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Question 2013-04-04
From Casey:
Hello
Right now I am stuck and I feel embarrassed because I feel like the answer is so easy I should know it.

I am working on a project and need to find a volume of gravel it will take to occupy this triangular prism like area. I am not sure what formulas I should use whether it be that for the volume of a pyramid or something more complex? Basically it forms a right triangle at one side then from there all points slope to one singular point about 10412mm away.
I am attaching a picture drawn up in paint with the actual dimensions to clear up any confusion.

Thank you for any help. Casey

Answered by Penny Nom.
16 golfers over 15 days 2013-04-02
From Mark:
16 golfers, each plays the other 15 golfers once each over 15 days. played in four foursomes each day. What is schedule that allows each golfer to play with other golfers an equal number of times?
Answered by Victoria West.
Every vertex of a cube is assigned a number +1 or -1 2013-04-01
From Shankar:
Every vertex of a cube is assigned a number +1 or -1 . Every face has a number that is the product of all the numbers in its corners. Then the 14 numbers are summed up ( all the vertices and faces ). Can the sum be 0?
Answered by Chris Fisher.
The distance between 2 lines in 4D 2013-04-01
From samane:
how can i measure the distance between 2 lines in 4D??
Answered by Chris Fisher.
We can't write sinx and cosx as a finite polynomial. 2013-03-31
From rimoshika:
prove that we can't write sinx and cosx as a finite polynomial.
Answered by Walter Whiteley.
Simultaneous equations with fractions 2013-03-31
From Terence:
5/x-6/y=1 17/x+30/y=16 I been spending whole day to solve this question. Would be very grateful if you can help I try The denominator value is a equations term which make is simultaneous equations so hard.
Answered by Penny Nom.
The area of an isosceles right triangle 2013-03-30
From Michelle:
We have a triangle it is a right isosceles. The sides touching the right angle are 10 cm. They hypotenuse is 14.1 (the base) we are trying to find the height of this so we can figure out the area of a shaded sector of a circle.
Answered by Chris Fisher.
25% 2013-03-28
From aaliyah:
what is the raw data of 25%
Answered by Penny Nom.
A shortest distance problem 2013-03-28
From LYNDELL:
I have a right triangle and know the length of all sides. How do I calculate the shortest distance from the vertex of the 90 degree angle to the hypotenuse?
Answered by Penny Nom.
A 4 digit code 2013-03-26
From chris:
I saw a previous question about a 4 digit code type thing and I was wondering if you could email me that same type of thing. I changed the pin number on my phone's lock screen and I tried hard to remember it, then I had to go help my mom with something and I automatically forgot it and there is no way for me to get back on my phone. I need all of the possible 4 digit number combinations without the numbers 0, 1, or 2. It cannot be repeating, ascending, or descending.
I know you may not want to do all of them, but I really need it.

Answered by Robert Dawson.
Restricted partitions 2013-03-25
From vidya:
I am having a series of numbers eg.( 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15) I can take any 5 digits eg(15,10,8,6,5) and it should not repeat and the summation should be any predefined static value . eg(44) That is (15+10+8+6+5=44) . How many summation series will result 44 ? My problem is how to find this using a formula or any other simpler automation method is there instead of checking one by one all the combinations. Plz do help me... Thnks in advance
Answered by Chris Fisher.
Tangents to the curve y = x^3 2013-03-24
From Ethan:
How many tangent lines to the curve y = x^33 pass through the point (2, 4)? For each such line, and the exact coordinates of the point of tangency on the curve.
Answered by Penny Nom.
A markup followed by a discount 2013-03-23
From edward:
A shopkeeper marks his goods to gain 35%. He allows 10% discount for cash payment. What is his profit percent when he sells the goods for cash?
Answered by Penny Nom.
Trigonometry 2013-03-23
From Tizoc:
I am in a trig class and I have a conflict. When solving the length of a side, I know what trig function to use, but I do not know what angle to use in a calculator. To make this a little more understandable, if I have all the angles available in a right triangle and I use the tangent function, how do I know what to use?
Heres what I do not know what to put in my calculator: Tan(?)
Thanks in Advance!

Answered by Penny Nom.
Cumulative Frequency Math Question 2013-03-20
From Primadonna:

Hi,

Please help me solve this question.

Thank you so much.

The cumulative frequency table below shows the length of time that 30 students spent text messaging on a weekend.

Minutes Used Cumulative Frequency
31-40 2
31-50 5
31-60 10
31-70 19
31-80 30

Which 10-minute interval contains the first quartile?

(1) 31–40

(2) 41–50

(3) 51–60

(4) 61–70


Answered by Penny Nom.
 
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