131 articles trouvés pour ce sujet.
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Rates & Ratios |
2021-04-11 |
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Kenneth pose la question : Is it correct to think that a rate can have units that are the same? Usually
rates have units that are different to each other. Penny Nom lui répond. |
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Slope |
2020-09-04 |
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Mark pose la question : I'm trying to calculate slope over 157'.I have a drop of 9 1/8 inches. What fraction of an inch of fall do I have every 10 feet Penny Nom lui répond. |
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The volume under an an uneven surface |
2020-05-01 |
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Solon pose la question : I am trying to fill an area of floor which has an uneven surface. I need to know the volume of fill.
If you imagine a rectangular room (4 corners) that measures 189 inches by 240 inches and the depth at each corner is different.
Let us say corner #1 has a depth of 1", corner #2 has a depth of 0", corner #3 has a depth of 2" and corner #4 has a depth of 4".
How would i find the volume of said floor area?
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated! Harley Weston lui répond. |
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The equation of a line |
2020-01-05 |
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coco pose la question : Good afternoon
If relationship between total cost and the number of units made it linear ,and if costs increases by 7$ for each additional unit made ,and if the total cost of 10 units is 180$ .
Find the equation of the relationship b/n total cost (Y) & number of unit made (x). Penny Nom lui répond. |
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The equation of a line |
2019-12-10 |
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Jourdan pose la question : Suppose a mining company will supply 96000 tons of ore per month if the price is 80 dollars per ton but will supply 70500 tons per month if the price is 20 dollars per ton. Assuming the supply function is of the form y = m x + b , find the slope, m and y-intercept, b Penny Nom lui répond. |
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Slope and percentage |
2019-03-19 |
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Tom pose la question : I need a slope of 2 Inches every 30 feet what is the percentage to put on my pipe lazer. thank you Penny Nom lui répond. |
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The point-slope equation for a line |
2018-09-23 |
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Sally pose la question : The equation of the line in point-slope form for the line passing through the point ( 4, -6) and parallel to the line y = -6x + 2. Describe the steps. Penny Nom lui répond. |
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Dividing a region in half |
2018-02-24 |
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mandy pose la question : There is a line through the origin that divides the region bounded by the parabola y=4x−5x2y=4x−5x2 and the x-axis into two regions with equal area. What is the slope of that line? Penny Nom lui répond. |
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The slope of a line |
2018-02-22 |
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Steve pose la question : my current slope is 6%. I want to know how many inches higher I will be at 18'
Thanks Penny Nom lui répond. |
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The equation of a line |
2018-01-23 |
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Gloria pose la question : Write the equation of a line in standard form through the point (1, 6) and perpendicular to the line 2x –y = 9. Penny Nom lui répond. |
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What is the grade of the incline? |
2017-03-12 |
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Jon pose la question : If I am climbing 16 feet in elevation over 80 feet horizontal. What is the grade of the incline Penny Nom lui répond. |
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The equation of a ski slope |
2016-08-31 |
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Hannah pose la question : The information provided is
---A ski slope has a slope of -0.2. You start at an altitude of 10,000ft.
Then the question is "Write the equation giving altitude (a) as a function of horizontal distance moved (d).
I know this is probably a very simple question but I didn't take a math class my senior year and now I'm a freshman in college, so some of it is very frustrating to me.
Any help is much appreciated, thank you! Penny Nom lui répond. |
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Slope |
2016-06-27 |
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Ashiq pose la question : What is 1% slope if length 101 feet? Penny Nom lui répond. |
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Sloping my yard away from my house |
2016-04-15 |
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Harold pose la question : I need to slope a area of my yard away from my house and garage. The length of my house is 80 feet long and i need to slope it 22 feet away. I want to raise the dirt at the foundation by 6 inches and slope it down to nothing at the width of 22 feet. How much soil would i require? Penny Nom lui répond. |
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A pipe is installed with a 2% grade |
2016-01-07 |
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peter pose la question : a sewer ditches to be 148 feet long. the pipe is installed with a 2% grade.
what would be total amount of fall be? Penny Nom lui répond. |
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A tangent to a curve passing through a point not on the graph |
2014-09-15 |
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Aquilah pose la question : For the curve y = x2 + 3x, find the equations of all tangent lines for this graph
that also go through the point (3, 14). Penny Nom lui répond. |
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A question concerning two lines |
2014-05-09 |
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Hela pose la question : The equation of the line L is 6x+5y=3, and the equation of line Q is 5x-6y=0, which statement below about the line is true?
