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Conversion factor |
2009-03-23 |
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kab pose la question : Would like to photocopy a Landscape Design. What is the Conversion Ratio or magnification required to convert 1" = 10 feet to 1/4" = 1 foot? Harley Weston lui répond. |
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A 1.5:1 rectangle |
2009-03-23 |
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melody pose la question : I have an origami model that says to use a 1.5:1 rectangle. I don't understand how to calculate the size of paper I need to use. Surely there is a formula to calculate this ratio? Thanks for your help. Penny Nom lui répond. |
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The base and height of an isosceles triangle |
2009-03-23 |
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Chris pose la question : How do you find the base and height of an isosceles triangle that has 2cm legs? Harley Weston lui répond. |
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Find a polynomial function with the indicated zeros and satisfying the given conditions |
2009-03-23 |
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Kristen pose la question : Find a polynomial function with the indicated zeros and satisfying the given conditions. Simplofy your answer (no imaginary numbers or parentheses in the answer)
Zeros: 1+2i, 1-2i, 5 ; f(-2)=1 Harley Weston lui répond. |
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A simple digraph |
2009-03-23 |
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Shabkhal pose la question : Show that the sum of in degrees of all the nodes of a simple digraph is equal to the sum of out degrees of all its nodes and this sum is equal to the number of edges of the graph. Victoria West lui répond. |
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The radius of a circle |
2009-03-22 |
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Justin pose la question : Find the radius of a circle with a circumference of 9.43cm. Penny Nom lui répond. |
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What is the probability of accepting the box? |
2009-03-22 |
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x pose la question : a box consists of 10 light bulbs inspected by the following procedure: 2 bulbs are chosen at random without replacement. the box is only accepted if both bulbs work. suppose that the box contains 1 defective bulb. what is the probability of accepting the box? Penny Nom lui répond. |
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A normal distribution problem |
2009-03-21 |
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EDGAR pose la question : to qualify for security officers training recruits are tested for stress tolerance. The scores are normally distributed with mean of 62 and a standard deviation of 8.
a.) If only the top 15% of recruits are selected, find the cutoff score
b.) If a candidate is rendomly selected, what is the probability that his or her socre is at least 55? Harley Weston lui répond. |
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An equation for a line with a changing slope |
2009-03-21 |
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Ben pose la question : Is there anyway to write an equation for a line with a changing slope.
e.g. A cell [hone company has a initial fee of 50$ paying for the first 100 minutes,
the rate then increases to 10 cents per minute, then at 500 minutes the rate is 5 cents
per minute.
If so please tell how.
Thanks Penny Nom lui répond. |
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Percentiles |
2009-03-21 |
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Shawn pose la question : For a normal distribution of u=654.00 and o=138.00.
What is the percentile rank for X=426? Harley Weston lui répond. |
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How do I calculate to find what 100% is? |
2009-03-21 |
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Kathy pose la question : If $13.50 is 32% of a number, how do I calculate to find what 100% is? Stephen La Rocque lui répond. |
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Problem solving |
2009-03-21 |
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susie pose la question : the product of a number and 9 increased by 15 is the same as one half of the difference of eight and four times the number. Find the number. Stephen La Rocque lui répond. |
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A rectangular open box |
2009-03-21 |
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tina pose la question : An open box is to be made from a rectangular piece of tin by cutting two inches squares out of the corners and folding up the sides. The volume of the box will be 100 cubic inches. Find the dimensions of the rectangular piece of tin. Stephen La Rocque lui répond. |
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A dead fly is stuck to a belt that passes over two pulleys |
2009-03-21 |
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Jules pose la question : A dead fly is stuck to a belt that passes over two pulleys 6 inches and 8
inches in radius. Assuming no slippage,how fast is the fly moving when
the large pulley (8 inches) makes 21 revolutions per second ? How many
revolutions per second does the small pulley make ?
How long will it take the dead fly to travel 1 mile ? Penny Nom lui répond. |
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The length of a chord |
2009-03-20 |
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shirley pose la question : show that the chord is equal to two times the radius time the sin of theta/2.
The chord is connected to the two radii and theta is a central angle between the two radii Penny Nom lui répond. |
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