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A word problem about a triangle 2008-03-23
From kathy:
The measure of the largest angle of a triangle is twice the measure of the second largest. The measure of the second largest is 20 degrees more than the measure of the smallest. Find the measure of each angle.
Answered by Melanie Tyrer.
Circles and semicircles 2008-03-23
From sally:
Hi i am sally ,

i need to know what is the formula of :

Find perimeter and area of a semicircle ?

Find the area of a circle whose circumference ?

Answered by Penny Nom.
The area of the triangle with vertices (-1,-8), (-1,1), and (5,1) 2008-03-23
From jimmy:
find the area of a triangle whose vertices are (-1,-8), (-1,1), and (5,1)
Answered by Penny Nom.
Angles subtended by the same arc 2008-03-23
From Reid:
Prove that two inscribed angles subtended by the same arc are equal.
Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
Rearrangements of the digits in 0123456789 2008-03-23
From Joe:
Found a close problem but not quite. Using digits 0123456789, how can I figure what all the different possibilities would be without repeating any digits? I know that there are 10! possible answers but how can I figure out what they are?
Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
A probability distribution 2008-03-23
From Lorie:
The probabilities that a batch of 4 computers will contain 1, 2, 3, and 4 defective computers are 0.6274, 0.3102, 0.0575, and 0.001 respectively.

a. Set up a probability distribution to describe this situation.

Answered by Penny Nom.
A number puzzle 2008-03-22
From Cassidy:
1. Number has three digits
2. The second digit is an odd number
3. The first and third digits are even numbers
4. The number can be divided by five, six, and seven with a remainder of four.

How do you even start this type of problem?

Answered by Victoria West.
la capcite en metre cube de ma remorque 2008-03-22
From pages:
je voudrai connaitre la capcite en metre cube de ma remorque les dimensions font 124-95 -34 merci
Answered by Pierre-Louis Gagnon.
Is this an irrational number? 2008-03-22
From Tom:
Is it possible to build an irrational number with numbers that are just 1's and 2's where only finitely many 2's appear? If so, how do we build it and how do we know it is irrational?
Answered by Penny Nom.
5 9 1 6 10 12 2, where does 3 fit in and why? 2008-03-22
From Cassidy:
number sequence

5 9 1 6 10 12 2, where does 3 fit in and why?

Answered by Claude Tardif.
How would I factor 2x^3 + 11x^2 - 7x - 6? 2008-03-22
From Sean:
How would I factor this polynomial? 2x^3 + 11x^2 - 7x - 6
Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
The radius of a circle 2008-03-22
From danny:
waht is the radius of a circle, if the circumference is 800?
Answered by Penny Nom.
Converting ounces to milliliters 2008-03-21
From kelly:
As I have to drink 12 - 8 ounce glasses of water a day and my water bottle holds 591 ml, how many bottles of water must I drink?
Answered by Penny Nom.
How would I graph: x - 2 divided by x^2 - 4? 2008-03-19
From Sean:
How would I graph: x - 2 divided by x^2 - 4 using a method in extreme values of functions or completing the square

x - 2/ x^2-4

Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
Expected value and standard deviation 2008-03-19
From Patrick:
Heres a question i cant figure out:
a small airline company has only three flights per day. The number of delayed flights per day is regarded as a random variable, and I'm supposed to calculate the expected value and standard deviation of the number of delays. the probability distribution looks like:
No. of Delays: 0 1 2 3
Prob. of delay: 05. 0.3 .1 .1

Answered by Harley Weston.
 
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