A) same y intercept
B)parallel
C) Same x intercept
D)perpendicular Penny Nom lui répond. |
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A tangent of the curve (x/a)^n+(y/b)^n =2 |
2014-04-15 |
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sudhir pose la question : the equation of tangent of the curve (x/a)^n+(y/b)^n =2. at(a,b) is Penny Nom lui répond. |
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Gradient |
2014-02-21 |
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Nancy pose la question : calculate the gradient of the line AB when the line AB is passing through the points A (2,1,) and B ( 4, -3).) Penny Nom lui répond. |
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The grade of a road as a percent |
2014-02-14 |
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Emily pose la question : What is the grade of the road shown below expressed as a percent rounded to one decimal place?
Rise is 40feet
Run is 380 feet Penny Nom lui répond. |
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The slope of the line y=-2x+5 |
2013-12-29 |
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victoria pose la question : what is the slope of the line with the equation y=-2x+5 Penny Nom lui répond. |
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What is the slope of this line? |
2013-12-01 |
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Charlene pose la question : What is the slope of this line? Penny Nom lui répond. |
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An equation in slope-intercept form |
2013-08-12 |
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Brittney pose la question : write an equation in slope-intercept form of the line that is parallel to the grapg of y=-3/4x+6 passes through -8,-5 Penny Nom lui répond. |
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Slope |
2012-05-16 |
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Kodie pose la question : What is the easiest way to find slope? Penny Nom lui répond. |
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A sloped yard |
2012-04-24 |
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William pose la question : Trying to calculate fill dirt for leveling a sloped yard to place a slab. Slab is 30'x40', yard slopes from corner #1 south 40' to Corner #4 drop is 11". From corner #1 east 30' to corner #2, drop is 11 1/4". From corner #1 southeast at a 45 degrees, 50' to corner #3, drop is 19 3/4". Corners numbered in a clockwise direction. Penny Nom lui répond. |
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An equation of the form y=mx |
2012-04-17 |
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Samiya pose la question : what would be an equation of the form y=mx with the points (-2, 6) and (1, -3) for the line? Penny Nom lui répond. |
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The slope of a line |
2011-11-10 |
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Sara pose la question : Line k lies in the xy-plane.
The x-intercept of line k is -4.
And line k passes through the midpoint of the line segment whose endpoints are (2,9) and (2,0).
What is the slope of line k?
Give the answer as a fraction. Penny Nom lui répond. |
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A column and a sloped ceiling |
2011-06-10 |
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Tom pose la question : Hi! I am a woodworker who needs some help finding a formula. I have to make a cylinder shape column that butts up against a sloped ceiling using bending plywood. I need to figure out how to cut the shape on this flat piece of material. The diameter of the column is 54.375". The tallest point is 9 13/16" and the shortest point is 4 7/16". Any help would be greatly appreciated. Harley Weston lui répond. |
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A line tangent to f(x)=1/x |
2011-06-05 |
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Michael pose la question : A line tangent to f(x)=1/x in the first quadrant creates a right triangle
with legs the x-axis and the y-axis. Prove that this triangle is always
2 square units regardless of where the point of tangency is. Penny Nom lui répond. |
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The slope of a hole |
2010-10-28 |
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William pose la question : What is the slope of a hole that is 7.4 mm in dia by .5mm in depth. Penny Nom lui répond. |
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The equation of a line |
2010-10-19 |
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Sava pose la question : I have to write an equation and sketch a graph for the line that meets the given conditions:
A line with slope -15/5 that passes through the point (-2.5,4.5) Penny Nom lui répond. |
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The rate of change of y with respect to x |
2010-04-29 |
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Tom pose la question : I just had a quick calc question about wording that wasn't ever
addressed in class. When the book says "the rate of change of y with
respect to x", should it be considered how fast y is changing in
comparison to x?
I ask because the textbook says that "y is changing 3 times faster than x,
so the rate of change of y with respect to x is 3." I'm use to rate being
like velocity, as in units of distance per units of time. All we're told
in class is that it's the slope of the tangent line, I was hoping you
could clarify for me what exactly is meant by the wording of a "rate of
change of something with respect to something else". More specifically, what
"rate" and "with respect to" mean within this context?
Thanks for your time Harley Weston lui répond. |
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One in twenty as a percentage |
2010-04-27 |
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jim pose la question : Please advise how I work out a gradient of say 1-20 one in twenty as a percentage % Penny Nom lui répond. |
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Modelling the roof of a house |
2010-03-23 |
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Sandi pose la question : This question has been haunting my dreams at night. It states the cross section of the roof of a house is modelled by the function y= -5\12|x-12|+5, where y>0 or y. Now I'm suppose to graph the function. b) Find the slope, height, length of sides, and base of the isosceles triangle. c)Explain what transformation must be applied to the graph of y=|x| to obtain the graph of y= -5\12|x-12|+5, where y>0 or y=0. 1st I put the equation into my calculator and graphed it. I got 10 for the height. We have had 2 sub teachers this past week. The first one told me the height should be 12 the other one told me 5. So I'm really confused. If I use my 10 units as height and the Pythagorean Theorem I get my sides to be 26 units the base 48 and my slope I calc to be 5/12. Both teachers are pretty sure I'm wrong and they are right but we all have different answers. Please help put this problem to rest so I can rest soundly at night. Thank you for your time. Penny Nom lui répond. |
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The line joining (3,4) and (-5,-6) |
2010-03-06 |
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Patric pose la question : Find the condition that the point (x,y) may lie on the line joining the points
(3,4) and (-5,-6) Penny Nom lui répond. |
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Is it a rectangle? |
2009-10-29 |
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sefora pose la question : The coordinates of the vertices of quadrilaterals are given.
