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Gasoline in a cylindrical tank 2005-03-23
From Jennifer:

Gasoline is stored in a tank which is a cylinder on its side. Height of fuel is "h" meters and the diameter is "d". The length is "l".

I need to find the amount of gas in the tank when the height is h and also to calculate the fraction of how full it is.

Also, the part I am really confused on is this one,
E(h/d) is the error of the function of h/d, when h/d is used to measure how full the tank is. For what value of h/d is the error maximal?


Answered by Penny Nom.
Expanding (x+2)(x+3) 2005-03-23
From Rick:
The problem involves writing expressions, one in factored form and one in expanded form, for the area of a rectangle of sides x+2 and x+3. We've gotten as far as area = (x+2)(x+3). But I can't come up with the other expression.
Answered by Penny Nom.
Find the height of the pole 2005-03-22
From Dorothy Jean:
From the top of a building 70ft.high, the angle of elevation of the top of the pole is 11.2 degrees. From the bottom of the building the angle of elevation of the top of the pole is 33.4 degrees. Find the (a) height of the pole and (b) the distance from the building.
Answered by Penny Nom.
|ax+b| = cx + d 2005-03-22
From Angel:

|ax+b| = cx + d

how to show sometimes the above has 2 roots, sometimes 1 root and sometimes no roots. Hopelessly lost on how to start...


Answered by Penny Nom.
The answer to a subtraction problem 2005-03-22
From Libby:
What is the name of a number that is the answer to a subtraction problem?
Answered by Diane Hanson and Claude Tardif.
La limite de l'aire du domaine colorié 2005-03-21
From Rita:
bonjour un petit problème qui m'a l'air bien compliqué et je n'est pour le moment aucune pistes pour demarré un carré de coté 1 est divisé en 9 carrés identiques et le carré central est colorié chacun des 8 carré qui restent est à son tour divisé et colorié suivant le meme procédé et on continue indéfiniment quelle est la limite de l'aire du domaine colorié?
Answered by Claude Tardif.
Two overlapping circles 2005-03-20
From Safi:
I have a problem to calculate the area of two overlapping circles because two circles are overlap then how i calculate the overlap area to subtract from the area of both circle.
Answered by Penny Nom.
Tangents to a circle 2005-03-19
From Sue:

You're given the equation to a circle (x-3)2 + (y-3)2 = 4 and you need to do 3 things:
1. Find a point on the circle
2. Construct an equation for a tangent line to the circle and through the point
3. Plot the circle, point and the tangent line on one graph

Answered by Penny Nom.
Dimensions of a roof 2005-03-18
From A roofer?:
A right triangle (roof of a house) has a base of 7 feet and a 22 degree angle. What is the height of the roof and what is the hypothenus of the triangle.
Answered by Penny Nom.
The sum of the digits 2005-03-16
From kelsey:
What is the sum of the digits in the decimal form of 21999 * 52002?
Answered by Claude Tardif.
A matrix construction problem 2005-03-14
From Marcelo:
I want to know if is it possible to solve this problem:
I have an empty NxM matrix and I know totals (sum) by rows and totals by column.
Is there any algorithm to fill the matrix so that the summary of columns and rows gives the original values I have?

Answered by Harley Weston.
If the mixture is 1 pint to 6 gal 2005-03-13
From Trey:
If the mixture is 1 pint to 6 gal. Do i use 4 pints to 24 gallons of gas
Answered by Penny.
The volume of a stock tank 2005-03-13
From Cord:
I am a farmer and I have recently installed a new stock tank which is 1650" in circumference and 10' deep. How many gallons of water will it hold?
Answered by Penny Nom.
The square root of 2 2005-03-12
From Madhumita:
From Pythagoras theorem we can draw square root 2 as a finite distance but it is irrational number which is endless. Explain how we can equate these two.
Answered by Harley Weston.
Doubling time 2005-03-12
From Nick:
Looking for the equation to how many years it will take to double the population given the growth rate is 7%.
Answered by Penny Nom.
 
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