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Volume tetraedre |
1998-02-13 |
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Solecki Yannick pose la question : j`aimerais savoir s`il existe une formule de calcul simplifie pour trouver le volume du tetraedre en fonction de ses cotes et sans utiliser une expression matricielle. Chris Fisher lui répond. |
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Intersecting Lines. |
1998-02-10 |
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Erik Heppler pose la question : My typewriter frequently makes mistakes. Suppose I gave you the following system of equations to solve: 35.26X + 14.95Y = 28.35 187.3X + 79.43Y = 83.29 When I looked back, I realized that I meant to use 14.96 as the "Y" coefficient in the first equation instead of 14.95. Solving the system using 14.95 and then solving another system using 14.96 with all other values the same both times results in the intersection points (1776, -4186) and (-770, 1816) respectively. How can that be? Penny nom lui répond. |
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The Earth's Arc |
1998-02-06 |
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Robert Dyck pose la question : How do I find the arc/mile of the earths surface? What is the arc? Harley Weston lui répond. |
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Roman Numerals |
1998-02-05 |
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Dawn Hilgenberg pose la question : How would I read a Roman Numeral such as LXII? Does the L in front make the X equal a lesser amount? We have been discussing how to read these and I can find no information about how to read an extended Roman Numeral problem. Help!! Harley Weston lui répond. |
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Area of a triangle. |
1998-02-01 |
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Jodi Blucher pose la question : Is there a formula for the area of an equilateral triangle knowing the length of the sides? Chris Fisher and Harley Weston lui répond. |
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Two Inscribed Trapezoids |
1998-01-27 |
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James pose la question : A hexagon inscribed in a circle has three consecutive sides each of length 3 and three consecutive sides each of length 5. The chord of the circle that divides the hexagon into two trapezoids, one with three sides each of length 3 and the other with three sides each of length 5, has length equal to m/n, where m and n are relatively prime positive integers. Find m+n. Haragauri Gupta lui répond. |
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Divisors of 6n |
1998-01-26 |
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James pose la question : If n is a positive integer such that 2n has 28 positive divisors and 3n has 30 positive divisors, then how many positive divisors does 6n have? (a) 32 (b) 34 (c) 35 (d) 36 (e) 38 Penny Nom and Haragauri Gupta lui répond. |
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The two-digit numbers from 10-99 |
1998-01-21 |
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Alexis Riddle pose la question : My name is Alexis. I'm a student in 8th grade and I'm taking Algebra I Honors. My question is: In a string of numbers, two adjacent digits are considered as a two-digit number. For instance, the string 11012 contains the numbers 10, 11, and 12. What is the number of digits in the smallest string that contains all of the two-digit numbers from 10-99? Please help and thank you for any assistance you can give me. Penny Nom lui répond. |
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The Factor Theorem |
1998-01-18 |
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Dhruv Bansal pose la question : Hi, I'm a ninth grade student doing a math project for school. I'm trying to learn about various ways of solving 3rd and 4th degree polynomial equations using the remainder theorem, the factor theorem, and synthetic division. The books I have all mention x - r, which I know nothing about, not even how to get it. I would really appreciate any information on this. Thanks. Dhruv Bansal Penny Nom lui répond. |
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Polynomials |
1998-01-13 |
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Sarah Storkey pose la question : Hi, My name is Sarah, My question is at the junior level. My question is, what is a polynomial? Harley Weston lui répond. |
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Quadratic Graphs |
1998-01-13 |
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Simon Batten pose la question : How does varying the values a,b and c affect the graph of y=ax2 + bx + c? Harley Weston lui répond. |
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Greatest Common Factor. |
1998-01-09 |
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Percy Stribling pose la question : how do you figure out what the greater common factor is? Penny Nom lui répond. |
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Bathtub |
1998-01-04 |
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Jeffrey Yau pose la question : A bathtub, with two taps, can be filled in 20 minutes using only the cold water tap. It can be filled in 30 minutes using only the hot water tap. The flow of each tap is not changed when both taps are turned on. It takes 24 minutes to drain the full tub. Starting with an empty tub and the drain plug in place, the cold water turned on. Five minutes later the hot water is also turned on, and five minutes after that the drain plug is removed. How many additional minutes, after the plug is removed, would it take to fill the tub? Harley Weston lui répond. |
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Find the Numbers. |
1997-12-28 |
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Sandy C pose la question : The sum of the squares of two numbers is 53. Twice the greater, minus the lesser is 11. Find the numbers. Penny Nom lui répond. |
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Trigonometric functions |
1997-12-21 |
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Calvin Cheng pose la question : My name is Calvin and I have a year 12 question for you to help me with. From a point S, the angle of elevation of the top of a tower due north of it is 20 degrees. From R, due east of the tower, the angle of elevation is 18 degrees. S and R are 100m apart. Find the height of the tower. Harley Weston lui répond. |
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