Draw each quadrilateral on a grid.
Determine whether it is a rectangle (show your work)
P(5,1), Q(-4,4), R(-6,-2), S(3,-5) Penny Nom lui répond. |
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A linear equation |
2009-10-22 |
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Ryan pose la question : How do you convert the equation 2x-6y=7? This is on my homework and I am really stuck!!! Penny Nom lui répond. |
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The slope-intercept form |
2009-09-11 |
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Shelby pose la question : Write an equation in slope-intercept form of the line that is parallel to the graph of 3y-4x=1 and passes through (0,6) Penny Nom lui répond. |
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Parallel lines |
2009-07-01 |
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chris pose la question : Write the slope of a line that is parallel to each line.
1.y=2x-5
2.y=-x+2
3.3x+y=10
4.5x-y=11
5.x+2y=6
6.2x-3y=9
7.4x+y=3
8.x+2y=14 Brennan Yaremko lui répond. |
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The product of gradients between 2 perpendiculars lines |
2009-06-11 |
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Alister pose la question : how do i prove that the product of gradients between 2 perpendiculars lines equal to -1.... Penny Nom 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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A slopped table top |
2009-03-16 |
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anthony pose la question : A perfect circle with radius 100m is supported by four legs, 50m long. The circle is flat when all four legs are 50m long, and tilted when the legs are different in length. The four legs are spread evenly 90 degrees apart at 0, 90, 180, and 270. Find the high and low points in degree and height when the legs are 55m at 0 degree, 70m at 90 degree, 45m at 180 degree, and 30m at 270 degree.
Not sure if they can be calculated using only 2 or 3 legs.
I have tried by picking the two adjacent highest legs (55m and 70m) so I know the high point falls into the first quadrant. Then I tried using ratio to determine where the high point is, which I think high point should be closer to the 70m leg, I am not sure. If I can find the high point, the low point should be opposite to it. Chris Fisher and Harley Weston lui répond. |
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The slope of a line |
2009-03-09 |
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Shannon pose la question : Find x such that a straight line passing through (2,x) and (x+1, 3) has slope 2x+1/x-1
Please help! Missed this class, so I have no notes and the book doesn't have an example like this.
Thank you! Penny Nom lui répond. |
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A line parallel to a given line |
2009-02-18 |
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Lisa pose la question : I'm having a hard time understanding the concept of how to write an
equation of the line containing the given points and parallel to the given line.
Express the answer in the form of y=mx+b.
(7,9); 2x+5y=4. i would appreciate it alot if someone can show ne how
to do this. Thank you, Lisa Penny Nom lui répond. |
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Grade of a hill |
2009-01-26 |
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rachel pose la question : if the grade is 18%, how many feet would it fall vertically over a horizontal distance of 250 yards. Robert Dawson lui répond. |
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A line is perpendicular to another line |
2009-01-16 |
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Greg pose la question : A line is perpendicular to the line y=2x+3 and has the same x-intercept as x+3y+10.
Find the equation of this line. Express your answer in the form of y=mx+b. Justify your answer. Robert Dawson lui répond. |
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The slope intercept form |
2009-01-11 |
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Norma pose la question : write equation in slope intercept form and then find the slope and y-intercpet of the corresponding line.
please show step by step
1). 2x-3y-9=0 and 2). 3x-4y+8=0 Penny Nom lui répond. |
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A line in slope intercept form |
2008-12-08 |
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laurie pose la question : the question: Write and equation of the line that passes through the point
and has the give slope. Then rewrite the equation in slope intercept form.
(2, 5 ) m= 3 Penny Nom lui répond. |
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The sides of a rectangle |
2008-12-08 |
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Mitchell pose la question : The perimeter of rectangle ABCD (represented on a Cartesian plane) is 52cm.
The equation associated with segment AD is 3x+4y-60=0
Point C is at (18, 14).
