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Intercepts |
2002-09-04 |
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Tamara pose la question : Why is it that the x intercept the value of y is 0 and at the y intercept the value of x is 0? Leeanne Boehm lui répond. |
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1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, etc. |
2002-09-04 |
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Ginger pose la question : I've been working with finding the nth term for a few weeks, and i can't seem to figure this one out! 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, etc. Leeanne Boehm lui répond. |
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Monthly rent |
2002-09-04 |
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Al pose la question : How do you figure monthly rent if the charge is 11.00 per sq. ft. and there are 1,000 sq. feet? Leeanne Boehm lui répond. |
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A limit |
2002-09-03 |
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Circe pose la question :
Lim 3x 3+ax+a+3 /(x 2+x-2), X->-2 Penny Nom lui répond. |
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Addends can be grouped differently but the sum does not change |
2002-09-03 |
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Jodia pose la question : I have been searching the web for over an hour & a half now for the answer to the following question: The _____ states that addends can be grouped differently but the sum does not change. Penny Nom lui répond. |
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A schedule for a fantasy football league |
2002-09-01 |
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Steve pose la question : i am in a ten(10) team league, split evenly into two five team divisions. we play a thirteen(13) game schedule and would like to play each team in your own division twice, and each team in the other division once. according to my rudimentary mathematics that equals 13 games. a good schedule should look somthing like this: team 1-5 = division 1 team 6-10 = division 2 team 1 should play teams 2-5 twice and teams 6-10 once. Claude Tardif lui répond. |
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A group of 9 |
2002-08-31 |
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William pose la question : what is the mathmatical name for a group of nine like a group of 3 is called 'triplets' Penny Nom lui répond. |
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Proof by induction |
2002-08-31 |
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Tabius pose la question : Use mathematical induction to prove that the following formulae are true for all positive integers: a) 1 + 3 + 5+...+(2n - 1) = n 2 b) 2 n > n. Penny Nom lui répond. |
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How many cubic feet are in a cubic mile? |
2002-08-30 |
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William pose la question : How many cubic feet are in a cubic mile? Penny Nom lui répond. |
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A square of tiles |
2002-08-30 |
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Rosa pose la question : How do I go about finding a formula for the number of tiles I would need to add to an arbitrary square to get to the next sized square? Penny Nom lui répond. |
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38-10+12divided by4multiplied by 16 |
2002-08-30 |
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Brenda pose la question : my math question is as follows: 38-10+12divided by4multiplied by 16=? Penny Nom lui répond. |
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2002-08-30 |
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Kelsey pose la question : What is the origin of the greater (>) than and less (<) than signs? Harley Weston lui répond. |
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A solution to an equation |
2002-08-28 |
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A student pose la question : How do you determine whether a pair of numbers is a solution for an equation? If you could identify the specifics steps I need to take to determine whether it is a solution or not would be appreciated! Thanks i.e. x-4=0 Pairs of numbers as possible solutions (4,7) (3,4) (0,-4). Penny Nom lui répond. |
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Student to teacher ratio |
2002-08-28 |
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A student pose la question : central middle school has 2470 students and the ratio of students to teachers is 26:1 how many new teachers are needed to reduce this to 19:1? Penny Nom lui répond. |
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Mixing gas and oil |
2002-08-27 |
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Sherry pose la question : how do I calculate the correct fuel ratio for a boat motor? 50:1 the oil containers only say how many ounces to add to 5 gallons of fuel to make a 50:1 ratio.(13 ounces to 5 gallons of fuel) I have a 20 gallon tank so what if I add 11.6 gallons of fuel, what formula would I apply to get the correct measurement of oil to add? Penny Nom lui répond. |
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