flying with the wind can be represented as
c
, and the rate of the plane flying against the wind can be represented as

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Question 978492: Harry drove for 2hours on the freeway,then decreased his speed by 20miles per hour and drove for 6 more hours on a country road.if his total trip was 400miles,then what was his speed on the freeway
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Question 978505: A family has two cars. The first car has a fuel efficiency of 15 miles per gallon of gas and the second has a fuel efficiency of 30 miles per gallon of gas. During one particular week, the two cars went a combined total of 825 miles, for a total gas consumption of 40 gallons. How many gallons were consumed by each of the two cars that week?

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Question 978508: A rollercoaster moved 855 meters in 20 seconds what is the average velocity?

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Question 978566: If you going 200 mph how long will it take to go 100 miles

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Question 978657: Acme Rentals = 50d+0.5m=500
Brown Rentals= 70d-0.5m= -20
After how many days and miles will he two companies charge the same total fee
a. 3 days and 700 miles
b. 4 days and 600 miles
c. 5 days and 500 miles
d. 6 days and 400 miles
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Question 978696: A car covers 570km in 16 hours.At what speed per hour does the car move?If 400 litres are used for 1 hours,how many litres are used in total?

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Question 978720: 6. How many hours will it take a wagon to go 48 miles at the rate of 3 miles an hour?
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Question 978813: The rate in which a river flows is measured in miles per hour. If a boat travels at a speed of 15 miles per hour down stream and reaches its destination sooner than expected, explain what effect the current had on the rate of the boat.
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Question 978826: Flying against the wind, an airplane travels 2700 km in 3 hours. Flying with the wind, the same plane travels 10,800 km in 9 hours. What is the rate of the plane in still air and what is the rate of the plane?
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Question 978858: two cyclists leave a city at the same time one going east and the other going west. the west bound cyclist bikes at 12 mph faster than the east bound cyclist. after 3 hours they are 126 miles apart. how fast is each cyclist riding?
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Question 978907: How many minutes will it take for a car that is traveling 80 mi/h to travel 200 km ?
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Question 978941: Jim rode a distance of 12 miles out into the country on a bike and returned on foot. His rate on the bike was 4 times his rate by foot. He spent 5 hours on the entire trip. Find his rate of walking. You must state your equation and then your answer.

I have 12/4x + 12/x = 5
12x = 12(4x) = 20 x^2
60 x = 20x^2
After this is an stuck
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Question 978954: A car travels 270 km in 4.5 h, what is its average velocity.

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Question 978972: sasha can row her boat 5 miles per hour on still water. She could travel 48 miles downstream in twice the tim eit takes to travel 6 miles upstream. What is the speed of the water
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Question 979021: Train A leaves a station � hour ahead of train B. the trains travel on parallel tracks. Train A travels at 25 kilometers per hour while train B travels at 35 kilometers per hour. How many hours will it take train B to overtake train A?
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Question 979070: An aeroplane flies 3500 km in the same time a train covers 600 km.If the speed of the aeroplane is 50 km/h more than five times the speed of the train ,what are the speeds of the train and the aeroplane?
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