What is the length of segment AD? Penny Nom lui répond. |
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The slope of a tangent line |
2008-10-18 |
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Amanda pose la question : If f(x)=square root of (x+4), and the slope of the tangent line at x=21 was 1/n for some integer n, then what would you expect n to be? Stephen La Rocque lui répond. |
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A tangent line to f(x) = 1/(x - 1) |
2008-10-16 |
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Amanda pose la question : If f(x)=1/(x-1) then what is the slope of the tangent line at x=-2? Harley Weston lui répond. |
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Perpendicular lines |
2008-10-16 |
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Hailey pose la question : In the xy-plane,
the line with equation 2x + y = 3
is perpendicular to the line with equation y = mx + b,
where m and b are constants.
What is the value of m? Penny Nom lui répond. |
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The rise over the run |
2008-10-07 |
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Mak pose la question : what is the ratio of the rise to run? Penny Nom lui répond. |
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The standard form Ax+By=C |
2008-09-26 |
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Susan pose la question : I am having difficulty changing the point-slope form of the equation of the line y-y1=m(x-x1) to the standard form Ax+By=C. You must express A,B,C in terms of the constants m,x1,y1. I have been able to insert numbers and switch easily from the general to the point slope equation, but I am stumped on how to convert it this way. Penny Nom lui répond. |
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A line through two points |
2008-09-10 |
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Conor pose la question : Find the equation of the straight line which passes through the points (-2,14) and (8,-1) Penny Nom lui répond. |
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Parallel and perpendicular lines |
2008-09-06 |
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C pose la question : Can you help me determine whether these lines are parallel, perpendicular or neither and why?
Problem 1: y=3x+2
y=1/3x - 4
Problem 2: y=1/3x + 1/2
y=1/3 x -2 Penny Nom lui répond. |
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Slope and rate of change |
2008-06-23 |
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Lee pose la question : What is the difference between a slope and a rate of change? Stephen La Rocque lui répond. |
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A jar of pennies |
2008-06-18 |
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Ryan pose la question : if you are given a jar of pennies and you had to find the weight of one penny
without opening the jar.when you graph it, You have to y= the mass of the container and x= number of coins
you use the slope to find the weight of the penny how would u go about doing that? Stephen La Rocque lui répond. |
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What is a 1% slope? |
2008-06-17 |
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randy pose la question : trying to figure out percentage of slope lets say i have to run a pipe 80' at a 1%slope how much pitch is that? Harley Weston lui répond. |
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Elevation gain |
2008-05-18 |
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Mark pose la question : How do you calculate elevation gain on a treadmill? e.g. 5.0 miles (26,400ft) @ 15% incline.
I have been estimating it as 26,400 x .15 = 3,960 ft of elevation gain.
Hopeful Mount Rainier Climber Victoria West lui répond. |
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The slope intercept form |
2008-04-11 |
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Dave pose la question : Hi, why is there a y-intercept in the slope intercept form?What does the y-intecept have to do with the equation? Penny Nom lui répond. |
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The equation of a line |
2008-02-17 |
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Jennifer pose la question : Given the point A(3,2)B(5,8) find the equation of the line AB ( in standard form ) Penny Nom lui répond. |
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The slope intercept form of a line |
2008-02-17 |
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chris pose la question : find the slope and y intercept of the line (2x+4)-3y=11(x-1)
is this equation in slope point form. Penny Nom lui répond. |
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Find the slope of the line with equation 7-3y=2x |
2008-01-23 |
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nell pose la question : Find the slope of the line with equation 7-3y=2x Stephen La Rocque lui répond. |
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The equation of a line |
2008-01-20 |
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Sara pose la question : The question is:
Write the equation of a line that is parallel to y=3x-2 through the point (-5,9).
I think the correct equation for this is y=3x+24.
But I have to write it in standard form, and I can't seem to figure out how to do that. Please answer soon! Thanks! Stephen La Rocque and Penny Nom lui répond. |
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The line through (-22 ;-1) and (-23, -2) |
2008-01-20 |
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Zachery pose la question : i have a slope that equals 1/1 and my coordinates are (-22;-1) and (-23;-2) and i am trying to change it into the equation y=mx+b and the farthest that i've gotten is y=1x_ (i can not find out how to find b.) So i was wondering if you could help me find out what b is because i have got no clue!!!!! Penny Nom lui répond. |
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Why do they use the letter b in y=mx+b? |
2007-11-15 |
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virginia pose la question : why do they use the letter b in y=mx+b?
im asking this because my math teacher said he will give extra points to anyone who finds this out first
and i was hoping you guys would be the ones who could help. Penny Nom lui répond. |
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Roof trusses |
2007-10-05 |
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Mary pose la question : I need to know how algebra is used in making or designing of roof trusses for a house. I have to present a poster in class showing how algebra is used in daily jobs. My dad works at a truss company. Chris Langdon lui répond. |
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Find the equation of a line given two points |
2007-10-05 |
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Tiffany pose la question : The equation for the line through the points (11,2) and (18,12) can be written in the form Ax+By=C.
