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The derivative of y = sin (30º + x) 2012-11-07
From Saskia:
derivative of y = sin (30º + x)
Answered by Harley Weston.
Joe and Chris each bought a six pack of cola 2012-11-01
From Loulou:
Joe and Chris each bought a six pack of cola. Joe gave 2/3 of his away and Chris gave half as many as Joe. how many more colas did Chris have than Joe
Answered by Penny Nom.
Filling a box with wood chips 2012-10-31
From lee-Anne:
Each bag of wood chippings will fill 4m3 how bags would be needed?
Volume of box is 572 cm3
L=11CM
W= 6.5CM
H=8CM

Answered by Penny Nom.
4+4x5+4= ? 2012-10-31
From Bob:
4+4x5+4= ?
Answered by Harley Weston.
Frosting a three layer cake 2012-10-30
From johnathan:
Each layer of a 3 layer cake is a cylinder with height 7.5 cm. The bottom layer has diamegter 25 cm. The middle layer has dimegter 22.5 cm. The top layer has diameter 20 cm. The surface of the cke is frosted. What area of the cake is frosted. I get 1695.56 but the answer in the book is 2081.3
Answered by Penny Nom.
My compass was off by 8 degrees 2012-10-30
From Oscar:
If I walked 620' and my compass was off by 8 degrees how many feet from my heading was I? Thank You
Answered by Penny Nom.
The sum of a number p and twenty-one 2012-10-30
From mayra:
the sum of a number p and twenty-one
Answered by Penny Nom.
Introductory algebra 2012-10-30
From kevon:
if x = 7 is used in the expression 2x + 5 what is the output
Answered by Penny Nom.
A bipartite graph 2012-10-29
From A student:
Suppose that G be a bipartite graph with maximum degree of k.

Prove that:

1)Exists a K-regular bipartite graph that G be subgraph it(H)

Answered by Claude Tardif.
birdhouse in the shape of a rectangular prism 2012-10-29
From Tiffany:
Hello, I am Tiff M. from NYC.
I was solving a math problem about adding,subtracting,multiplying or dividing fractions and mixed numbers. I am not getting this question below.
* Laura is building a birdhouse in the shape of a rectangular prism. The base of the birdhouse has an area of 5 square inches. The height of the birdhouse is 2 7/12 inches. Laura calculated the volume of the bird house to be 10 7/12in. Is she correct?
If not, what did she do wrong?

Answered by Robert Dawson.
Forming an algebraic expression 2012-10-27
From ashley:
A sidewalk has a constant width W and comprises several short sections having lengths 12, 14,and 10 feet. How do I find the simplified expression that gives the number of square feet of sidewalk?
Answered by Penny Nom.
Square root 2012-10-27
From Ashley:
what does square root means
Answered by Penny Nom.
An implicit differentiation problem 2012-10-26
From Katie:
find y' of x^2y-2y^3=3x+2y
Answered by Harley Weston.
Some 4 digit numbers 2012-10-25
From samira:
How many 4-digit numbers are there in which the first and last digits are the same?
Answered by Penny Nom.
How fast is the distance between the aircraft and the car increasing? 2012-10-24
From Steven:
At a certain instant an aircraft flying due east at 240 miles per hour passes directly over a car traveling due southeast at 60 miles per hour on a straight, level road. If the aircraft is flying at an altitude of .5mile, how fast is the distance between the aircraft and the car increasing 36 seconds after the aircraft passes directly over the car?
Answered by Penny Nom.
 
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