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Is 22/7 is an irrational number? 2015-06-07
From Sayak:
Is 22/7 is an irrational number
Answered by Penny Nom.
The surface area of a round bar 2015-06-06
From chirag:
Please tell me the formula for finding round bar surface in square inches/ mm
Answered by Penny Nom.
Manipulating an equation 2015-06-05
From Leigh:
Hi, I'm having trouble trying to find out how the equation y=mx+b for b comes up with the answer b=y-mx. Could you please assist me with this
Answered by Penny Nom.
A two digit number 2015-06-05
From Madison:
Trini took some photos. The number of photos she took is a two digit number. The sum of the digits is 11. The tens digit is 3 more than the ones digit. How many photos did Trini take?
Answered by Penny Nom.
The surface area of a triangular prism 2015-06-03
From Alex:
Find the surface area of a triangular prism with Isoceles triangles and dimensions 4 feet by 6 feet
Answered by Penny Nom.
The volume of a pipe 2015-06-02
From gordon:
What is the formula to find out how many gallon of water in a length of pipe tried your answer on 8inch at 50feet did not work out
Answered by Penny Nom.
A tangent to y = x^3 2015-05-31
From Brayden:
Show that a tangent line drawn to the curve y=x^3 at the point (d,f (d)), where d>0, forms a right triangle with the x and y axes in quadrant 4 whose area is (2/3)d^4.
Answered by Penny Nom.
A pentagon inscribed in a circle 2015-05-30
From Victoria:
find the area of a regular pentagon inscribed in a circle with radius 3 units
Answered by Penny Nom.
A stone walkway around a pool 2015-05-29
From Jerri:
I have a rectangular pool 15x30 and it will require stone placed around it 4 feet out and 4 inches deep how much will I need? Thanks, jerri
Answered by Penny Nom.
The perimeter of a rectangle 2015-05-28
From Imran:
The length of a rectangle is x+3 centimetres.
The width of the rectangle is x-1 centimetres.

Find an expression in terms of x for the perimeter of the rectangle.
The perimeter of a rectangle The perimeter of a rectangle
Give your expressions in it's simplest form.
The perimeter of a rectangle The perimeter of a rectangle
Thank You.

Answered by Penny Nom.
Two concentric circles 2015-05-28
From Shannan:
Two concentric circles have radii of 24cm and 26cm. What is the length of the chord that is tangent to the inner circle? Include a sketch
Answered by Penny Nom.
Prove that you cannot factor x squared + 5 2015-05-28
From lily:
the question is: prove that you cannot factor x squared + 5
Answered by Robert Dawson.
y=f(x) and y=-3/2f(x) 2015-05-27
From Kevin:
Could you please show me what change y=f(x) to y=-3/2f(x) has gone through and please graph.

y=f(x) points: (-3,0) ,(0,-2), (2,-2), (3,4)

how does (0,-2) change?

Answered by Penny Nom.
A path 30 feet wide by 2 miles long 2015-05-24
From Doug:
If I make a path 30 feet wide by 2 miles long how many acres am I covering?
Answered by Penny Nom.
The perimeter of a quarter circle 2015-05-21
From Bethany:
The perimeter of a quarter circle is 3.57. What is the quarter circle's radius?
Answered by Penny Nom.
 
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