Find A and B. Victoria West lui répond. |
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Equation of a tangent line to a function |
2007-10-04 |
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Princess pose la question : If f ' (x) = 3x^2 +1, find the equation of
the tangent line to f(x) = x^3 + x at x= -1. Stephen La Rocque lui répond. |
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Finding equations, intersection point of two lines at right angles |
2007-09-22 |
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Yaz pose la question : Find the equation of the line joining A(-1,-9) to B(6,120). Another line passes through C(7,-5) and meets AB at rigth angle of D. Find the euation of CD and calculate the co-ordinates of D. Stephen La Rocque lui répond. |
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The incline of my yard as it slopes away from my house |
2007-09-22 |
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Janet pose la question : I need to calculate the degree (or is it percent?) of incline of my yard as it
slopes away from my house. Do I visualize a right angle formed by a
level line from the bottom of the slope to the side of the house, and then
compare the line of the slope against the right angle to get the degree?
Or is an incline calculated by the measurement of the rise in 100 feet? For
instance, if the ground rises 3 feel in a distance of 100 feet, is that a 3%
incline? And if it rises 4 feet in a distance of 25 feet, is that a 16% incline?
Thanks so much. Stephen La Rocque lui répond. |
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The slope of a line |
2007-09-06 |
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Danielle pose la question : Hello. I need some help with this: i am supposed to find the equation of a line with a point
(2/3,5) and (-5/6,-4) the answer in the book says y=6x+1. My question is how did they get
for the slope? Penny Nom lui répond. |
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Perpendicular lines |
2007-09-06 |
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dinesh pose la question : we know that for two perpendicular lines
m1*m2=-1perpendicular
but this is not true for x-axis and y-axis? Harley Weston lui répond. |
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Point-slope form |
2007-08-16 |
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jenny pose la question : write an equation in the point-slope form and the intercept form
slope=4,passing through (1,3)
slope=8,passing through (4,-1)
slope= -5,passing through (-4,-2)
slope= -2,passing through(0,-3) Leeanne Boehm lui répond. |
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Slopes of a triangle's medians |
2007-08-11 |
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Gina pose la question : I am trying to help my daughter with this, but I am very weak in Math.Please help!
Find slopes of the medians of a triangle whose vertices are P(1,3), Q(3,5), and R(6,2) Stephen La Rocque lui répond. |
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Dirt in a sloped round hole |
2007-08-03 |
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Ken pose la question : How much dirt do I need to fill a ground hole 20 ft in dia. with a sloping floor that has a ht. of 5" on one side and 12" on the other side? Stephen La Rocque lui répond. |
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Proving a quadrilateral is a rectangle |
2007-07-14 |
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Sonja pose la question : I was having this discussion with another teacher and we need a third opinion. When you are trying to prove a quadrilateral is a rectangle which method should you use:
- Prove the shape is a parallelogram by doing slope 4 times by stating that parallel lines have equal slopes. Then proving a right angle by stating that perpendicular lines have negative reciprocal slopes.
- Doing the slope 4 times and stating that the shape is a rectangle because opposite sides are parallel because of equal slopes and it contains a right angle because of negative reciprocal slopes.
I guess the real question is do you have to first state that the shape is a parallelogram? Stephen La Rocque lui répond. |
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Road incline grades |
2007-05-07 |
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cecil pose la question : convert grade percent to degrees Stephen La Rocque lui répond. |
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Finding out if two line equations are parallel or perpendicular |
2007-04-28 |
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Vincent pose la question : Can you determine if the two lines are parallel, perpendicular, or neither
1/2x+4y=3/5
y/1 + 10/5= 8x
I think there perpendicular but how would you solve the equations Stephen La Rocque lui répond. |
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The grade of a shoulder |
2007-04-28 |
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Robert pose la question : I am building a road with a 1.2 meter shoulder. The plan calls fo a 6% shoulder grade. When I use my metric calculator I come up with a different answer when I multiply 3/4 of an inch by 1.2 meters and when I multiply 1.2 meters by .06%? Penny Nom lui répond. |
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The angles in a right triangle |
2007-03-28 |
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Golaan pose la question : I need the to understand the formula for finding either of the acute angles of a right triangle given it's hieght length and base length.
I want to find the degrees of either accute angle. So for this example I have a right triangle with a height of 410 meters and a base length of 1,700 meters.
I don't understand cosine, sine, and tangent or the other ones at all. So if the solution includes those (which I believe it does) could b very verbose yet in a very elementary way?
