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The height of a triangle |
2010-08-05 |
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Ann pose la question : The height of a triangle is 4cm less than the base. The area is 198cm^2. Find the height. Stephen La Rocque lui répond. |
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Two overlapping circles |
2010-08-04 |
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Husen pose la question : two circles of radius 5 cm intersect each other .the distance between their centers is 5root 2.find the area of the portion common to the two circles Penny Nom lui répond. |
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A square field has an area of 289 meter squared |
2010-08-02 |
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daniel pose la question : a square field has an area of 289 meter squared. How do you calculate the dimensions Stephen La Rocque and Penny Nom lui répond. |
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A rational equation |
2010-08-02 |
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Bailey pose la question : 3/x
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x/x+2
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-2/x+2 Penny Nom lui répond. |
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A shrunken car |
2010-07-31 |
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Diana pose la question : Car manufacturers have outdone themselves. They have discovered how to shrink a car to make parking easier. At the touch of a button, a car shrinks by 2 feet in the width and 4 feet in the length. The original car base is 24 square feet longer than that of the shrunken car. If the original cars length is twice the width, find the dimensions of both cars. Identify the unknowns carefully. Penny Nom lui répond. |
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A fruit seller |
2010-07-31 |
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Nazrul pose la question : 5% of total number of fruits of a fruit seller has been rotten and also 5% of them has been damaged during transportation. What is the percentage profit by which he sells the rest so that he profit 20% as a whole? Penny Nom lui répond. |
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70 cubic meters of mulch |
2010-07-30 |
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zsuzsi pose la question : i have 70 cubic meters of mulch to move and an 8 tonne truck to use
how much tonnage is to 1 square meter so that i can work out how many trips i need to make Penny Nom lui répond. |
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The suspension cables of a bridge |
2010-07-29 |
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Mike pose la question : what is the formula for the suspension cables of a bridge.
The towers are 200 ft above the roadway
The towers are 3400 ft apart
The cable if at 8ft in the middle of the span Robert Dawson lui répond. |
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The volume of earth to be moved |
2010-07-29 |
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Michael pose la question : Volume of earth moved @ 500' across, 1 to 3 degree slope, 30' deep X 50' across at the bottom. Stephen La Rocque and Harley Weston lui répond. |
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The shadow of a building |
2010-07-28 |
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vera pose la question : building casts a shadow 210 ft. long,40 degree angle.How tall is the building? Penny Nom lui répond. |
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The area of a hexagon |
2010-07-28 |
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Katie pose la question : Hi i have to find the area of a hexagon with only the side length 2cm given
would you be able t help? Walter Whiteley lui répond. |
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How fast is the second car taveling? |
2010-07-26 |
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Jeff pose la question : A car is traveling 75 mph. It takes 12 miles to overtake a second car that was .5 mile ahead. How fast is the second car taveling? Stephen La Rocque lui répond. |
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A spaceship playhouse |
2010-07-26 |
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Dave pose la question : I would like to build a spaceship playhouse for my grandson I want it to
be about 36" around and I want to use 5/4 decking boards that measure
5 1/2" wide how do I figure out how to lay out a base pattern to nail to
(what angle do I need to cut and how many boards will it take to go around
the circle. Penny Nom lui répond. |
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Difference quotient |
2010-07-26 |
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Brandon pose la question : i'm trying to figure out how to use the difference quotient with x^3, i have tried the following...(x+h)^2*(x+h)-(x+h)/h and i have only gotten as far as...(x^2+2xh+h^2)-(x+h)/h....i cannot see where i am goin astray, i know i am overlooking something simple, what am i overlooking? Penny Nom lui répond. |
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Pi |
2010-07-26 |
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Eden pose la question : I think that "pi" is an important number in math. I have learned this number's
approximate value since childhood but I haven't known how can it be got and
who find that number . So please help! Robert Dawson lui répond. |
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