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	Congruent line segments		2009-02-05
		From casie: marica drew one-line segment on a graph with endpoint of (0,9) and (0,4). she drew another line segment with endpoints (1,1) and (6,1). are the line segment congruent?explain Answered by Penny Nom.
	A trig limit		2009-02-05
		From Kathy: Hi! I was just wondering how to do this question: lim 1-cos2x/xsinx as x approaches 0 Thanks, Kathy Answered by Penny Nom.
	Fill behind a retaining wall		2009-02-05
		From Fausto: i'm trying to figure out how many cubic yards i will need. I built a retaining wall that it's 5 feet high, running 90 feet long. There is a slope running to the wall of 24 degrees. The distance from the top of the slope to the wall is 12 feet. I don't know how to calculate how many cubic yards of fill dirt i need in there. Please help. Thanks! Answered by Harley Weston.
	The height of a triangle		2009-02-05
		From Theresa: Find the area of a triangle by first finding the height. base30ft hypotenuse50ft Answered by Penny Nom.
	A truncated tetrahedron		2009-02-05
		From Brad: If you take a regular tetrahedron and truncate it so you keep the original three 60degree angles around one vertex but the legs originating from it become any three consecutive terms of the Fibonacci series the new base is one triangle of a pentagon. I want to know the height of the new pyramid relative to its new base and the angles between the base and the other three sides. Answered by Robert Dawson.
	Faces, edges and vertices		2009-02-04
		From sheila: what is the relationship between the number of faces and the number of edges of a triangular pyramid ? Answered by Penny Nom.
	How many yards are in a cord?		2009-02-04
		From joanna: How many yards are in a cord? Answered by Robert Dawson and Penny Nom.
	The sequence 5, 12, 19, 26, ...		2009-02-04
		From Vickie: Hello, Here's the question. Ryan wanted to play basketball on a team, He started practicing shooting everyday to improve his skills. The first day he make 5 shots, the second day he made 12 shots, the third day he made 19 shots, and the fourth day he makde 26 shots. If the first day was March 1 and the pattern continues, how many shots will Ryan make on the last day of April and the last day of July? My daughter's answers were 425 for April and 1069 for July. Are these correct and what would be the formula for this question? ? +N=? I don't know please help. Thank you, Vickie Answered by Robert Dawson and Penny Nom.
	Transformations		2009-02-04
		From Vickie: Hello, My daughter had a question on her Week By Week about transformations and I can't remember what transformations will result in proportional figures. If a transformation looks like it is smaller what is that called? Also if the figure looks bigger what is that called? Vickie Answered by Robert Dawson.
	A company fish fry		2009-02-04
		From shaelisa: At a company fish fry, ½ in attendance are employees. Employees’ spouses are 1/3 of the attendance. What is the percentage of the people in attendance who are not employees or employee spouses? Answered by Robert Dawson.
	A point on -8x^2+5xy+y^3=-149		2009-02-04
		From Vivian: Consider the curve defined by -8x2+5xy+y3=-149 a) find dy/dx b) Write an equation for the line tangent to the curve at the point (4,-1) c) There is a number k so that the point (4.2,k) is on the curve. Using the tangent line found in part b), approximate the value of k. d) write an equation that can be solved to find the actual value of k so that the point (4.2,k) is on the curve e) Solve the equation found in part d) for the value of k Answered by Harley Weston.
	12 golfers		2009-02-04
		From david: 12 golfers playing in 3 four balls over five rounds. can everyone play with everyone else at least once. Answered by Victoria West.
	A 30-60-90 triangle		2009-02-03
		From Inez: If you have a 30-60-90 triangle and the only side you get is 73 and a 90 degree box, how do you find the area? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Randy' age and Mandy's age		2009-02-03
		From carolina: Randy is 4 times as old as Mandy, in 12 years, Mandies age is half of Randy's . how old is each now? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Fertilizer in a bin		2009-02-03
		From Todd: Hello I am looking for a formula to figure out the fertilizer volume in a hopper bottom bin not only when it is full but part full as well. When you are filling it is heaped up in the middle to make a cone and when you are emptying the bin the cone is inverted so it would be nice to be able to quickly figure out the tonnes partly filled and when full. Lets say the bin is 32 feet high from top of bin where you fill to the bottom where the product goes out and it is 16 feet in diameter. I know how to calculate the cylinder it is the cones on the top and bottom of the bin I have the main question on. Answered by Harley Weston.

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