The purpose of ths is that I have to define the general incline angles (or grade) of various areas of terrain. I know the distance by map and also the the altitude at either endpoint. Penny Nom lui répond. |
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Slopes of perpendicular lines |
2007-03-27 |
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Mykolyn pose la question : How do you find the slope of a line that is perpendicular to the graph of:
y= -1/2x+4? Leeanne Boehm and Sara Ulmer lui répond. |
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y-intercept form |
2007-03-16 |
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Ken pose la question : Simple way on how to convert to & from y-intercept form & Std. form.
Eg: Convert into y-intercept form: 3x+4y+7=0,
Eg.: Convert into Std. Form: y=-1/2x +3, y=50x +300. I would appreciate your
help in this matter, as I find it hard to understand.
Kind Regards: Ken Penny Nom lui répond. |
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Slope |
2007-03-02 |
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Lacey pose la question : My algebra 2 class is researching graphing and slope and we would like to know how we use graphing and slope in everyday life. So if you could get back to me with some real world examples i would really appreciate it. Thanks for your help! Steve La Rocque, Penny Nom and Sara Ulmer lui répond. |
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Percent elevation gain |
2007-01-24 |
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Susan pose la question : okay... so if I hike Gregory Canyon and it's a 1.1 mile hike with a 900 foot elevation gain, what's the percent elevation gain? Stephen La Rocque lui répond. |
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A line perpendicular to another line |
2007-01-13 |
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Dusty pose la question : Find an equation for the line perpendicular to: 3x - 4y + 1 = 0 passing through (4,7) Leeanne Boehm and Penny Nom lui répond. |
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The slope-intercept form |
2007-01-04 |
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Earnestine pose la question : Given a line containing the points (1,4), (2,7), and (3,10) determine the slope-intercept form of the equation, provide one additional point on this line, and graph the function. Penny Nom lui répond. |
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The slope-intercept form |
2006-12-17 |
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Anthony pose la question : I'm really confused with this, tried to figure it out on my own but i can't seem to grasp it here's the problem: Two points are given a. Write an equation in slope-intercept form for the line containing the two points. b. Graph the line from Part a and check that both points are on the line. Penny Nom lui répond. |
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Th pitch of a roof |
2006-12-15 |
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Rob pose la question : I am trying to determine how much to add for roof pitch. I guess the best way would be to use a right triangle as an example.
The base of the triangle is always 12 inches. The leg pointing straight up is a variable. I will say 6" in this example. By changing the variable how can i determine how much longer the hypotenuse than the base expressed in percent or decimal. Stephen La Rocque lui répond. |
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The grade of a highway |
2006-11-14 |
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Nancy pose la question : If a portion of highway has a grade or slope of 12%, and the length of this portion is approximately 1.1 miles, what is the change in elevation from the top of the grade to the bottom of the grade in feet? Stephen La Rocque and Penny Nom lui répond. |
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The slope-intercept form |
2006-11-08 |
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Kilihea pose la question : I need to graph this equation but first need to turn it into a slope-intercept form. 6x - 3y = -3 I would really appreciate it if you could help me turn it into a slope-intercept form. Penny Nom lui répond. |
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Convert a standard form to a slope intercept form |
2006-09-14 |
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Maiko pose la question : I need to know step by step procedures to convert a standard form to a slope intercept form? Penny Nom lui répond. |
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How old is y = mx + b? |
2006-07-05 |
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Beckie pose la question : I am taking intermediate algebra this summer (Math 95), and have a question for you. My instructor will award extra credit points to any of us who find out how old the formula
y = mx+b is. Would you happen to know the answer? Penny Nom lui répond. |
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Equation of a line in Ax + By = C form |
2006-04-19 |
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Christopher pose la question : How do you write the equation of a line with a slope of 3/8 and passing through (-4,6) in Ax+By=C form? Stephen La Rocque lui répond. |
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Intercepts and slope |
2006-01-15 |
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Anthony pose la question : Given -1.7x + 0.8y=7.1:
(a) state the intercepts and slope for the graph
(b) Draw the graph Penny Nom lui répond. |
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y - y1 = m(x - x1) |
2006-01-08 |
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Greg pose la question : How do you change 2x + 3y = 7 into y - y1 = m(x-x1)?
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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A tangent to a parabola |
2005-11-02 |
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A student pose la question : Find the point on the curve y=x2 where the tangent to the curve is parallel to the secant line connecting (-1,1) and (2,4) Penny Nom lui répond. |
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The gradiant of a hill is 9% |
2004-12-18 |
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Jim pose la question : The gradiant of a hill is 9%. What angle is created by the run/rise of the hill and 0 degrees? Penny Nom lui répond. |
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Two intersecting lines |
2004-12-18 |
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James pose la question : Imagine a vertical line 1.107' tall. Leaving the top of this line, sloping down to the right at a 4:1, at what horizontal distance will the line strike a second line, which leaves the the bottom of the vertical line sloping down to the right at a rate of .02 ft/ft (or 2%)? There is a fairly easy solution to this, but I have lost my notes! Harley Weston lui répond. |
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The point slope form of a line |
2004-10-26 |
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Jack pose la question : Given a set of ordered pairs, ie (1,1) (2,4) (3,7), how does one determine the rule f(n) other than by trial and error Penny Nom lui répond. |
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The equation of a line |
2004-04-30 |
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Amy pose la question : Write the equation of the line that contains the point (-4,6) and is perpendicular to the line y=5x+100. Penny Nom lui répond. |
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The line through (4,2) and (4,-8) |
2004-04-17 |
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Kim pose la question : Write an equation for the line.
Given points (4, -8) and (4,2) are on the line.
I believe m=undefined.
How do I solve for b when m is undefined, and then plug in the values for m, b, and y?
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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The incline of an exercise machine |
2004-02-02 |
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An exerciser pose la question : This is a question about incline percentage. On an exercise machine if the elevation is raised 3 and one half inches from a level position then what would be the incline percentage? Penny Nom lui répond. |
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The slope of a tangent |
2003-10-01 |
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A student pose la question :
find the slope of the tangent to each curve at the given point f(x)=square root 16-x, where y=5 Penny Nom lui répond. |
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The incline of a road |
2003-08-03 |
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A driver pose la question : incline- % grade as to degree. ie 6% hwy grade= what degree of incline? Penny Nom lui répond. |
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Slope |
2003-07-20 |
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Brian pose la question :
You are placing a pipe 60 feet long at a slope of 1.5%. How would you figure the amount of drop from the inlet of the pipe tot he outlet of the pipe? and what is the answer . If you are trying to keep a shoulder slope of a road between 3/4'' per foot and 11/2'' per foot . If the shoulder is 10 feet wide, how would you figure how much lower should the outside of the shoulder be than the edge of pavement and what is the answer ? Penny Nom lui répond. |
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A tangent to a circle |
2003-04-18 |
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Lech pose la question : The line with equation y=mx is a tangent to the circle with equation x2+y2-6x-6y+17=0. Find the possible values of m. Harley Weston lui répond. |
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The percentage grade of that hill |
2002-11-05 |
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Cathy pose la question : If there is an 80ft climb over a kilometer(about 3280ft) what is the percentage grade of that hill? Penny Nom lui répond. |
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6% grade |
2002-10-15 |
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Micheal pose la question : When I am driving down the road and see a sign that says for example steep grade ahead 6% grade etc etc what does this mean? Penny Nom lui répond. |
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A linear function |
2002-09-09 |
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Chad pose la question : If y = 9x - 13 does it represent a linear function? And if it does what is its slope and is it a direct variation? Peny Nom lui répond. |
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The slope of a tangent line |
2002-03-04 |
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Ridley pose la question : Suppose a function f(x) has the line 3x+4y=2 as its tangent line at x=5. Find f'(5). Harley Weston lui répond. |
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The slopes of the sides of the Great Pyramid |
2002-02-09 |
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Christina pose la question : The Great Pyramid is the largest of the Egyptian pryamids. When it was built, it was 481 feet tall and had a square base with 755-foot sides. The pyramid has two different slopes-one along its sides and the other along its edges. Which slope is steeper? Penny Nom lui répond. |
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Slope intercept form |
2001-11-27 |
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A student pose la question : what is slope intercept form? Penny Nom lui répond. |
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Lines in the plane |
2001-10-21 |
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Greg pose la question :
*If the line with equation 3x-4ky= -16 has y-intercept -2, find k. *Write the equation of the line passing through (2,5) and perpendicular to the line passing through (2,-4) and (6,1) Penny Nom lui répond. |
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The shortest distance from a point to a line |
2001-06-05 |
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Kat pose la question : Find the shortest distance from the given line. Round to the nearest tenth. (-2,-1) and x+5y+20=0 Penny Nom lui répond. |
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Pyramids |
2001-04-18 |
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Kelly pose la question : I'm in tenth grade and I know that there's some formula for finding out the slope of the side of a pyramid. I thought it could be the pythagorean therom, but I'm not sure if this works. Please send me the formula as soon as possible, I need it for a project. Penny Nom lui répond. |
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Blood flow and age |
2001-01-11 |
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Gayle pose la question : I don't understand the second part of this problem Here is the first part that was correct. A 35yr old has 100% blood flow. A 65yr old has 64% blood flow. Find the rate of change per yr in the percent of blood flow. (This part is correct) m=(64-100)/(35-65)= -36/30= -1.2 per year of blood flow. Now, here is the second part I DON'T UNDERSTAND! .Let b represent the percent of blood flow and a represent a person's age. Write an equation that you could use to predict the percent of blood flow for a person of any age over 35. Penny Nom lui répond. |
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A lampost and its shadow |
2000-12-24 |
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Laura pose la question : A lamppost line EC casts a shadow line AC. A 30 cm ruler line DB has been moved from A so that it's shadow falls just within the shadow of the lamppost. - Suppose the length of the ruler's shadow is 42 cm. What is the slope of the imaginary line AE?
- Suppose the lamppost's shadow is 15 m. long. How tall is the lamppost?
Penny Nom lui répond. |
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Connecting to a water line |
2000-10-20 |
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Vanja pose la question : My question is...A house is to be connected to a new water main that runs along the line y=2/3x-1. The connection point at the house has coordinates (2,9), where the units represent metres. What lenght of plastic pipe is needed to connect to the water main at the closest point? Penny Nom lui répond. |
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Three points on a line |
2000-08-25 |
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Casey pose la question : I am trying to find the slope and y-intercept of an equation. I have THREE x values and THREE y values. How do you do it? Help! Penny Nom lui répond. |
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Slope |
2000-08-19 |
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John K. DePonte pose la question : My question is to why the variable "m" was chosen to represent the slope of a linear equation. I always told my class to think of "m" for "m"ountain slope. But what is the real reason for this? Penny Nom lui répond. |
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Angle of Intersection of Two Lines |
2000-03-02 |
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Veronica Patterson pose la question : I am having a real hard time trying to figure out this problem. Could you please help me! The homework question says to find the acute angle of intersection between the two lines y=3x+1 and y=(1/2)x-1. (It also says to use the results of a problem I had already figured out.) That problem was to use information from a picture shown that tan(theta sub1-theta sub2)= ((m sub2- m sub1)/(1+(m sub1 * m sub2))). I used the difference identity of tangent to figure out the answer. Any help on this problem would be greatly appreciated. Harley Weston lui répond. |
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Two calculus problems |
1999-12-01 |
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O'Sullivan pose la question : Question #1 Assume that a snowball melts so that its volume decreases at a rate proportional to its surface area. If it takes three hours for the snowball to decrease to half its original volume, how much longer will it take for the snowball to melt completely? It's under the chain rule section of differentiation if that any help. I've set up a ratio and tried to find the constant but am stuck. Question #2 The figure shows a lamp located three units to the right of the y-axis and a shadow created by the elliptical region x^2 + 4y^2 < or= 5. If the point (-5,0) is on the edge of the shadow, how far above the x axis is the lamp located? The picture shows an x and y axis with only the points -5 and 3 written on the x axis. the lamp is on the upper right quadrant shining down diagonally to the left. There's an ellipse around the origin creating the shadow. It's formula is given as x^2 + 4y^2=5. Harley Weston lui répond. |
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Why is slope designated m? |
1999-08-18 |
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Peter Komlos pose la question : Why is the slope of a line is designated by the letter "m"? Penny Nom lui répond. |
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A calculus problem |
1999-07-22 |
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Nicholas Lawton pose la question : The curve y= e^x(px^2+qx+r) is such that the tangents at x=1 and x=3 are parallel to the x-axis. the point (0,9) is on the curve. Find the values of p,q and r. Harley Weston lui répond. |
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Slopes of curved lines |
1999-06-09 |
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Stephen Ehrler pose la question : When one plots the graphs of y=2x, y=3x, y=xx When each of these graphs pass through point (0,1) do they have the same slope? I know they are different lines but is it possable that they have the same slope at point (0,1). Harley Weston lui répond. |
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Parallel and perpendicular lines |
1999-04-23 |
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Crystal Pilling pose la question : My name is Crystal Pilling and I am in 9th grade algebra. We are currently studying parallel and perpendicular lines. I am having trouble with this problem: 3/4x - 5y= 16, (5,-6) I have to find a line that is perpindicular to this line on a graph. HELP ME PLEASE!!!!! Penny Nom lui répond. |
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y=mx+b |
1999-04-15 |
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Selena Royle pose la question : When solving a problem on slopes,and in the formula y=mx+b what do the M and B stand for? Why M and B? Penny Nom lui répond. |
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0/11 |
1999-03-09 |
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Jacob pose la question : What is the term applied to 0 divided by a number. In calculating slope problem my answer was 0 divided by 11. I don't know what to do with this answer or how to interpret it. Jack LeSage and Penny Nom lui répond. |
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Equation of a line |
1997-04-08 |
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Susan Gregson pose la question : I am a secondary school teacher. My students and I would like to know why the letters m and b are traditionally used to stand for slope and Y-intercept in the standard form of an equation. Was this an arbitrary choice? Who made it? Are the letters from Greek ot Latin words? Harley Weston lui répond. |
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